Probably sounds really stupid but for the last 13 years I have always had the option to put money on sporting events to make it more 'interesting'
Today I had to come to terms with my addiction due to stress, lack of funds no more credit and barely being able to afford the rent this month. I had to stop no choice about it.
So today is day one for me and I am quite looking forward to watching the darts this evening but feel weird about not gambling and still trying to enjoy it.
I self excluded from my account but realise it doesn't make a difference I have excluded from practically all of
them English and abroad but I have
always managed to find another site
somehow.
Time will tell it's going to be hard breaking old habits maybe one day I will feel I can watch sports and have an interest in football without having to put money on a result.
Thanks for reading just the start for me never want to go back
Why would you watch the darts if you feel it may want to make you gamble?
I actually found it quite helpful watching sport after stopping betting on it. I would watch the footy occasionally disappointed and then watched the coupon buster hit and be glad I had saved myself the pain! After a while I stopped thinking about it, and although I've had 3 gambling f**k ups in 2014, I haven't bet on sports in well over a year (I can't even remember when)
Its called staying in the action. When you read about the destruction people have done i find it astounding that they would continue to even contemplate watching things that could possibly lead them back to it
Sports betting was my main problem when I was gambling and would do similar to what you've mentioned (betting on sports to make them more interesting)
I've continued to watch sports on a daily bases and even attend football matches both locally and internationally. What I found was that you can actually enjoy the sport more if don't have a bet on it as your not personally affected by the outcome e.g last minute winners in football.
I love watching all sports really i think it will take a while to get rid of the urge to bet on them but I just want to be able to enjoy them without the stress.
Good point about staying in the action never thought of it like that but it's true
I guess that just tells me how
strong my addiction has been
that i can barely watch sports
without thinking about what
prices are being offered.
If you have just stopped and are very tempted to gamble, I would obviously advise avoiding these temptations. However, we ultimately have to live the real world and being able to resist the temptation is always going to be part of our lives. Being able to enjoy watching sport without having a bet will be sign of your recovery.
this is day 1 for me folks... i've had periods of days, occassionaly weeks when I've not gambled but on the main none have lasted very long.. this time will hopefully be different... my main problem is before I started betting heavily I was an amazingly keen sports fanatic - basically any sport u care to mention - i loved watching it... then the great idea of making money from my favourite hobby took over and over time I actually lost any genuine interest in the actual sporting element and became completely focused on what my bet slip needed - goals, points, corners, cards, touchdowns, anything went at some point
I would love to get back to enjoying watching sport without the automatic thought of ' what price can I get now' as it is a super passtime & one which I miss but I fear this may prove very difficult but equally so filling the void without even watching sport seems equally as difficult... anyone find the balance for this problem already??
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