2015 Challenge

Hello,

Great to see so much progress. My sincere apologies for not checking in for weeks, have unfortunatley had a family funeral and generally been pretty busy. My thoughts are also removed from gambling, and I feel like I'm really making progress in beating my addiction.

Trying not to get complacement. Got sent a text about some free spins and considered it for a moment, but thought through what the consequences would likely be and stayed away.

Keep going everyone. Day 144 gambling free (i think)

Great update Phil.

Well done to the people hitting milestones this week. After a shakey weekend I am happy to confirm I'm 47 days gamble free. Dreamt I played the slots last night, spent loads, but felt good when I woke up and realised it was a nightmare!

Well done to those two soldiers who recently had a slip but came back fighting.

Best wishes all and stay strong !

Boxingday1

So sorry to have let you down Phil by not checking in last week - a combination of builders in the house and then visitors, so a hectic week. This was the first time since joining the Challenge that I did not check in - in some ways a good sign that gambling is 'a foreign country' to me now. Thank you for the reminder that I am at the 50-week mark - never thought I would get this far when I first joined. Checking in for this week and sending best wishes to all fellow Challengers.

Joanna

Welcome back to dot83 and baggins, its brilliant to have you checked back in and I strongly suspected you were both still going well!

Well done egfr for getting back on track its easy to slip up and give up, the hardest thing is to do what you've done and get back on here and start again. Keep it up!

Checking in for the week gamble free. At 13 days today. 2 weeks tomorrow.

Stay strong everyone and remember together we can do it.

Checking in for this week 10 days gamble free today dreading Friday as it's wage day which I usually make excuses go to bed n chase that win then having to keep r evaluating bills, my aim this month is to have put some of my overdraft back after paying my bills to get it moving in the right direction. ....am glad blockers are in place and praying if I stay busy my urges won't be too hard

Hi I'm Joe, and I have a problem with gambing on Football. I do my gambling mainly on my phone or laptop if I'm at home. I've gambled for 6 years since I started university but thought it was just something I did for fun or was social. It never really effected me as I wasn't spending huge amounts.

Since leaving Uni and having a career I have had more cash available to myself. And since November it has got out of control. I have a fiance and a little girl but when it comes to placing the bet they don't enter my thought process until its too late. I love them to bits but when I get the urge and convince myself the bet will win, I just think about how I can use the winnings to spoil them.

Then of course something like Barcelona losing at home for the first time in 300 years will come out of the bag on the only night I bet on them. I have started staking up to £250 at a time. and i only ever place it to get double my money to reduce the risk. But regardless of wnning or losing I am now risking my whole family for the sake of betting.

So I thought I'd join the challenge to see if anyone has a similar experience and can share ideas on how to beat it. I haven't had a bet in 4 days.

Its gone a little quiet on here, hope everyone is well and we have plenty of check ins to come this week.

joewill90 this is such a good place to be and theres loads of help and support here. If you want to be added to the challenge all you need to do is make another post before midnight on Saturday.

Morning.. Checking in Day 44... Every day has a new challenge... Hanging on...

Morning all, checking in on day 39, having felt really comfortable over the last couple of weeks this week has been a little tougher. Had that little devil on my shoulder telling me to put a coupon on and that I could just spend £20 a week and control my habit, thankfully as strong as the temptation is I know where it will end and it wouldn't be me in control that's for sure, so I chose not to put that coupon on and won't be in the future.

Anyway onwards and upwards stay strong soldiers,

Best wishes

Scott

Checking in day 90 today another multiple of ten feel fairly secure at the moment always on my guard.

Keep strong fellow soldiers

Evening troops!!

Damagedone checking in tonight as have a hot date with my wife tomorrow night for Valentines 😉
Instead of negating the idea and looking at the out lay as a threat to my gambling tokens, I'm really looking forward to it and so is she! I hope!!!

So, 9 days gamble free! Payday has been and not one penny has gone to the bookies! It feels great and I hope I can keep it up!!

Looking forward to Sunday's updates and to see we are all checked in safe and sound, keep doing your thing Phil!

have a greaf GF weekend everybody!!

Strength for a reason......

Matt

Checking in for another week, they go so quick these days. Have had a tough week this week with getting yet another rejections letter back from my interview last week. The scary thing is this had me thinking of putting a bet on something I've not thought about in a long time 🙁 even though I didn't do it the thought was there which really annoying me

Checking in on day 55, not much to report this week keep looking at diarys though and worry people that have done months or even years have relapsed, but I suppose it's all part of recovery.. Stay strong folk.

Hi all hope you are all having a good week.

Looking forward to getting to the big 100 days it's a big milestone for me.

Glads dad