Ready for the GF fight!!

Unlucky for some 13!!not for me 13 days gamble free an feeling good

Hello All,

I am new to this forum and have just done the most stupid thing - gambling away all my wages and school fees without taking care of my basic needs. Just back from the casino and feel quite but lame most of all , to have done what I have.

Well done buddy ! Keep up the good work ! 13 days yes mate resultttt ! Get in there 🙂

Hi Hope

Sounds like you are in a much better place than when you first joined this forum. Just remember its a long journey ahead for all of us and the will be some bumpy times but our lives are much better for not gambling. Keep up the good work and keep posting and reading the forums as i find this helps me alot.

All the Best
Darren

Sars27 wrote:

Well done buddy ! Keep up the good work ! 13 days yes mate resultttt ! Get in there 🙂

Well done SARS 30 days today awesome buddy,let's keep it going an going

Cheers hope

woodley3 wrote: Hi Hope Sounds like you are in a much better place than when you first joined this forum. Just remember its a long journey ahead for all of us and the will be some bumpy times but our lives are much better for not gambling. Keep up the good work and keep posting and reading the forums as i find this helps me alot. All the Best Darren

Cheers darren an thanks for reading my post,yes completely agree it's gonna be a bumpy ride,but even 2 weeks in I'm seeing a big difference in my life,which is now spurring me on even more!yes reading forums on here an chating to other people with the same fight is helping me no end!

Let's all beat this together

Cheers hope

Hi everyone. I've read these posts and can relate. I've got myself into debt through this horrible illness, luckily I got found out by my partner before it got too deep, she's still here but the relationship is badly damaged but she's here that's all I care about. I'm currently 21 days gf and looking at positives. I've changed my lifestyle to cure the boredom of wanting to gamble, more housework,(even if it's just 1/2 cups to wash up) Hoover, put clothes away, bit ironing. Anything really. Dog walking for hour/s at a time, more exercise and go out running. Anything to keep the mind off gambling and looking to win back the love and affection of my fiancГ©e. Hope some of this helps you. Good luck

Well done on 13 days gf hope28.

At 31, I myself was trapped in the world of online slots and other forms of slots and gambling for years. Wanting to give up, self excluding but then drifting back into old habits.

Since finding gamcare that has changed. It's not been easy and I've had to committ much more than I have in the past but that is why it is working. If you can dedicate just a fraction of the time you found to gamble everyday to immerse yourself on the forum to just read, post, listen and take advice then you'll have a great chance of staying gamble free if you want it! In the early days its all about breaking habits built up over years.

Get the barriers in place, (no access to cards/keep busy/k9 software) immerse yourself in the forum and think about applying for counselling if not already. You can do counselling online with webcam access - it's great and has made a big difference to my recovery.

We're all rooting for you.

tommy190416 wrote:

Well done on 13 days gf hope28.

At 31, I myself was trapped in the world of online slots and other forms of slots and gambling for years. Wanting to give up, self excluding but then drifting back into old habits.

Since finding gamcare that has changed. It's not been easy and I've had to committ much more than I have in the past but that is why it is working. If you can dedicate just a fraction of the time you found to gamble everyday to immerse yourself on the forum to just read, post, listen and take advice then you'll have a great chance of staying gamble free if you want it! In the early days its all about breaking habits built up over years.

Get the barriers in place, (no access to cards/keep busy/k9 software) immerse yourself in the forum and think about applying for counselling if not already. You can do counselling online with webcam access - it's great and has made a big difference to my recovery.

We're all rooting for you.

Thanks tommy for taking time to read my post,its crazy reading your 1st post an you saying about starting on slots an then moving on onto bigger an much more costly betting,I can relate to that cause I started in the same way,went from bad to worse,bigger an bigger bets an spins!

I've also got a lot off debt which luckily I've got a half decent job so I can set up a regular amount to pay it all off which will also take me a couple off years,but the 1 thing I've realised is gambling to try an pay my debt off ain't gonna work!

So this is now or never for me an I no I don't want that life anymore so I'm doing everything I can to make sure I stick to this self exclusion to every site I've been on an self exclusion from all local shops,an being on this site an reading everyone's story's is a massive help to me also,so 15 days in an feeling good

Thanks hope

Well day 17!an no thought of gambling!an still feeling good 🙂

I'm finding keeping myself busy going to gym even swimming which I ain't done for years is certainly helping me.

Still a long road but certainly on the right track!

Hope

Keep up the good work hope ! Well done on 35 days gf ! It's nice to know you're enjoying exercise etc instead of gambling .

Sars

40 days!

Can't believe how different my life is without gambling!!roll on next 40 days

Cheers hope

Well day 80 🙂 I said in my last past roll on next 40 days!cant believe how different my life is now compared to 80 days ago,alot off debt still to pay an I no it's gonna take a lot more time but onwards an upwards is the way forward 1 day at a time

I have failed, miserably......this time there is no way back, I am going to take my life,#### all this!

Pep, there is nothing that life and time cannot heal.

Tell us your story! It might help and distract from these thoughts until you can get the much needed support you appear to need!