2015 Challenge

I wished wrote:

Fantastic inspiring post Mike, and a massive well done to you on 2 years of turning your life around.You deserve all that recovery offers you and your family:) Great read.

Checking in on 594 days.

Not long now until the end of this challenge troops, well done to each and every one of you, marching along this thread,,

Keep strong, keep believing and keep winning.

Suzanne xx

Hats off to Mike and everyone else!

Keep up the effort soldiers!!

Checking in gamble free this week.

Checking in 203 days

Well done Mike on your two year anniversary. Really inspiring post for everyone to read and so lovely to hear of how much you've turned your life around and made a brighter future for your family. Wishing you all the happiness with your new home, well done !!

Hi all,

Quick update for this week...need to catch a train to the Smoke in 45 mins. Congrats to the 20 people safely checked in this week. 2 weeks to go on the challenge and some massive achievements. Well done to Mike for getting to 2 years..brilliant stuff. And to Andy14 for getting through 200 days..superb achievement.

Take it easy and stay safe.

Garyl1976 wrote:

Hi all,

Quick update for this week...need to catch a train to the Smoke in 45 mins. Congrats to the 20 people safely checked in this week. 2 weeks to go on the challenge and some massive achievements. Well done to Mike for getting to 2 years..brilliant stuff. And to Andy14 for getting through 200 days..superb achievement.

happy days - 730

triangle - 640

delboygolf - 633

Garyl1976 - 619

I Wished - 594

MrStop - 330

mrdaniel1 - 315

chartom3 - 278

Balvaird - 244

Casey - 238

boxingdaysmay15 - 213

andy14 - 203

The Ghost - 140

Time4honesty - 114

brutus123c - 108

danboyrave - 52

ergos - 38

brennsky - 13

SuzyLemon - 7

John64 - 5

Take it easy and stay safe.

thanks Gary and checking in for the week again.

looking forward to doing a 2016 challenge if there's the appetite for one

Check in day 247

Am definitely interested in checking into the challenge but am more than happy for someone to Update the days count.

If there's no interest I will pick it up though as I believe it to be a big benefit.

Ahhh I caved last night after drinking at the football match and gambled.... Im so sad this morning! The casino company gave me 100€ free to gamble, and I couldnt stop after I lost it. They really know how to get you. Day 1, im still coming to this site and I am still going to fight this, together with you guys. Stay stong.

Day 11 checking in. It's a tough time for all right now. Mike on 2 years is an amazing achievement. You give us all hope!

Evening Suzy, I really hope that you can get through this difficult period you are having. You have done brilliantly previously by going over 500 gamble free days, and the lessons you would have learnt in that period would have been extremely benifical for your recovery.

Try and remain strong and take it a day at a time.

Thank you all for the kind words that you have said about my total, they really do help me along and mean so much.

If you are on 5 or 500 gamble free days, as long as you get through the current day, without parting with your well earned money then that's a huge success in itself. Your own personal barriers need to be running at all times, as this nasty addiction we all have, will take advantage of us when we least expect it.

Mike

Hi All

Unfortunately I had gambled for the past week and I am ashamed of it. I couldn't even make it to 2016. I can't seem to get past around 30 days mark.

So once again I accept the money is gone and I am a compulsive gambler. This has been proved over and over again.

I would like to congratulate Mike for his achievement and wish him and his family all the best of everything for the future.

Checking in for day 1 on 17 Dec 2015.

All the best,

Ergos

Hi Ergos,

Sorry to read of your blip, but pleased to see you have bounced straight back, and determined to not give up on giving up.

Don't be too hard on yourself, your blip will make you stronger than before,

Suzanne xx

Checking in late on Day 55, stay strong everyone!

Thank you Suzanne. Your message means a lot as I always said you are an inspiration and one of the rocks of this forum.

I am trying to stay positive, at least for my family but I feel mentally exhausted with this addiction. It is so hard to fight it rather than accepting to go along with what it says to you to do. But that's the only way, embracing recovery. Other option sooner or later leading up to disaster.

Take care all,

Ergos (compulsive gambler)

No Ergos it's not easy:))'but it is sooo much worth it,

From one CG to another, but we are walking the walk, and do not underestimate your recovery journey so far, you have learnt more than you realise at this time.

OAUs dear soldier.

xx