I seem to be getting nowhere.

Hi Chris,

I am new to the site and am not sure whether I am really qualified to offer advice. However I think you should login regularly particularly when not gambling, because I have already found that the support here is exceptional and certainly not judgmental. If you feel the urge, log in and you will receive good advice as to why it makes no sense at all to make that bet and lose your money. As you say the house always wins. You will feel so much better come February when you are debt free. My goal, having stopped for 6 days now, is to get next months bank statement with no gambling related entries and yours is to be debt free. Together we can and will do it.

Hi Chris I'm new here too, 10 days tomorrow. I visited the site a few months back, but didn't stay...I wasnt ready to quit. But I am back now, and like BBPP will be looking forward to my first bank statement that doesn't show a gambling withdrawal. I drew money out on 5/12, so will have to wait till the end of January for that first statement. A bank statement that I won't be ashamed of! So if you are ready, join us, report in daily. I've joined a thread called We Can and We Will, there's fun banter, but serious commitment to stop giving the gambling industry any more of our hard earned money.

babapapa wrote:

Hi Chris,

I am new to the site and am not sure whether I am really qualified to offer advice. However I think you should login regularly particularly when not gambling, because I have already found that the support here is exceptional and certainly not judgmental. If you feel the urge, log in and you will receive good advice as to why it makes no sense at all to make that bet and lose your money. As you say the house always wins. You will feel so much better come February when you are debt free. My goal, having stopped for 6 days now, is to get next months bank statement with no gambling related entries and yours is to be debt free. Together we can and will do it.

Hi babapapa,

Thanks so much for replying to my post, I will be logging in here daily from now otherwise ill never quit gambling if i dont try hard enough. Im glad you are 6 days gamble free i hope you can keep it up and today will be my first day gamble free. I dont think ive had a bank statement since 2013 thst has had no gamble related transactions. At the end of the day we can get better and put our hard earned moneyfrom work in the right places and thst will feel so good!

Chris

Rhoda wrote:

Hi Chris I'm new here too, 10 days tomorrow. I visited the site a few months back, but didn't stay...I wasnt ready to quit. But I am back now, and like BBPP will be looking forward to my first bank statement that doesn't show a gambling withdrawal. I drew money out on 5/12, so will have to wait till the end of January for that first statement. A bank statement that I won't be ashamed of! So if you are ready, join us, report in daily. I've joined a thread called We Can and We Will, there's fun banter, but serious commitment to stop giving the gambling industry any more of our hard earned money.

Hi Rhoda,

Thanks very much for posting and congrats on being 10 days gamble free, i will be sure to check out your topic you made. You 2 are doing great keep up the good work and it will soon be 2017 so that will be more motivation to not gamble in 2017!!!!

Chris

Hi Chris I'm Paul I'm 16 days gamble free , if I can do this mate you can it's hard I know, I've taking up cooking to try & get that urge of having a bet & at the moment it's working, I know I will get my days were I want a bet & if I'm honest with you I feel like that today, but I've got to stay focused & just think of the money I'm saving, at the end of it all mate you never see a poor bookie so you, take it easy

Hi Chris I am struggling myself and not ready to admit I have to quit forever but am trying to cut waaaaaay down to once a month or less from ~3 days a week. I am working with a gambling specialist Counsellor on cutting down and changing my lifestyle. It's hard to change , whether it's cutting down drastically or quitting, and we all need to support each other.

Hi there. My philosophy - and others - is to try and take it one day at a time which is a realistic goal. There is a lot of good advice on this forum about self-exclusion, Gamblers Anonymous, counselling etc. One thing I always keep in mind is that the money is gone and is not coming back but regardless of the money think what this addiction does to your mind/mental wellbeing?

Hi Chris, how has your day been? I hope you are focusing on being debt free by February. Let us know how you are getting on.

Hi Chris, I'm luke. Also new to this site. I feel your pain, keep strong in your goal to quit. Bookies are the devil, my addiction is mainly focussed around the machines which are pure evil. I'm clean for 1 day, not much but a start. Deleted my online banking app as I am too ashamed to look. Keep posting and we will all support each other.

I am 15 days gamble free and what is driving me to stay free is that I never want to feel so vulnerable, anxious and lost again

Well done Katiecoo, 15 days isa great start. 9 days now for me. Lets keep going.

Every day gf is a bonus I'm on day 37 it's better than a month ago but take each day as it comes alot of work to do but remain hopeful

And remember the money is better in your pocket than in the betting industry pocket most important consider your wellbeing and health good luck