Slipped up

Evening Killie

Thanks for your post on my thread, first things first you went nearly 10 years without a bet that is a tremendous achievement.

Just imagine what sort of situation you would have been in if you had been gambling for all the years until now from when you stopped in 2008.

You have done it before and 100% you can do it again, its a slip up and thats that. The money lost is a fraction of what you have saved yourself by not gambling since 2008 so try not to dwell on it. We are part of a game we cannot win, betting is everywhere at the moment and for us gamblers it is a minefield of tv adverts, online adverts and high street bookies. So dont feel to bad for getting sucked in by casinos and bookies that spend hundreds of millions of pounds per year on marketing so they can take money from people like us.

Start a recovery diary, it has helped me immensely just in 3 days. I would love to follow how you get on.

Wish you all the best mate

Thanks for the reply mate.

Firstly let me start by telling you that if I didnt quit years ago I probably wouldn't be here tonight writing this post.

Tonight I'm sitting here angry with myself, not because of the money I've lost because that can be replaced, but because I know what can happen if I don't sort myself out asap.

I woke up this morning and my first thought was just for today I will not gamble and so far I have kept true to myself I just need to keep these thoughts in my head and not allow for any gambling thoughts.
I will continue to post on here and keep you updated and if I can help u in anyway just ask and hopefully we can help each other on our recovery

Hi Killieboy

Just to reiterate what JMan123 has said well done on nearly 10 years off a bet a lot of people would like to have been in that situation including myself, it just shows if you do the right things you can beat this addiction/illness but on the other side you are only one day away from a bet ! It's good that you realise what's happened to yourself and where this can lead if you don't put things in place as you had done before. I shall look forward to future posts and look forward to reading them.

"It's good to talk and take it one day at a time"

All the Best

Darren

Thanks for the reply Woodley

As u say talking about your problems is the best way to overcome them. Hopefully anytime I have the urge I find my way to this site before any other's.

I already feel better tonight having posted on here and talking for 20 mins in the chatroom

I hope my story helps others and let's them know that u can NEVER slip up as you could potentially end up worse than u were before.
Thankfully, for now, I've stopped before I got that far and long may it continue

Today has been good so far, went to the park to feed the ducks with my partner and son.
Felt it was a good way to clear my head and it showed me what I have.
The last thing I want to do is hurt them.

Came home and started watching the football but every single advert is for a bookie, normally it doesn't bother me but I had to turn over to another channel as it was messing my head a bit

Anyway onwards and upwards