2014 Challenge

Super update Mr B once more. Let's reserve judgement on Ram90(?), might not be from the "dark side" eh? Regardless, a welcome addition to the team.

I've been a bit quiet of late and all for good reasons, work, kids, housework etc...gambling is literally the last thing on my mind. Complacency cannot and should not ever ignored though. All it would take is one slip and I would be back to square one.

Got told this week by someone I haven't seen in months I look much younger...does gambling age us??? That was my immediate thought. Perhaps the stress and strain of it makes us appear older. Not something I'd previously considered. Have a great gamble free week everybody. The Rock (day 85) 🙂

Gambling used to age me, mainly down to the lack of sleep, lack of interest in eating healthy, lack of exercise etc

Its so refreshing feeling stress free from the daily chore of gambling - it felt like a second job to me at times, thank god i've managed to stay away.

Great checkup as always Mr B.Makes me really look forward to the end of my weekend even though I know I have work the next day. These Sunday keep flying round which I'm sure is a good thing. Checking in 30 days free although I still hate it when I have to spend money even on small things such as weekly shop, hope these feelings will pass. I do also feel gambling has aged me, bags under eyes from late nights and lack of exercise.

Hi all just thought I would join this thread.been trying to quit gambling for a long time now.online roulette my biggest demon.went 2months without a gamble but self destructed at last week and lost a grand of my hard earned cash I'd saved.I've started a diary and I'm determined this time to quit for good.hopefully I can do it and get my life back.day 2 a gamble free.

Just checking in on day 70. Ten weeks free of gambling and I owe a big thanks to everybody in the 2014 challenge. The positivity on here is a huge help and we are all achieving great things.

Keep up the good work and I hope to meet you all in January 2015 to celebrate!

please count me in. day 1>

Evening everyone,

Firstly can I welcome the new guys to the challenge - it's great to have you here and I really hope you take your commitments to self and team really seriously.....we've got great momentum as a group as really want to support you on your recovery journey in any way we can!! So newhorizon and hog - you are our new colleagues, our new soldiers ......our new recoverers.........welcome!! One ask from me, selfishly to keep my workload down (!) - can I ask that you re or reread the very first post on this thread back at page one - just some straightforward things.....plus can you check in at least once more before 8pm on Sunday on this thread with a wee update on how you are? Thanks!

Bornagain - big Phil - you're my ambassador of quawn man!! Congratulations on your 10 weeks mate - reading your diary posts there's a lot going on with you right now and a lot of things to balance out - you are doing so well and know that we are here for you!! You are doing so well!! Pwoud!!

I am Mr Brightside.......I can't hear my gambling music 'cos the life music is too loud........I am a compulsive gambler........but I haven't gambled for 79 days now. Slight change to lyrics......but......I've got soul......and I am a soldier!!!

Clean for '14!!

156 days and checking in and good wishes to all x

Mr Brightside,

thanks for accepting me I got into this thread by reading the first post and it inspired me, glad to hear everyones positive news and I hope to be up there over time day 2 and counting

Morning all, im 5 months clean (154) and am over the moon, feeling very positive today.

Its even stopped raining.

Hey everyone just checking in !

I've finally managed two weeks ! Clean for 14 today 🙂 had a good week not had a thought of gambling in afew days now feeling good !

Batman 🙂

well done everyone for staying strong- some great check ins so far this week.. so ill add mine

78 days today- feeling good- mainly coz i got my washing out on the line for first time since last summer! Mind you as I am writing this it now looks like its gonna rain again! Brilliant!

Linda

Hi Guys,

79 days today and a bit of a week, but hanging in there. Mr B, many thanks for your continued efforts, Buddy, much appreciated. Have had a counselling breakthrough, but it really hurts. Will post on my diary and wishing everyone strength.

Louise

I don't know if this is the right place to post but I only made it to 12 days before being lured back into the online gambling sites. I am therefore back on day one.

I do want to stay on this challenge and have put new blocks in place to stop me gambling.

I do understand though if you say I can't continue on the challenge.

Hi Guys, just checking in on what is now my 12th day I believe!

Mr Brightside, you've hit the nail on the head! I am of course a Derby fan, the best team in the country aren't we?! In all seriousness Derby are probably one of the reasons I started gambling. I used to have the occasional bet on a match day, which then led to accumulators, and then bigger accumulators, and then slots, then casinos and so on and so on. The strangest thing about winning a decent amount of money, was the I'd immediately tell myself I was going to spend some of it. For example, If I won £1000 online, id tell myself I'd gamble £250, and save the rest. This inevetivaby never happend. £250 became £500, and £500 became £1000 very very quickly. It's a massive relief to have gone 12 days without gambling. My whole perspective has changed, and where as before I would look at peoples wins on social media with envy, I now pitty them in the knowledge that we all know their worse off in the long run, and will probably end up losing it all the same day anyway!

I'm not cured from this horrible addiction, but I'm very happy with my progress, it's 100% because of you lot on this forum, your changing my life for the better, one day at a time. THANK YOU!

Ram90.