At first it's definitely taking one day at a time.
Urges get easier to deal with, but never fully go away. Which is why someone deadly serious about quitting, will get blocks in place.
I can understand trying to go it alone, rather than telling family/friends, although of course they can be understanding and helpful, such as helping to control finances
But you really need to put basic blocks in place, in other areas, such as closing down accounts or at least putting strict limits on accounts. Moving money away from being easily accessible, leave cards at home, move the majority of money to bank accounts that have no cards to withdraw monies or make gambling purchases on.
Willpower alone, is generally not enough for 99.99% of gamblers.
On the serious I'm quitting scale of 1 to 10, I'd put you at the 1 or 2 stage. I hope you get to the 10, but at the moment you are far more likely to be joining the many others who think willpower is enough and post about how they blew xx amount again.
NorfolkMan wrote:
Thanks for the welcome/tips guys, much appreciated 🙂
it's going to be a tough ride but one I'm willing to take, & must take in many ways... I'll be using this site as & when I can - it'll be tough acting normal, keeping my loss quiet infront of loved ones. As from today I'll be stopping all gambling, except lottery/occasional scratchcard, which is only a few quid a week, always has been, will be! Great to read the stories on here - gives me real hope for the future 🙂
always has been, will be.
As a compulsive gambler that's a statement I had to change. If you can get control without, good luck.
Steve70 wrote: At first it's definitely taking one day at a time. Urges get easier to deal with, but never fully go away. Which is why someone deadly serious about quitting, will get blocks in place. I can understand trying to go it alone, rather than telling family/friends, although of course they can be understanding and helpful, such as helping to control finances But you really need to put basic blocks in place, in other areas, such as closing down accounts or at least putting strict limits on accounts. Moving money away from being easily accessible, leave cards at home, move the majority of money to bank accounts that have no cards to withdraw monies or make gambling purchases on. Willpower alone, is generally not enough for 99.99% of gamblers. On the serious I'm quitting scale of 1 to 10, I'd put you at the 1 or 2 stage. I hope you get to the 10, but at the moment you are far more likely to be joining the many others who think willpower is enough and post about how they blew xx amount again.
Well here I am on day 22... *Gamble Free* ...it's a good feeling 🙂 Taking the 'free bet' out of the equation mind you - as mentioned in my previous post above!
There has been some temptation, don't get me wrong, at the same time sorrow. I've been reading more into this addiction, one story just this week where a young lad killed himself due to FOBT addiction/debts, so so sad.
You simply can't escape betting shops/offers/casinos these days, they're slowly taking over... Football betting has become the thing 'to do' - this really is something that's becoming a BIGGER problem by the day!
Wishing luck to all whom post on here, stay strong. NM
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