2018 Challenge

RSmith39 wrote:

Checking in. Off on holidays for a couple of weeks, but should have internet and be able to check in. If not, I haven't fallen off the wagon honest! (unless Mickey has opened a casino in the Magic Kingdom ...). Rich

We did florida last year with the family, was great, have a great time

Ruud wrote:

Just checking in for this week still gambling free ...

Checking in earlier than normal as away at work and going to be busy next few days....

Neil Could you please count up my days as I think I have been gambling free more days than said on site .

Thank you

The days put in are the gamble free days that you hit on the Sunday, as when I post on the Monday it’s not a full day passed. If I’m wrong please correct me with the correct days and I’ll change it

Checking in on day 1480 and all is well!

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Checking in day 22

Hi guys, only 20 people checking in this week. i hope it is nothing to do with the late updates by myself the last couple of weeks. The houshold has been struck by poorly kids the last few weeks. A huge congratualtions to everyone who has added another week of winning to their lives!! Congrats to RSmith39 hitting the 100 days mark.

The list is as follows….

• triangle – 1489
• delboygolf – 1480
• Bal – 1092
• Phil72 – 789
• onlyme – 757
• Sam Crow – 678
• Samson – 574
• Anon100 – 558
• NeilC – 387
• Daz71 – 380
• Mackems1 – 225
• sjw – 194
• SEL87 – 169
• chartom3 – 120
• RSmith39 – 106
• Ineffable – 99
• Ruud – 77
• Rst.Ex-CG – 70
• Johnlostmydo – 22
• HowDidItGetToThis – 14

Day 790. Cheers amigos.

Neil C. wrote:

Hi guys, only 20 people checking in this week. i hope it is nothing to do with the late updates by myself the last couple of weeks. The houshold has been struck by poorly kids the last few weeks. A huge congratualtions to everyone who has added another week of winning to their lives!! Congrats to RSmith39 hitting the 100 days mark.

The list is as follows….

• triangle – 1489
• delboygolf – 1480
• Bal – 1092
• Phil72 – 789
• onlyme – 757
• Sam Crow – 678
• Samson – 574
• Anon100 – 558
• NeilC – 387
• Daz71 – 380
• Mackems1 – 225
• sjw – 194
• SEL87 – 169
• chartom3 – 120
• RSmith39 – 106
• Ineffable – 99
• Ruud – 77
• Rst.Ex-CG – 70
• Johnlostmydo – 22
• HowDidItGetToThis – 14

I doubt it Neil, but its good to have a reminder to keep using your recovery tools. That includes me too.

checking in this week gamble free but still an addict in recovery

tri

Hello,

New member here. I've introduced myself on the New Members forum. (copied below).

Basically my 'BIG' problem is Sports Betting. Have self excluded myself from all the accounts I had. I've been in this mess before, several times. This year was going relatvely well, but 10-14 days ago I started again, now I'm out of cash 3 weeks before payday.

Thanks for setting this up............I'm on Day 1.

Cheers

James

I've been here before many years ago............and I'm back again.

I just don't understand it.

I haven't got a problem with betting shops. Years ago I did, but now I can walk past all 3 in the high street where I live or wherever I go and not want to walk on to one. I used to spend days on end in them. From the first horse race to the last, sometimes only breaking to nip across the road for something unhealthy to eat.

I wasted holiday days off work in those places dreaming that I would one day have loads and loads of money.

If I hadn't wasted all the money and time in there I would have at least had money or items I could look at.

I'm a qualified accountant (not saying that makes me intelligent, just painting a picture) of 10 years but I can't control my urges to waste money. It should be so simple. Odds of 1/4. Put £100 on it and that's an easy £25. Do that four times a day and that's £100 profit.

And that happens/happened quite a lot hence the short odds. The problem I have is when you start putting your winnings and original deposit on the bet. So a £100 bet becomes £125/£150 etc etc. Then bang that short price favourite (9 times out of 10 on football bets) loses.

I didn't gamble much last year but this year something started it off again. I must have been in profit and actually withdrawn some money out in January. February about break even. March, I tried again and ended up losing about £600. I had to put items on credit cards and now they are at their limit.

When I was paid at the end of March I made a profit. Withdrew the original deposit and carried on...........then bang. In one day I lost a lot. Angry at losing more in that night and again lost the lot. Some more losses and wins, last weekend came and all the winnings went.

This weekend another £500 in and on the overdraft already. Just 7 days in to the month. Lost all of that on Saturday.

Yesterday I put in £100 for one final 'go'. I was in profit around 6pm. By 9pm it's all gone and I'm left cursing.

The thing I don't get is why I undervalue money so easily. It's so easy to put £500 into an online account but I'd never dream of walking in to the betting shop and placing that money. The most I've bet on a betting shop is £20 at a time. It's just so easy to do. I had a blocker put on the laptop that stopped me from accessing gambling sites. But still I carried on, on other devices.

The above is just an example. Looking at my bak today I've deposited £1700 in to online accounts in the last 10 days. It has to stop, I can't carry on like this. I'm on a planned days holiday today and have closed my two online accounts I had permanently. But there's so many accounts and websites and so many that seem to open each month that there's always that temptation.

I just don't know why I wake up some days and think I'm going to make it today. Start on a good run, build some profit and then lose it all plus more than the original deposit.

If I could solve this mindset I would be a genius I think. I just can't figure out what makes me do it.

I'll be ok for a few weeks now as I genuinely have no money at all. Then I'll get paid again and no doubt wake up one day with a new betting idea.

So frustrating and probably boring to read but thought I'd get my words out.

Take care all.

Checking in gf. Day 409

Checking in on Day 1 I will beat my addiction to online slots , I am lucky to have supportive family , who are keeping me strong . Have closed last 2 sites this morning. Looking forward to being free from this terrible addiction.

Checking in still gamble free. Apologies for missing last week. Well done everyone, keep up the great work.

Bal here

Sam checking in for the week gamble free 🙂