Last Chance

Happy Birthday Jack1977!...Well done on day 9. And esp as its your birthday. Unfortunately for me I used my birthday in december as an excuse to have 100 flutter on the slots...role on march and Im 11000 down!!!! Oh the demon chase...its laughable if it wasnt so pitiful!!! Im doing better today...Ive made a plan for the financial part and trying to treat myslef the same way I would treat a friend if it was them in the depths of it. Funny how we can sypmathise and empathise with others but so much harder to be nice and kind to yourself! Hope you had a great day!

Just realised that today is day 9 and not ten, not to worry, had another gf day today, must admit it has been a bit boring also I have been working out all the money I have lost and what I could of done with it, second home or lavish holidays, what a fool I have been, Thanks for the birthday wishes valdab, I'm not sure why when a big event comes up we feel we can gamble large amounts of money! Unbelievable really. All the best everyone

Hello Jack,

Belated happy birthday mate. No need to worry about whats gone, thats done. Just make sure in a few years time your not looking back, wishing this is where you had put everything you needed to into place to make this the end point of what was a mentally and financially tiring period.

One day at a time, we can move away from our last loss.

All the best =)

Day 10, very busy day at work so no thoughts of betting, it's the weekend I struggle with especially Sundays so I'm planning to do lots of jobs around the house, keep the other half happy too lol, had bills go out today and it has stretched my funds, deeper overdrawn, need to get paid and sort myself out, until the next lot of bills, how I could ever afford to gamble beats me, all the best, Jack

I often wonder how I afforded it too! Keep going you are on the right track . Remember with the bills it’s short term pain for long term gain . When you are not haemorrhaging money it does get a hell of a lot better very quickly

Day 11, Hi Bryan, it is strange how we always seem to find money to gamble with and also convince ourselves that it is ok! Anyway today is ok, no urges, tbh I would rather eat dog s@;t than gamble, it is unbelievable how addictive it is, it is almost like a disease which needs treating, I think the best thing would be to make it illegal! All the best everyone, stay strong

Hi Jack well done on 11 gf days you made me laugh in your post but its true anything is better than gambling . The longer we stay gf you really start to open your eyes and think what hell did i wast all my money for . In a way having my debts are a constant reminder of where i never want to be again . Good luck to you stay strong and positive there is a light at the end of this dark tunnel . Bambix

HI Jack,

Very well done on your first 11 days gamble free! While you're feeling strong, how do you feel about putting in place some of the blocks that sjwsjw mentioned above? Also, now that you're posting regularly, why not start a diary in the Recovery Diaries section?

Best wishes

Deirdre

Forum Admin.

Hi Deirdre, I have put loads of blocks in place now but I believe if I want to bet I will always find a way, it's sad really, 12 days now and still feel good, I thought that I was posting on recovery diaries, how do I do that? Had a day at home with the family today, started building a fort in the garden for my little boy, my wife said to me about ordering a Chinese and straight away I thought no we can't afford it, then I thought actually I wouldn't think twice about putting £40 on a bet, so we had one and watched a film together,usually struggle with Saturdays with all the footie on but stayed gf, although I did check the results, all the best

Progress indeed I know what you mean about not being able to afford “normal” things . Give it a few more days / weeks and you will be able to without second thoughts . Well done keep posting , don’t be a stranger on here

Day 13, all good today, just letting you know I have swapped over to recovery diaries, hope my new friends will still follow me, all the best Jack

Keep going Jack , everyone here is rooting for you . A few more good days and you will reap the benefits

Hi Bryan, thanks for the support, Day 16 and feeling good, it's surprising I feel a weight has been lifted of my shoulders being gf, all the best Jack

Jack well done . I promise you day by day things will get better and better . You now have to tools to beat this . 16 days is a great achievement from where you were before . Keep going , keep reading on this forum , keep learning and most of all keep changing

Thanks Bryan, I see you are almost at 100 days, well done mate