Hey everyone,
Today marks 31 days gamble free! I really can’t believe it.
I got paid yesterday and STILL have some money to my name!
The urges have definitely been there, but haven’t been as intense as I expected them to be when I got paid.
I think the realisation that I will NEVER win has really sunk in. I’m finding it easier to brush off the urges with other distractions or come to this forum for motivation.
Also, as admitted in other posts, have tried to get around the GamStop blocks, but I don’t trust any of the sites and something i’ve learnt is how much certain megaways slot games I enjoyed playing had an impact, others don’t interest me.
Things I have done in the last 2 days...
- Paid ALL of my bills right away
- Paid off one of my smaller credit card debts in full this evening with some help from my brother, before the account defaulted. So grateful for that.
- Transferred the majority of my remaining money to my new savings account that my sister has made for me in her name for emergencies only
- NOT GAMBLED!
I’m feeling positive and excited.
Next steps are to keep improving my finances with my new limitations in place, and also a big one is to finally tell my closer family about my problem.
I know this is important, and I’m feeling more and more ready to tell them as the days go on. I’m a very independent person, and with Covid and existing personal family issues going on, they have felt very distant and unavailable. I’ve decided that before now simply hasn’t been the right time to add more stress to my dad’s life and maybe push him further away.
Despite this, I’m so, so proud of how far I have come on my own. I hope when I do go to him I can show him just how serious I am about this recovery.
Hope everyone’s well
d x
Hi d1994, lovely to see your enthusiasm it's really good.
Hi d1994, lovely to see your enthusiasm it's really good.
Hey Charlie, thanks so much. With my money where it should be and in better hands this month, I can’t see how I’ll be able to gamble throughout October either. I know it will be hard, especially the next couple of months. But one step at a time.... Roll on 2 months free!
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