We CAN and we WILL - Join the 100 day and 2017 Challenges!

I did have will of steel.

That has become will of kevlar.

Day 10 tomorrow only strengthens my resolve.

I shall have will of titanium.

SO WILL YOU.

Hi KP,

I fully respect your position, and it illustrates why we are all different and have a wide range of reasons for quitting.

Your honesty is humbling and refreshing and demonstrates to me that you are very, very serious about this. I can "see it in your eyes"; you are NOT going to entertain this nonsense again.

As you rightly acknowledge things are still very raw. And you have faced and accepted the truth.

You are hitting Day 10 tomorrow. 10 days, unthinkable when you started. But now? A piece of P-. Fuelled by a single-minded determination. The rawness will subside and I know you will be strong however the future twists and turns. We are with you all the way mate, you can count on that. One things for certain, as you wrote earlier, a phoenix is rising from the ashes. The old KP has gone into the pits of hell along with all of the boxes. Picture that scene, KP, and then turn away; waving it away in disgust.

This thread - the thread YOU inspired, KP - is going to be forever prominent. We will all make it so.

WCAWW.

P.S. KP, you said your will is now like Titanium. So is mine, I genuinely feel extremely determined. More so than when I started. Serious is not the word. Let's all be very strong, all of us!

Hi KP

Like Mixer I too am humbled by your honesty , that can't have been easy to admit but it shows strength and for that you should be proud...you're into double figures tomorrow, now that IS definitely something to be proud of!!

Hi All,

Rogerson here! I have often had some big losses every 6 months or so then stop and delete my online account but always come back and create a new account after a month or two.

Today was the very line, I have spent the last 6 months cutting down on everyday spending to put money away to save up and look to get on the property ladder. Today however I went to the pub (not drinking) to watch the football and placed a small £20 bet on a wild outcome to try and hit the jackpot. It obviously lost but from there I kept chasing my losses on the game til I found myself about £150 down by the end of the match. After this I came home and set on the sofa with my phone and went onto the online casino thinking if I deposited £300 I could win back my losses easily. This didn't happen however and the losses built up and built up. I can every close to winning it back and halved my losses but felt I couldn't stop til I had it all back.

From this I ended up spending all over my savings I had put towards a house by maxing out my credit and debit cards. I will now have to use the savings to cover this.

I have told my girlfriend but she isn't being too supportive so thought I'd post on here.

I am determined to stop for good and not bet anything anymore, I am just scared I will end up finding another website to create an account. Anyway I won't bore you anymore.

Tomorrow is day 1 and I am buzzing to start my GF week forever. Great to read how well everyone is doing!

Thanks for reading, needed to get it off my chest.

Rogerson. WCAWW

Hi Rogerson, thank you for writing and a very warm welcome to our group!

First things first, tomorrow is your Day 1. You must get through tomorrow, and then Day 2 and so on. We are all serious and want you to hit Day 7. You are gong to hit Day 7.

We've all been where you've been (binge gambling's been my forte, too) and you have had the precience to stop just before you've gone over the cliff. Your girlfriend isn't being too supportive, but that's not a surprise. She will want to know you're dealing with this, and fast. You know this deep down I'm sure.

You can block all websites straight away with software found in start in the "Overcoming Problem Gambling" section of the Forums, under "Blocking Software". If you are serious, and I believe you've had enough of this destructive nonsense that will otherwise get the better of you (better of all of us if we don't act), then you'll do it. If, and only if, you think your girlfriend will appreciate being aware of your move, let her witness you doing it. You can also ban yourself from bookies in your area, again, the informations here. Consider doing that too.

Sorry to launch in with potential actions you could consider, however thought you would appreciate this rather than "tea and sympathy" which will be of diddly-squat use to you to be frank.

You can turn this around - these are actions you can carry out today, or tomorrow. We all support each other here, have ALL stopped, and want to stay in the infinitely better gambing-free world.

You can do it Rogerson. Hence why I've cut to the chase with immediate moves you'll consider sharpish!

P.S. I'm undergoing counselling, organised by Gamcare, here - you can phone em or start a chat going - and its helping me no end. Definitely worth a thought. We CAN and we WILL.

We CAN and we WILL!

Hi rogerson.

Welcome to our little group.

With all due respect, there is no sympathy here.

No self pity either.

We caused this mess, it's down to US to be honest with ourselves to beat this demon.

Your girlfriend doesn't understand the attraction to it, neither did mine.

I have lost my partner and the kids because of my actions. Don't do the same my friend.

There is help available. We will support you.

It CAN be beat and it WILL be beat.

Please check into this forum every day and leave us a message. One of us will get back to you.

Get through day 1 and you'll already feel better.

Trust me. 10 days for me tomorrow.

I'm enjoying my bank balance every morning.

We CAN and we WILL.

Hi I'm Adam and I went to the casino on Friday after lasting two weeks. Day two today I will follow everyone's progress on this thread and speak a bit more about my gambling tomo afternoon. Sleep well my friends

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Excellent post KP and you're right - We don't do tea and sympathy here. We don't do self pity. We are here to encourage each other to understand our respective situations and to positively encourage all necessary steps, and offer fantastic unconditional support, to stop us gambling and continue to be gambling free. And, most positively, we have a fantastic group of people here and it's growing all the time. We ALL want to succeed. We WILL succeed. In fact...

We CAN and we WILL.

Hi Adam (read the beano); you did really well and the way I look at it, your 14 days was the dress rehearsal. This is the real thing and I know you are serious about this. This group is very serious, you know that. I can't quite put it into words how determined we are. Looking forward to your post tomorrow, and congratulations on your Day 2! This is it now, readthebeano. You know that, we all know that. If you decide to join our group, you are more than welcome. We CAN and we WILL.

Great, thanks guys I will take a look at the software straight away. Does it work for phones as well? Feeling good about this. The losses will seem nothing compared to the savings we will make over the long term. Looking forward to the first day of the rest of my life tomorrow!

WCAWW

I believe so, Rogerson, the posts on this forum should give you the gen you need. The savings, and free cash you'll generate, will be SPECTACULAR. Time to choose life over misery. WCAWW.

Week End (11/12/16) WCAWW Rollcall:

KP82 (9 days)

Katiecoo (11)

Change (152!) - amazing

SC (2)

Mixer (11)

Rhoda (Undisclosed)

Angela, Rogerson: deciding to go for life rather than misery tomorrow - good (and only) choice. Let's chalk some days up. It matters. Go for it 🙂

Total non-gaming days between us - 185.

Thought: If we all stopped another week, that would be 237 days between us!

WCAWW

Excellent. Only wish I had joined this group this morning 🙁

Yep, can understand where you're coming from there Rogerson. I do share your gallows humour. Impulsive gambling really is the worst. However. You've joined now, Rogerson. And I sense you're in this for the long haul. Welcome aboard. This is tough - we all know that - but we can do it. Using some of that wasted time on here helps train the brain to do better things, rather than waste it on expensive, destructive frivolity; which it is really. I implore you, as does KP, not to let yourself down.