Just checking in, still clean on day 117 🙂 the last week hasn't been too bad with urges. I think the new year, fresh start thing is keeping me motivated.
Stay strong everyone!
Adam x
Hi all, great to see so many people joining!
Checking in here at 56 days, I think, it might be 57 (for some reason finding it difficult to keep track of the days!). Anyway the main thing: I haven't gambled and am feeling good.
Feel a bit as if I am "cheating", as I have just moved somewhere different for 3 months and am away from the tablet I used to gamble on (the only thing I have access to which is not blocked), so I feel that I'm completely safe for 3 months. The same was true in 2013 and indeed I didn't gamble for that 3-month period.
However I must be incredibly careful when I get access to it again in April. That will be a testing time, especially as I should have paid off all my debts by then too.
That said, actually when I think about it I'm not "cheating"... I have a block on this laptop and I chose not to bring the tablet with me so that I wouldn't have access to it, so I'm not cheating, I'm benefiting from my own good barriers!
I do sometimes forget that I'm actually making a choice not to gamble, which should be empowering, and I think that somehow I'm being banned by someone else, or obeying someone else's rule, which then leads me eventually to want to "rebel". So it's important to remember that I'm choosing a gamble-free life for many good reasons - nothing to do with anyone else.
Anyway, a very Happy New Year to everyone; may 2014 be as stress-free as possible so that we can focus on giving ourselves the best chance of staying gamble-free.
FF
Would like to join this forum too please I am on day 2 gamble free, have tried many times to quit but failed but this time feels different being a New Year and hopefully a New gamble free start so keep strong everyone, S x
just checking in- 24 days gamble free! x L
Hello to everyone. Day 23 and still not gambled. It has not been easy at all but have been occupying myself away from the temptation. Keep up the great effort by all in the forum. Mike.
Checking in : 24 days gamble free
Count me in for this challenge.
Today is my 100 days since my last bet.
My challenge is the whole of 2014 clean.
Good luck all.
leedsv - congratulations on 100 days, may you continue to succeed.
Checking in on day 33. feeling strong
Hi Guys, Checking in on 25 days gamble free today. feeling good and had lost count of the days. had to double-check...Hope this is a good sign and NOT the start of being complacent? Eeek! Is it happening to anyone else?
hi Lec-Yes I know exactly how you feel. I have to keep telling myself that i have a problem that i am beating every day even though i eventually want to get to a place where I dont think about it at all! Its weird but its working.
My partner bought a scratchcard today (he buys one every other day) he told me not to look while he scratched it but it didnt bother me at all. I have my problems but i could be sat next to a fruit machine right this minute with a bag full of pound coins and I would not do it. Why? because I will never win. Ever. I cannot stop others gambling and have no wish to start preaching to others because this is my demon nobody elses. Anyway looking forward to another gamble free weekend! Linda x
Good going Linda 🙂
Weekends are always toughest, but we'll get through it... I've got some plans (cinema, football if it isn't postponed) but I'll make sure to drop by and post when I can.
Have a great weekend,
Dan
5 days no gambling 🙂
Very early days but finding this forum has been a huge help to me....previous attempts to give up on my own have always failed miserably and there's no way I could ever ask for help from family & friends.....
It's the knowing that you are all here, that I'm not the 'only one' ...reading others stories....but most of all...being able to admit...I am a compulsive gambler.
Let's rack up those days folks 🙂
M x
Checking in - Day 7 for me, not much of an achievement particularly as I regularly go long periods without gambling and then destroy all achievements in periodic binges. I made it 4 months last time without gambling then in a week mid December did enough damage to make the break pointless. Why the hell do I lose so much so quick, will I ever learn. Anyway no gambling so far in 2014 so one day at a time. Hope others achieve their goals.
Morning everyone
Sad as it may be I'm really excited about logging all the check ins and recalculating our collective days free tomorrow - has given me a purpose and allows me to feel like I'm giving something back to the forum and people who are giving me such amazing support on my journey.
Many thanks and even more congratulations to those of you who have checked in already this week - some brilliant numbers and achievements in there. If you've not already done so then please make sure you check in before the 8pm deadline tomorrow evening and a new updated list will be published by the end of the night.
One day at a time and we'll be clean for 14 - woop woop!!
Mr Brightside
4 days today for me, very early days I know!! I am feeling very determined to get lots more days than this, taking a day at a time...
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