Day 30 GF!
Day 30 GF!
Day 145 GF, hope everyone is doing well
Well done Silver Lining. 145 days is great. I hope I am there in a few months!
Things I am unable to afford when I gamble (but really shoud) #1 Petrol
I wonder if this will take off? 🙂
Well done Silver lining looks like you doing good.Markman yes beginning too buy things with my own money and not a penny spent on gambling for 3 months less pressure and debts slowly going down its hard work but rewarding
Sorry, I made the choice to gamble on Monday...deliberate, pre-meditated. Earlier I thought I would ask to be dropped from the 100 day challenge, as I don't know how committed I am, I don't want to be a serial restarter. I want to be able to be an occasional, social, odd treat night out at the casino sort of person...but maybe to be that, I need to prove that I can go 100 days without succumbing to the lure of the slots. So, if it is ok, I will start again....back to day 3. Mix, no "well done for admitting"....no well done is deserved....kick up the jacksey more appropriate. If I don't do the 100 days this time...I will be self excluding from gamcare...as I don't deserve to be here, I have met so many generous, caring people...who are daily fighting to curb their addiction. xx
Rhoda wrote:
Sorry, I made the choice to gamble on Monday...deliberate, pre-meditated. Earlier I thought I would ask to be dropped from the 100 day challenge, as I don't know how committed I am, I don't want to be a serial restarter. I want to be able to be an occasional, social, odd treat night out at the casino sort of person...but maybe to be that, I need to prove that I can go 100 days without succumbing to the lure of the slots. So, if it is ok, I will start again....back to day 3. Mix, no "well done for admitting"....no well done is deserved....kick up the jacksey more appropriate. If I don't do the 100 days this time...I will be self excluding from gamcare...as I don't deserve to be here, I have met so many generous, caring people...who are daily fighting to curb their addiction. xx
Reality check - If you are on here you have recognised you have a problem. None of us (you included) can ever be part-time or erstwhile gamblers, we are not wired up that way.
Harsh but true (and said for the right reasons), you let your addiction get the better of you - Its as simple as that.
Now is a good time to jump back on the horse Rhoda.
Positive thoughts
Sbb
Count me back in please. 9 days free of Mr G...stepchange, counselling and admitted to loved ones. I'm in this to win this x
Checking in as GF for 28 days now 🙂
Check in gf
Good morning! Just to update you, I'll have a full rollcall this evening. I've been away and unable to update the stats. There's been a flurry of activity over the last few days amongst us, team, so I'll have my thoughts on where we all are.
I still maintain our choices are simple: life or misery; and we have the choice as to whether to regain from gambling for another day, and seek help to do so, or - to gamble.
None of us are 'our brother's keeper' and I am not ever going to criticise anyone who has fallen off the wagon.
Why? I don't need to. Because we know full well the enormity of what happens when you play with matches. You are the one that may well pay a heavy price unless you shake yourself out of it pretty d**n quick.
We all want us to succeed. But we are all flesh and bone and sometimes will have weak moments, and may succumb. But, if you do, and I am personally saddened when it happens, get straight back in that GF horse and stay on it longer next time. That always makes our team happy! Just ty to make progress.. we really have to.
Have I tried to stop and succumbed in the past personally? Yes. Have I paid a heavy price? Yes, I have. I've been there, and another reason I will never, and have no right to, judge. But I'm really trying so hard this time.
Let's keep determined. I'm getting ready for work now and these early starts play havoc with me - and we all have our own crosses to bear; we all need to look after ourselves and being GF is a present that keeps on giving.
Talking of presents, it's my birthday today! If you'd like to give me a present, here it is. Please can you be GF this weekend! That will be an amazing gift, the best I could hope for. I hope I'm not asking for too much!
Anyway, full update later where I will talk about how we're all getting on, team.
Enjoy your day everyone!
We can, and we will.
Checking in still GF Day 45 today
31 Days gamble
Checking in on Day 63 🙂
Happy birthday Mix....Have a fantastic (gamble free) day!
Thank you thank you thank you for your positivity, encouragement and never ending support for us all!
Mari xxxxxxx
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