2015 Challenge – Page 95 – 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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Was working this morning in a supermarket, They amount of times i was asked to buy a horse, but I said no, One woman said what was wrong with me, I said i don't Gamble and that was it, It felt good, Day 99 today the most difficuilt to date. Role on 100 tomorrow.

Posted : 11th April 2015 4:11 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in on Day 65.

hope all have done well this week.

Posted : 11th April 2015 7:59 pm

pellekanin

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112 days clean.

Onward soldiers.

Posted : 11th April 2015 8:57 pm

Tnsk

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34 days gamble free - 35 days or 5 weeks tomorrow 🙂

Posted : 11th April 2015 10:29 pm

Anonymous

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Slightly late check in - Day 43 today (Sunday), still all good, keeping busy with gym work at the moment

Posted : 12th April 2015 12:41 am

Anonymous

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Slightly late checking in. Still going strong. No gambling pangs.

Thanks for all the admin work you do Phil.

Posted : 12th April 2015 4:18 am

Anonymous

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57 days today, all is good

Posted : 12th April 2015 8:04 am

Anonymous

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Sorry late check in I thought I already had day 50 gamble free x

Posted : 12th April 2015 9:21 am

Anonymous

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Checking in on day 388.
Have a great day all.
Steve.

Posted : 12th April 2015 9:26 am

Bornagain

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Morning troops, again times limited before work. 14 check ins missing, I will do the update tonight after work, so you have till then to get checked in safely!

Posted : 12th April 2015 11:38 am

Anonymous

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Checking In - Day 304

Have a lovely Sunday everyone and well done on another gamble free week. Yesterday was a tough one with all the hype so things should settle down once again. Suzy

Posted : 12th April 2015 12:19 pm

Anonymous

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Hi All,

I'm Becky i'm 31 and would like to join your 2015 challenge.

It's still early days for me, only day 7 but i'm hoping joining you all will give me that extra bit of support. Online slots have been my problem resulting in lots of debt and an unhappy home life. I was only introduced to gambling a few years ago but it quickly got a hold of me and now i'm desperately trying to break free.

best wishes

Becky

Posted : 12th April 2015 2:58 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in on Day 50! I feel so great today, I never thought I would get to this day! Starting to also get my finances in order and that feels so much better than any jackpot could make me! Keep up the good work!

Posted : 12th April 2015 3:30 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in safe & sound, 608 GF days

Del 🙂

Posted : 12th April 2015 3:55 pm

Anonymous

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Checking in 133 days of victory over this awful, destructive addiction.
Wishing everyone a safe gamble free week
Cheryl x

Posted : 12th April 2015 4:49 pm