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Thanks Suzanne

Guess it is inevitable really. I think that somewhere in my imagination I thought that my reward for abstinence would be immediate financial improvement. Maybe better to learn the hard way that this is not the case. I think above all else that the mental scars that remain is the driving force as to why I cannot return to former habits.

Thanks for your comments

Russ

Day 39

Trying to stay positive but the financial situation is threatening to get out of hand. I am robbing Peter to pay Paul but it cannot go on for ever. On a brighter note, at least it is curtailing any thoughts of gambling!

Stay strong

Russ

Day 40

Still ok and trying to keep as busy as possible. Have to say that I have had a few thoughts about gambling in the last 24 hours, but have made no attempt to act on them. I think that the fact that I have blocked everything is the single most important part of my recovery as I would not go into the bookies anymore.

Stay strong

Russ

Day 41

Just going out for the day, so should be straightforward today.

Stay strong

Russ

Hi Russ,

Thanks for your message of support. I really appreciate it. You are doing brilliantly. Please do anything you need to do to fight those urges. Take it from somebody who has learnt the hard way so many times before you know it even a small flutter will quickly escalate out of control. Stay strong.

Dave

Hi Russ,

Thanks for your message of support. I really appreciate it. You are doing brilliantly. Please do anything you need to do to fight those urges. Take it from somebody who has learnt the hard way so many times before you know it even a small flutter will quickly escalate out of control. Stay strong.

Dave

Hi Russ,

Thanks for your message of support. I really appreciate it. You are doing brilliantly. Please do anything you need to do to fight those urges. Take it from somebody who has learnt the hard way so many times before you know it even a small flutter will quickly escalate out of control. Stay strong.

Dave

Day 42

Cheers Dave.

6 weeks today, that must be some kind of record. I will hopefully keep going as I am currently, no big masterplan, just the memory of that feeling when you let yourself down is what is stopping me.Long may it continue,

Stay strong

Russ

Day 43

Good day today, absolutely no thought given to gambling. Pushing on for 50 days and then 100.

Stay strong

Russ

Day 44

I'm trying to look to the future when I have sorted out this financial mess. It does feel nice to wake up in the morning without worrying about how much money you had lost the day before though.

Stay strong

Russ

Day 45

Nothing to report, although I will keep on posting daily as I find it good discipline.

Stay strong

Russ

Just read this from top to bottom, well done on 45 days. Hopefully the financial situation sorts itself soon...

Day 46

Thanks slotless, it doesn't make for very inspirational reading in parts, but hopefully somebody can learn something from it.

Still skint, but I'm at least clinging to the knowledge that I am no longer adding to the debt. Looking forward to the weekend.

Stay strong

Russ

Days 47 & 48

Been really busy this weekend so no chance to post before now.

Still going strong and no negative thoughts, so all good atm.

Stay strong

Russ

Day 49

7 weeks today. Not sure I beleived that I would get this far at the beginning, but am delighted that I have.

Stay strong

Russ