47 days gamble free

Hello there 

You should be very proud of yourself-I know myself how challenging each day can be . 

We  have to take one day at a time  welldone on your achievement. 

                                 Jamie.

First of all. Well done 🙂 

Reading this message is something that I want to feel when I get to 47 days. 

Keep going, one day at a time!

Well done! I can relate to everything you've said. No more feeling terrible and full of anxiety when you realise how much you've spent. No more of that rollercoaster win, lose cycle and time wasted chasing money. I'm not as far ahead as you but I hope I can keep going and remain gamble free. It's just so much better. Keep it going - you are doing fantastic!

You are doing great. Keep up the good work

Posted by: @findinghope30

It’s a small victory I know but I cannot believe I am 47 days gamble free. This is the longest I have not gambled in the 8 years I’ve been an addict. 

My mind feels so much clearer already, and although I will never get over confident that I’m recovered (as I know recovery will last my entire lifetime) I can wake up each morning without that anxiety ridden feeling 

This month was the first month I paid my bills and rent on time, could meet up with friends for lunch (as I hadn’t spent my last £5 on gambling within a day of being paid) and I am experiencing a feeling of having some element of control over my life again. Looking at my bank transactions and seeing normal everyday life payments instead of transaction after transaction of gambling payments, is a total joy. 

To look at my bank account and not see 0 is so refreshing, and is spurring me to want to save every Penny I do not need to use. 

I know I have a long way to go but for once I have a sense of pride in my 47 days gamble free, and it’s a lovely feeling to have 

Hi. You say it’s a small victory but actually it’s priceless to you and a huge victory in your world. Longest you’ve not gambled in 8 years! Well done, excellent achievement. 

You appear to have a good understanding in that; sadly, recovery will last a lifetime - I think about this reality from time to time that we are just one day away from gambling again. 

What’s been the key to your success this time? Please share to help other members on the forum. I hope it continues and congratulations on getting this far. 

Thank you so much everyone for your lovely and kind comments. I wish I could explain why things feel different this time but I honestly can’t. The last time I gambled and lost all of my wages in 24 hours something seemed to snap inside. I’ve been on antidepressants for 5 years due to the stress and damage gambling has caused me. I just had a conversation with myself and told myself “you do not deserve to keep doing this to yourself, my family do not deserve me to keep doing this to them” even though I’ve unsubscribed to every gambling email going as I’m also excluded, I still get them, but I feel disgust when I see one now rather than the urge to try and join up. It’s a road I’ll be on forever, and it really is a day at at time, but for once I feel like a deserve more than this worthless empty life of stress and depression. 

to all of you that have said you want to make it to where I am at the moment, you can do it. I promise you, you can do it. We are all deserving of a life that isn’t filled with this horrendous rollercoaster or stress, self loathing, guilt, and sadness. 

Keep going everyone. If I can get this far I promise so can you x 

Posted by: @findinghope30

It’s a small victory I know but I cannot believe I am 47 days gamble free. This is the longest I have not gambled in the 8 years I’ve been an addict. 

My mind feels so much clearer already, and although I will never get over confident that I’m recovered (as I know recovery will last my entire lifetime) I can wake up each morning without that anxiety ridden feeling 

This month was the first month I paid my bills and rent on time, could meet up with friends for lunch (as I hadn’t spent my last £5 on gambling within a day of being paid) and I am experiencing a feeling of having some element of control over my life again. Looking at my bank transactions and seeing normal everyday life payments instead of transaction after transaction of gambling payments, is a total joy. 

To look at my bank account and not see 0 is so refreshing, and is spurring me to want to save every Penny I do not need to use. 

I know I have a long way to go but for once I have a sense of pride in my 47 days gamble free, and it’s a lovely feeling to have 

Hi there

Thanks for sharing your story  

Late in December i admitted to my wife that i was gambling so much. My addiction got to the stage where i was actually stealing from so many family members to fund my addiction. 

It was such a huge moment for me to come clean. I lost my job because of my gambling . I am now in a new job and due my first wage at the end of the week and the thought of having all this money again scares me.

I am now 75 days gamble free and before i struggled to go 75 minutes without making a spin on the online slots. 

You can do this and you can beat this. Having Gamban installed on everybdevice in mynhome has helped. And registering witn gamstop is a good route as well. 

Good Luck

@nlynch91148 thank you so much for your kind words. Congratulations on your 75 days! That’s an amazing effort! Gamban is a lifesaver I have to admit, but like you say being honest is also the route to freedom from the addiction. I’m I wishing you every success and that the next 75 days will be another victory for you 

@findinghope30 likewise with you. I got 6 months free because i self excluded and thats up in june and im going to pay for forever to stop the temptation.