I'd been doing the challenge was up to 46 days and the last 2 weekends I've gambled I ain't lost anything serious I've just let myself and my family Down, what makes it worse is me dad has just told me how proud he is of me. I'm so gutted I guess it's back to day 1 again I've never done that many days before Hope I can summon the strength to have another go but at the minute just don't feel like I've got the strength.
When you stop there tends to be a lot of "day ones". OK so you've had a bit of a lapse but don't beat yourself up over it. At least no serious financial harm has been done. Look back at what went wrong this time and do your best to make sure you avoid it in the future. Plan to do something else on a weekend to avoid the tempation.
You've still got a lot to be proud of. No one has been "let down". Stopping gambling is a long road and you've had a bit of a stumble that's all.
Hi Matty,
Don't beat yourself up, you havent done anything illegal.
I was also in the challenge until over 50 odd days. It got too much so I took a different approach.
Bascially my problem gambling was only around FOBT's - last time i was on them (1st May) I lost 190 quid (just to add to the thousands upon thousands ive lost over the last 13 years on them).
Im self excluded from the bookies near my home and also near my work. Dont get me wrong if I wanted to play them again I still could - but right now I dont, ive given my brain a long rest and I know that if i played again I cant control what im doing. There a disaster for me.
So bascially ive always liked to gamble on football, the odd 5 pound accumulator, maybe 10 pound every now and again but never anything near how much I was doing on the FOBT's. Even though I am probably down about 40 quid over the last few weeks im not obsessing over it. Losing 40 quid on a FOBT would just give me the excuse / juatification to go back the next day (chasing losses).
I actually feel normal lately, just like a normal in control person who likes to have an odd flutter now and again.
Maybe im lucky that im not a problem gambler who cant stay in control of ANY form of gambling.
Abstaining from gambling is hard, I wish you all the best mate.
Mark
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