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Hi 25 and welcome,

You've come to the right place for help and advice.

I know how it feels to be a CG. It's obviously not a great place to be.

You mention reading other posts on here and have not gambled since the 13th. That's great as it shows that you are ready to quit gambling for good.

As you make be aware in order to break the habit you need to put measures in place to block gambling sites. You may need to self exclude from local betting shops. You can seek out free counselling via Gamcare and a lot of people would advise you attend GA meetings.

I have blocked sites using K9 and don't know the password so I can't gamble if and when the urges hit me.

I do the 2015 Challenge on here and that's helped get me to 29 days free of gambling. It feels good as my money is now my own.

Other more experienced people than me may post words of wisdom for you as well. They dispense a lot of sense.

Keep reading Forum posts and Stay Strong.

Take Care.

Thank you mr stop

I will get K9 in place, well done on your 29 days, its good to know theres people around that are also CG's and have actualy left that life behind, sometimes I feel theres no end to it,

thanks again for your time and words

matt

welcome aboard the non gamble express , end stop a happier you!!

put the k9 in place, self exclude from bookies. this is a hard daunting step but well worth it. put some money in a jar, after a week of non gambling buy yourself something,, small goals equal big rewards, you cant think ill make it to 29 days today only youll make it past tomorrow,

keep posting keep things fresh in your mind and ull be making it a week before you know it, gambling is a very solitary thing, its urs and urs alone, unless you winn then were big mouths!! but how often do we really win, never, get urself back out enjoy life once more, without this cloud over you,

you can beat this matt, just one day at a time

Thanks dan

thats sound advice mate, I have taken myself to apoint where I felt I had past the gambling after to a short time and wasnt long before I made the mistake of thinking 5 pounds on a coupon will be alright and before I knew it I was back to square 1,
I think now it scares me thinking al never gamble again so never going to have the chance of getting a quick couple of grand, but then I know if I just saved id have a couple grand quicker lo

thanks for your time and words matel

dnt forget saving a couple grand up is better than chasing a couple grand around the bookies for the rest of your days, you may win couple grand but ull gamble it all over again, cus we as compulsive gamblers like the buzz of the chase wether it ends in a win or loss. but it always ends in a loss

Personally if you gamble online do like I did and ring the people who you hold accounts with , tell them your gambling is out of control and ask them to self exclude for life , all the companies I apporached closed my accounts within minutes , k9 does help but self exclusion for life means it would be very difficult to bet again with them.

Have you started a recovery diary ? you will get lots of support in the diary section

Thanks john yes I have been onto the sites and self excluded, I have started a recovery diary and its helping me along brilliantly

thanks for your advice