2015 Challenge

Hi all, checking on for the week, can't believe 20 weeks have come and gone, soon be half way there.

Keep up the good work all

Scott

Checking myself in feeling refreshed. This past few weeks I have had an operation playing on my mind, maybe this has been part of the reason I slipped up. I have been very nervous and its been causing me many sleepless nights. Anyway I had the op this morning and it went well, I'm in pain but relieved its done and out of the way. Now I need to focus on myself and getting back on the straight and narrow.

mac09 I have checked you in. Well done Better life, you were really strong to fight the urges and avoid that bet! Keep the check ins coming troops!

Soon pleased the op went well and is out of the way Phil,

Suzanne xxx

Hi I've just lost ВЈ100 of my wages and went into my over draft by ВЈ150. So if lost way over ВЈ250 today. I'm annoyed and angry with myself. I only got paid yesterday and it's something like 33 days till I get paid again and I'm skint. I'm also going on holiday for 2 weeks at the start of July we are going self catering for 2 weeks and h1 have ВЈ1700 saved so far. We are looking to save ВЈ2250. my gf puts aaway ВЈ225 and ill have to put the rest away. I'm so sad and destroyed. Doesn't look like I'll ever get out of this habit because people in my house always talks about betting and it is horrible. My girlfriend knows I've gambled before and I gave her my cards (2 months ago) but somehow I have them back and I feel really bad. I see people win big on twitter and o always feel I can do the same I've £4500 but now I have nothing.

My life is so low at the moment and I dont know what to do. I'm only 19 and I feel every time I have money in my bank I have the gamble every penny. I'm so upset and angry at my self.

What shall I do?

Thanks people because I'm really low and sad I know I keep saying the same but it's so hard and I am just in a lot of trouble because I need holiday clothes etc and I worked it out after I paid for my bills and put money in for holiday when I get paid ill have just over £300 for holiday clothes. Is this enough? Just need shorts, sunglasses and flip flops really. About 5 pairs of shorts though. Sorry I've kept going on but I need help and hopefully I can get some on here

Ryan the first thing you need to do is accept the money is gone and if you continue to gamble you will just lose more. By the sounds of it you would also be best giving your cards back to your girlfriend and explaining your slip and getting her to be stronger with you so you don't get them back and slip again. You clearly want to beat this because you have come back and posted about your slip. You can beat this!

Checking in day 22 all good so far..

Thank you for the advice. I need to join this again. The problem I had was I somehow got my cards back. I can't even remember how I actually got them back off my girlfriend. I think I told her I'm over it now and she believed me. It's made me worse.

Hi Ryan I apologies for the quick post but I just wanted to say stop now seriously if you feel this way about gabbling is it really worth continuing. So many times I tried to stop and each time I went back it was worse and the debt of 1000 I had that I thought was do high that my only choice was to gamble has now escalated to a 15000 debt now the money don't get me wrong is not important as we all have different circumstances but oh how I wish I'd stopped years ago and I would be in such great shape now. Pack it in now and you won't regret it trust me your not missing anything by stopping and every area of your life will improve.

Take care and best wishes to you.

Checking in day 23 and feeling positive now a little

Checking in Day 195

Feel good no urges this week

Keep fighting soldiers

Hi I'd like to join the 2015 challenge.

Day 4 for me.

Gambling for 22 years or so, started of as a weekly football bet and fruit machines whilst in the pub and had been a thorn in my side ever since.

Over the past year or so FOBT's have been my vice, have racked up £3k on credit cards in past 12 months approx.

Got to the stage where I was going in more from habit than anything else and anything from 5 minutes to 5 hours depending on my funds, either I'd leave he bookies empty handed or when it closed whichever can first.

After been 'stopping' for probably 20 years I'm determined this time, my wife deserves her husband back and my kids deserve there dad back.

75 days now cannot believe I spent all my time gambling

now have time to paint more relaxed

it was difficult at first but will not gamble

Welcome andy14 your story sounds oh so similar, but many on here have embraced recovery and no longer live that life. Once you have made another post you will be added to the front page and checked in.

Yes I want a better life for myself but more importantly for my wife and 2 children.

Thank you Bornagain for the check in. 162 GF for me and still going strong!!!!