My first time on here

Hi Sam,Well done for coming onto the site and registering,Admitting you have a problem is the first step in recovering so well done!,Im the same as you,I make sure my partner and son have everything they need and any excess gets gambled (well it use to),Gambling becomes is a habit and its a massive one to stop as the habit takes more and more of your life,I used to go to GA where i used to live but there isnt one local to me now so I registered on here and come on everyday to keep my motivation on,I found out yesterday that GA do an online meeting every Thursday at 9pm,Dont know if that could help aswell ?

Anyway now i feel like im waffling on lol,Welcome to the site and Well done for coming here!

Hi Guys

Please don't take exception to my reply but, with all respect, I was like you. My family never went short, bills were always paid, food on the table, nights out, holidays etc, but what they didn't have was me, at least not as much of me as gambling had.

My gambling addiction was not just about money, it was about time that I lost which can never be recovered. I don't give a fig about the money, but I could cry when I think of the time that I wasted, time that belonged to the people that I love and that I can never give back to them. I will not again take another minute from them through gambling, that would be unforgivable.

I really wish you both well and would like to say that it is 11 months since I last gambled and I could not have guessed how much my life would improve without it. Nothing, not even the birth of my children has had such a profound effect on my life and that is saying something.

Ken

Haha not waffling mate any advice is muchly appreciated oh they do?ill check that out next week it's hard to go to the meetings as I work a lot and with my job I don't wht I'm doing from one week to the next so very inconsistent.yeah I feel as it has got a better grip on my life than it used to but I told my wife a few weeks ago I had the problem I think she knew but didn't let on until I admitted it but the first few days was hell but I rode it out and now feel a lot better I got it of my chest and can talk to her about it,I know it's a long road to go down but I have started the journey and intend to c it through,thnks very much for your reply.

Im planning on going to the online GA meeting on Thursday so there will be at least one name you kind of recognise lol,Take it one step at a time and the days will soon add up,Today is day 8 for me and at the start i didnt think i could make it to a week but here i am! tell yourself everyday "just for today i wont gamble" ive found that setting small achievable targets helps as it gives you something to aim for in the short term.

Yeah I'll be there aswell quite good the online ones,it's hard like but yeah ur right one day at a time it's hard tho especially the day I was at the football and was so tempted to put a bet on but I managed to keep away from it,just!!everywhere u go there's always something to do with gambling so gets really hard to keep away but I'm going to stick at it for myself and my family's sake.