2014 Challenge

Hi all, missed last weeks check in due to work.

Checking in for this week and last on day 140.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Thanks D

Checking in (whilst having a relaxing bath) on day 20 of being gamble free.

Craig

Checking in, been another incredibly boring week in work. Giving the football a miss tomorrow as I'm off to Old Trafford for the Superleague Grand Final. I hope this time tomorrow I'm celebrating and not drowning my sorrows. Hope everyone has had a clean week and is doing good.

Good morning everyone,

Checking in today on 303 gamble free days. A very warm welcome to the new joiners of this challenge and well done to everyone else on their own individual battle against this terrible addiction we are all trying to conquer.

Some amazing posts this week from people which is why this forum is key to success for so many of us. Great to see Tobeornot is remaining gamble free and the fantastic achievement of the leader of the forum, Mr B, on successfully completing his 10k run in aid of charity.

Have a great weekend and try to remain strong.

Mike

good afternoon everyone. I'm checking in again on day 137. I'll be at 20 weeks on Tuesday 🙂 another thing to celebrate this week other than being gamble free is that all of my debt has no been paid off!!! can't believe how fantastic that feels.

still off work ill but determined not to gamble.

stay strong everyone, together we can do it!!

Afternoon all -check in Day 218.

Mr B - may change the name if/when I ever get back what I have lost (lottery?, joke:)

lostafortune

you could change the name to gainedalife?

tri

Check in time again. Mixed feelings as glad to have got 2 months gf but still struggling moneywise from those crazy few weeks - payday seems a long way off this month.

Hi

It is with the greatest regret sadness and utter devastation I find myself at the bottom of the pile again. I feel SICK totally SICK

I have let you all down and for that I can only apologise

I really am SORRY to all that I have gambled again- I'm a complete idiot..a total loser, it was going so well I was so proud!!

I thought that I'd beaten this horrible suffering I have brought upon myself but yet again I feel like S**t

I take my hat off to all and fully respect those who have had pressures and stress and have still abstained from gambling... I am NOT one of them.

The last month has been a struggle and it took me over the edge today.

I am SO ANGRY with myself....

Well done to Mr B with the marathon - respect to all who hit milestones

My name is Glads dad I am a compulsive gambler

Sorry again to you all I am truly devastated.

Hi All fellow marchers....late check in for me, but still GF and will be [sorry is] 129 days for me today!

Been a hard week though as have had builders in to do some major surgery to the house and things didn't quite go to plan, as usual! By Thursday, the stress was showing and in past pre GF times, I would have dived into the neon none reality of on-line slots etc to hide from the reality of real life crisis!

But I didn't - I went into my back-up plan and went virtual shopping instead, filled my 'basket' with loads of great nice to have expensive irrelevant items, spent sooo much and when I went to check-out, deleted it all [mostly]!

So, just like gambling and "wasting" money, but I could actually see the figure I had "spent" in such a short space of time [which I don't have] but with no harm done ~ [although I do have a few extra shirts in the wardrobe - from the sales of course :)].

Anyways, the house is still a total building site, didn't finish in the week, and they have to come back but no stress, it is what it is and the big problems have been dealt with and rectified, and we have a much safer building than it was before. [Must add it wasn't the builders fault, just big issues with a lack of foundations left in certain key areas, which explains the cracks in the wall!!

So hope everyone has had more of a fun week than we have here - and have their own plan B's in place to deal with those times the smaller diverts don't work!

And finally, great write up as ever Mr B, especially after such a hectic week [or five :)]. Looking forward to reaching 31st Dec with everyone and looking at the whole stats for 2014! Good marching fellow soldiers and have a great weekend.

Regards, Cliff

Hey Glad, don't beat yourself up, it happens to us all and is why I am on here after over 5 years of abstaining and being happily gamble free. I had a relapse which went on for months as I thought I had this disease under control - and thought I had the better of it! as I now know, one never gets 'better', you just get stronger enough to deal with these episodes.

I am sure everyone here understands that and will welcome you to march on regardless as everyday is really just a Day 1 for all of us!

Be strong and start over, we are here for you.

Cliff

Checking in, not sure of my count .... changed my phone so lost my counter, I think it's 425 GF days.

Del 🙂

Hope your ok glads dad , remember this feeling and kick on

Glads Dad - you have been such a strong and supportive member of this team - just remember that now we can support you and that most of us have fallen by the wayside at some time or another. Don't despair, and let this strengthen your resolve - we march on!

Message for ToBeOrNot - please take care of yourself and remember that your health and wellbeing is the most important thing right now. Don't let anything or anyone deflect you from your goal of a gamble-free life.

Best wishes,

Joanna

Checking in for this week.

Were over 10 months now Mr B, who would it have thought it would go this fast? 🙂