2015 Challenge – Page 90 – 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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Had a wobble this morning but logged in now so temptation passed three weeks gamble free

don't know how I've done this !

Posted : 4th April 2015 3:25 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in for this week, still gamble free.

Posted : 4th April 2015 5:38 pm

J24

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Checking in for another gamble free week

Posted : 4th April 2015 6:41 pm

franco1875

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Checking in day 94 still plodding along and taking no chances.

Posted : 4th April 2015 6:49 pm

Anonymous

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checking in on day 106 no gambling but tempted by a game of poker last night but managed to resist the urges.

Posted : 4th April 2015 6:54 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in 600 days GF. Keep going people it's so worth the change.

Del 🙂

Posted : 4th April 2015 9:58 pm

Anonymous

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Outstanding Del - you're still the man!!

Late check in for me - sorry 🙁

Hope you're all doing well and going strong - thanks Phil - incredible job you're doing here.

All the best for the week ahead troops!

Mr B

Posted : 4th April 2015 10:20 pm

Lemon25

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checking in, cheers

Posted : 4th April 2015 10:42 pm

triangle

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checking in again

well done troops

del congrats on 600 but everyone else congratulations on day 1 - 600

tri

Posted : 5th April 2015 12:03 am

Anonymous

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My 1st Big milestone hit... 50 Days... Am so happy to be here... Well done to everyone else this week.. Roll on 100 🙂

Posted : 5th April 2015 12:30 am

Anonymous

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98 days gamble free now (LEST-WE-FORGET)

Roll on day 100!

My first century

Posted : 5th April 2015 3:07 am

Anonymous

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Checking in day 72

Posted : 5th April 2015 3:59 am

Anonymous

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Checking in on day 381.
Steve.

Posted : 5th April 2015 8:03 am

Anonymous

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Checking in for another week, late again so apologies for that. Been a super busy week starting a new job so lost track of it all really!

Posted : 5th April 2015 9:03 am

Anonymous

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Hi all,

Sorry for the missed check in last week. I'm still gambling free and now that my life music is playing at such a loud volume, I'm even forgetting to check in!!

Hope everyone is well.

Honk

Posted : 5th April 2015 9:47 am