2015 Challenge – Page 108 – Overcoming Gambling Harms

Bornagain · 2014-12-22T00:00:15Z

**This weeks update is on page 45, check in is now open until midnight Saturday 4th July**Welcome to the 2015 Challenge!This thread is open to everyone, I hope it will become somewhere that helps and inspires a large group of people to take that next step in their recovery process. We start the year in different places, some of us may have abstained from gambling for a matter of minutes, others may have gone much much longer! The aim of the challenge is simple, we are going to go a full calendar year without a bet. Or the remainder of 2015 if you are joining part of the way through.I hope that as a group we can fill this thread with positivity and some amazing stories along the way. A place where friendships are bonded, coping mechanisms are discussed, we can offload when we need to and of course we will have plenty of milestones to celebrate along the way.For anyone new to this, there was a 2014 thread which was superbly run by Mr Brightside. The 2014 challenge really changed peoples lives for the better! This year I have offered to run the challenge, I have big boots to step into! I'm going to stick to a similar format, but if anyone ever has any new ideas or suggestions feel free to make them.How the challenge worksFirstly, if you would like to join then all you need to do is make a post. In this post introduce yourself, tell us about your journey so far, what form of gambling you have had a problem with and how many days you have been free of gambling for. I will then invite you to make another post checking yourself in for the week. You will then be added to the challenge and introduced in the weekly update.Secondly, once you have joined then to stay a part of the challenge you need to make a check in post once a week before midnight on a Saturday night. Let us know how recovery is going and how many days you are on. If you ever miss a check in you will be removed from the update list but free to rejoin at any time.Thirdly, I will update the forum every Sunday morning with a list of all the active members and how many days each of you has accrued. I will run through all the milestones that have been achieved or are due to be achieved the following week. I will try to keep the updates fresh and interesting so that members look forward to the Sunday update.Finally, use this thread to develop bonds and work together as a team to make life changing decisions in 2015. There may be times we are tempted or feeling low, if so this is the place to be. Tell the group how you are feeling and I'm sure there will be plenty of advice and support out there. The low times will go and being part of this challenge will allow you to have many more highs than lows, especially as the months go by! Here is to a gamble free 2015, good luck everyone!Philthe2015challenge@yahoo.co.uk2015 Membershappy days checked inSuzyLemon checked inmrbrightsidetriangle checked inBetter lifeDel79 checked inMoI Wished checked inBornagaingingermotty checked inGlads Dad delboygolf checked inJm24sonic boomGreggsboy checked inpellekaninmatty21Garyl1976insanity checked inTaxi manscotty 1971brutus123C checked inMrStop checked inshepmrdaniel1tt1980 missing soldierFreshman247cloud missing soldierLK89 checked inchartom3J33SierraJuliet checked inpaul1001 barryt27 checked inbeckyc290Stephen2105 missing soldierJohn64 checked inDazz1982BalvairdbrightfutureA86N checked inboxingdaysmay15andy14Casey checked inmba checked inskittkesLEST-WE-FORGET ClivespateGTOneMoreDayLesMisGerry8 checked injunebug1981 missing soldierLemon25Thegerman checked inAlannah checked in

Anonymous

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Checking in on day 13. Beat last weekend without a single footy bet and confident of doing the same this weekend.

Posted : 1st May 2015 7:33 pm

Tnsk

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Checking in on think its 54 days gamble free its 2 months sunday anyway! Starting to feel better and like i can control myself more now, but know this is trickiest time when one bet and the cycle starts again.

Posted : 1st May 2015 11:03 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in on day 133, I nearly through it all away last night online my will power broke but luckily one of my stoppers came to my rescue. Wake up call for sure.

Posted : 1st May 2015 11:17 pm

Anonymous

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Check in day 66.

Had horrible urges yesterday but resisted. I think it's because it was near pay day. I need to get into next week and ride the Storm. Still going strong at day 66. I'm proud!

Posted : 2nd May 2015 7:53 am

Anonymous

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Checking Inn day 34 everything tickertyboo вє

Posted : 2nd May 2015 8:20 am

Bornagain

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Morning troops 18 check ins missing, please get checked in before midnight!

Welcome back mba I hope you have took some positives from your slip, maybe learnt what sent you over the edge so you can put things in place to prevent it happening again. Once you have made another post you will be added and checked in.

Posted : 2nd May 2015 10:11 am

Anonymous

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Hi Phil can i rejoin the challenge again 🙂 I have been gamble free since April 1st and things are going great at the moment!

Posted : 2nd May 2015 12:21 pm

Lemon25

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A rare on time check in for once. Been going very well and even with these busy sporting weekends im really proud of myself and others on here for abstaining. Keep going guys, imagine the feeling at the end of the year, each milestone is a great little achievement x

Posted : 2nd May 2015 3:59 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in for another gamble free week. Another personal milestone passed 4 months gamble free in 2015 Challenge .....well done to everyone else that's managed to keep on the right path this year. Keep going small steps, one day at a time, lifelong commitment not to throw any more money into online slots. Keep strong!!

Mo

Posted : 2nd May 2015 5:09 pm

J24

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Checking in for another gamble free week

Posted : 2nd May 2015 6:25 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in for this week, still gamble free

Posted : 2nd May 2015 7:05 pm

Anonymous

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Day 86 GF. Had a few urges lately, nothing huge like thoughts of going on a bender but the thought of a £5-10 here which would be the start of something bad. So I'm still GF, but it's been a bit rough.

Posted : 2nd May 2015 7:11 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in on Day 63... Still going strong even with people gambling around me. Looking forward to watching the fight tonight being gamble free!

Congratulations to everyone hitting milestones this week!

Posted : 2nd May 2015 8:56 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in 628 GF days. Stay strong people.

Del 🙂

Posted : 2nd May 2015 10:45 pm

pellekanin

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Day 133. Still clean. Still marching.

Posted : 2nd May 2015 11:24 pm