Hello u may know me as Adam or read the beano, I'm not new to this site and not new to gambling my hard earned money away. Tonight I lost again and and feeling pretty down after a binge on a fruit machine which lasted for hours whilst other normal people laughed and joke whilst enjoying their time in the pub and I just zoned out on fruit machine.
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​I have been on here about a year and have moved from online poker to real life poker, and blocked online betting and bookies betting
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I now feel its time to stop my poker for good and stop betting in pubs. I don't expect to get too many comments for the first few months as I've said this before many times but believe me I'm going to give 2017 a bloody good go and try to make in roads in saving up.
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​I'm going to be cautious in January and not go to any pubs. Then when I get more confident I will meet with friends in then again.
​I am giving up smoking on new years too so my first month will be very difficult and I will be posting kn here everg day for support.
In February once I have my confidence back I will join ang group challenges to get extra impetious
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Night feeling optimistic already
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Welcome home boy
Will look forward to seeing you smash through 2017.
Lets get started then Adam
I'm ready for 2017, I slipped up on new years eve as I thought this is the last time I can gamble, only five pounds but still a waste. Here goes 2017 is apon us. Given up smoking too and feeling pretty ill at the mo..
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What needs to change is you, the decisions that you make, the actions that you take to overcome the addiction. The change in the year is irrelevant, it isn't some mysterious force that will save you from yourself. Your own salvation lies with you.
The help and support is there, if you want to take it.
CW
Yep ur spot on cheers for the reply the date, the month the year means nothing its the decions I make in them that make me a gambler. I just like to think that a new year can mean a fresh start and a new lease of life.
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Today I've bought some nicotine gum as I'm not smoking now. Its going well id like to think that ill be able to keep this week gamble free and am off to a good start. I am going to spend money saved this month on some shelving for my bedroom for my cds and DVDs and start collecting them again. Night all
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Evening, another day of gum and work but no sign of ciggerettes and gambling horray , day three down off to bed
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Day four complete, ive been to work, not smoked and not gambled. Been thinking today a lot about gambling ,saving and holidays. I'm not going to casino on Friday even though mates are going, this is a big step for ne. I know like ciggerrettes gambling emotions wants and desires last around five minutes untill u find the sensible conclusion or not. I just have to ride if ouf often many times each day. This will hopefully redhce over time. I'm not putting myself in a place where I can gamble or smoke for a while untill I become stronger. I believe I can go in pubs again but af the moment i need to be careful.
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Last Thursday I went and played poker in the pub and also won forty pounds on fruit machine..well used guessed it forty wasn't enough so I pumped that back in lost, then went to cash machine thirty more lost went to cash machine again thirty more lost... w*f was I doing... Well I think it took that episode to make me fead myself and what I ca do in an hour. So today a week later jve not only not gambled for fic m vve days ive also not smoked for five days and am feeling good about myself. I'm going to go swimming Saturday and am still going to get some dvd shelves on pay day.
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