Can’t stop thinking about Gambling!

Hi Macca,

well done for resisting the urge. Its encouraging to read your post and see you’ve gone a month gf! Keep it going...

c

Thanks C

I hope things are going ok for you, too.

cheers

Hi Macca,

Anything remotely illustrating the REAL THING  is bad for us. If it's slots but not for real money, stay away. Accept that anything remotely related to gambling real money only wets our appetite and will inevitably lead us back to what brought us here in the first place.

I haven't bought a newspaper for over a year as i was never interested in reading about Brexit or the riots in Hong Kong, i just wanted to read about football & horse racing. I was in the barbers the other week & the shop was really busy. In the waiting area the newspapers were there to read. I couldn't bring myself to read one in case it wet my appetite to go back to my old way of life.

You've done fantastic so far Mags, the next step is being conscious of trigger points, we'll never be free from addiction but we can guard against complacency, know what motivates us to gamble and avoid these things. I'm trying to imagine a virtual horse race or football match & having a handful of monopoly money would that be my methadone ?, I doubt it. Stick to dog walks,visiting your brother and other healthy things in order to fill the void. Trust me all will make sense if you persevere. 

Kind Regards

AL

As time goes by you will think about it less and less, it's like stopping any addiction, time fades those initial thoughts to the point where they either don't exist or are so fleeting that it no longer bothers you.

thanks AL

of course, I know inside that you are right. Apart from anything else it’s a useless waste of time consumed on the “free slots” too. It’s hard as it does appear to alleviate an urge to some extent. But I do know where it ends up; as I’ve been here before..... and then gone on to “real stuff” (the story is a little more complicated than that; but essentially that’s where is ended up).

thank you for confirming what I’ve been thinking.

and well done with your perseverance.

cheers

6 weeks gamble free. Not a penny spent on so much as a scratch card.

just having a moment when I’d really love to have a gamble.

blocked out of sites but fantasising about having a quick go on a FOBT in a shop.

i know it’s bonkers - but the feeling is there. Pretty sure it won’t happen. Too much to lose .Need to keep thinking about how awful it was 6 weeks ago.

good weekend folks