29 and out

Day 14 and not broken yet.

Pay day today and will be ok for this month and hopefully next month. Stress levels have gone down a bit but still hatng what I've done.

Hi Dean,

Well done on 14 days.

Keep going and stay strong

Suzanne x

Just been back from working away and now on 18 dyas clean. Feel great except the debt hangover...I have also been here before so can't take it for granted.

Hi 29

Well done on 18 days of winning.

Keep going, the debt will go down.

Gambling will only increase it.

Suzanne xx

On to day 23 now. Went passed a couple of bookies yesterday and had 37 on me. I was thinking 1 big spin and I could get myself a couple of hundred which I need. Managed to resist and feeling ok at the moment.

Hi Mr29, well done on 23 days. Keep resisting and the g-free days will continue. All the best, LC.

Well done Mr29 on your progress so far. Try to be positive about the steps you have taken. Your debt will go down, and in time you can restructure it so it is more manageable and you can still do the things you want to do. Like you, the debt I have frustrates and depresses me, I just want it gone; however, it's those feelings that have always driven me to gamble again - a very vicious circle.

Keep strong and try to be positive, by not gambling the debt goes down. Looking forward to seeing you beat this!

Bangeroo

Thanks for the words guys but I don't deserve it.

Gambled yesterday, only popped by as was in another town and gagging for the toilet. That's the gospel truth as well. Had a few quid on me so thought lets go for it.

1,250 down. Thankfully I managed to claw it back but have to start again after doing so well. I would of been in such a state if I would of lost. How can I enjoy life when I don't gamble but always get pulled back in?!!!

The plus side is I didn't use my card in there so still on course to getting those transactions of my statements!

Day 1, go again.

Dean

I CANNOT WIN BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP

fella that mantra won't change.

I hope you won't let addiction torment you over the episode,set about using your weakness to it's gain

It is after your hard earned and more my friend.

Well done for walking away.

Lesson learned??

My only comment,why are you putting yourself in a position to lose such large sums???

at worse limit the ability to lose a large sum.

Abstain and maintain

Duncs stepping forward never back

Hi Dean

Well done on stopping when you did. Think yourself d**n lucky you got your money back, we know that's a one off. Don't be fooled into thinking because it happened once it will happen again. It was just circumstances. The right time, the right place and you stopping when you did.

Brad

It wasn't a one off, I nearly lost 750 yesterday but managed to win it back. Why the hell do I do it when I am actually sitting there thinking of my debt creeping up or what I could use the money (credit card money) on. Absolute madness.

Thankfully today I have been in a good place and not wanted to go back to it. I have a busy few days so hopefully I can rack some days up AGAIN....

I see and share your pain, it's slow going adding up days, it feels like I've not gambled in ages but it's only day 29. And there's always somethings that creeps up on you and your suddenly short of cash after all most of the months money has gone on your debt.

Instead of counting days why not look at how much money you could have lost if you gambled and start to add that up. Say in my case I worked out roughly in the last 3 years of gambling I lost 20k. That works out at roughly 18 quid a day. So after 29 days instead of it looking like a small number I think "At least I've not lost 522 quid".

I know different methods work for different people but with such a large debt we cannot look at paying it back quickly just look at the positives of staying clean and how the debt will reduce by itself. Gambling will only make things worse.

Hi Dean

I'd been clean for nearly a year. Last couple of months I've lost a grand or so. So disappointed in myself.

I have no debt now. I inherited my dad's business when he passed away. We have a bank balance of 100k plus.

I'm not bragging. You don't know how scared I am. The responsibility on my shoulders and the constant gambling thoughts going through my head.

Money isn't everything mate. When I had 12k debt two years ago I felt more in control than I do now.

Keep at it mate.

Brad

Hi Dean, how are you getting on?