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Hi Stephen

I’d like to join the Guru Challenge ! I’ve been addicted to slots for years and I’ve been on and off this site for about four years. I want to rejoin as I’m in the right mindset and want to be reading others success and share a feeling of moving forward collectively in the group, leaving gambling behind us. I’m 19 days almost three weeks gsmble free and finances beginning to feel a bit better in the short term anyway. This time I’m not going to dwell on looking at the long term debt as I think this has been my big mistake in the past. Constantly wanting to find a way out of debt... and inevitably getting myself further into debt through dipping back in and out of gambling. Going to really try my best this time and if my best isn’t good enough I’m going to get counselling ! Last chance to prove to myself I can do it alone, well part of this group I guess !

BDF

Checking in 🙂 Sending lots of strength for every day to all, old and new x

Haven't checking in for a while. Hope you are all doing well. Phil.

Checking myself in on day 327, glad to say i am still gamble free.

Greetings Guru Challengers. My thoughts are often with gamcare friends and I sincerely hope everyone is healthy, happy and contented. We are all trying to improve our lives by stopping gambling and we all have our own way of doing that. It is not a race, so long as we're heading in the right direction than we can get there at our own speed.

I no longer count days so am leaving the challenge. Having relapsed many times in the past upon reaching significant day counts I think the addiction has got wise to it.

I am gamble free now, reasonably contented and feeling confident about my recovery. I believe it is best for me just to focus on one day at a time and keep it nice and simple. Love and best wishes to all who have passed by this way on their journey home .... stephen

Today is day 171 for me. This is certainly the longest I have gone without gambling xx much love all xx

Well done always good to read a success story ....... checking in for the week on 334 days gamble free, wishing everyone well and sending support to anyone who my be struggling.

Back to day one, (hitting self with plank of wood) self excluding from bookies is just stupid as they don’t care, roll on the £2 limit on fobts (if it ever happens) need to remain focused!

Hi Jeff I read a diary today that was called its a journey not a destination, the title really struck a chord with me as we are all on this journey and we will never reach a destination of complete gamble free freedom, that's why I think they Sa one day at a time as theres no set days untill you manage to become gambling free. Ive also found that bookies I'm excluded from let me gamble. This cant be helped but I just struggle by them each time then the following day u get this relief that you've managed another day

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​welldone chart tom almost a year gamble free now

Well done ineffible on being debt free, that's no mean feat and one which will put u on good stead for your journey, maybe set a new target to aim for now and also treat yourself a bit more now.

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Well done wardal1979 u are just a bit older and wiser than me If that's ur year of birth and u are a long way ahead on ur gamble free journey take pride in that and fight to get to guru status

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Stephen I believe u can still be a writer on this mixers diary without counting ur days after all uve been helping us by writing inspiring posts all the time so it would be a reall shame if you weren't on it.

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Hello phill, back on the challenge horray. I hope u are well, c u soon on another chat, adam

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I personally think that mixer will come back to his thread at some time.....and hopefully he will still be gamble free..

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