a different strategy

keep the chin up nipped 64days is a v good place 2 kick on from, i wish i was 64 days clean this is day 1 for me. Chill over the wknd

thanks unruinurself !

day -65

feel i need to post again today as temptation has been strong and i mean very strong

was at gym earlier having very very strong urges to go to the casino

managed to convince myself that it really wasn't the best idea with this massive speeding fine hanging over me

need to put a deposit down on a summer holiday tomorrow aswell so last thing i need was to loose a few hundred quid tonight

think I'm going to have to sink a few tomorrow watching the rugby and football let off some steam !!

stay on the right path people 🙂

day 69 - tuesday

wow these weeks are going quick !

feeling stronger this week didn't break over the weekend was itching to go to the casino but managed to hold off all weekend and kept my cool

had some good luck over the weekend and finally won 200 quid off a footy accumulator .....money has already been taken off me for that speeding fine so no panic !!

also managed to get a holiday booked with 10 of my mates so happy with that too

hopefully plough through the next 30 days odd and make it too 100 days of recovery !

Hi - first time I've read some of your diarty today.

I like you place football bets but have managed to abstain from my problem area of gambling in the bookmakers for 7 months now.

Well done on the 69 days and keep it going.

And well done on the footy acca - even although you had to pay the speeding fine its still a win. Agree we need something to keep us going.

my posts are sending twice for some reason apologies

yes captain i agree that accumulators are harmless enough especially when online gambling has never really been my thing anyway

( i place all my accumulators online so i need never step into a bookies again )

never really got into online casinos i don't like the fact you can't walk out with the satisfaction of having a wad of cash in your pocket at the end of a session

anyway good luck all

day 71 - thursday

was tired and fed up this morning but managed to finish work early and have a good 2 hour gym sesh to vent

it worked and now i feel great mindset is good

and I'm looking forward to the weekend and the sport and possibility of yet another session on the booze saturday afternoon :l

been sticking to my self imposed budget well this week

the reason I'm posting tonight is because I've realised I'm being a little bit selfish at the moment and not offering any help through the rest of the threads apart from my own

but i promise once i hit my targets and sorted my own life i will start putting back into the community !

Great reading your progress nipped, I see myself in you a few years ago. I was once 5 or 6k in debt and 22/23 and wish I had stumbled across this site. I'm now 20k in debt at 25 but urging people to stop now as it doesn't get better if the gambling continues. I enjoy reading your progress so keep it up. 14 days gamble free for me but going cold turkey even though I so want to have an accumulator bet at the weekend, but whatever works for you.

thanks for the post rst !! good to hear from someone of a similar age in a similar position

the main reason i am still doing this diary today is because i said to myself at 18 " i don't want to be doing this when i am 21"

and here i am 3 years later in 5 grands worth of debt because of it... so as you say in another 3 years il be 25 and thats going to easily escalate to 15 - 20 K its pretty easy to see the path on which you need to stay on i just seem to loose my way sometimes lol

urrm no personally i won't be giving up my football accas / bets .. i can give up the casino, fobts,lottery,scratch cards whatever but when you take my football bets then thats every last drop of hope of brighting this very dull world

anyway day 77

Well another week on the wagon done feeling tired now i need a few days off work .....

haven't been so lucky with my accas this week

my claims have been reinforced that man utd are continuing to head towards the worst team in the premier league some truly horrendous performances from them as of late

apart from that not much to report haven't had many urges to go down to the casino this week

a turning point perhaps......

Well done on the 77 days - good to have someone else on here besides me who is doing accas buit abstaining from their problematic area

Day 82 ( i think )

Just a quick Thankyou to the posters who have commented on my diary so far

as i have mentioned earlier in my posts i will eventually get around to posting in yours

Well thats another week over and done with cannot believe we are nearly 3 months into 2014 has absolutely flown by

1 or 2 minor urges for the casino towards the end of last week i say minor as they where literally just 2 passing thoughts which i quickly dismissed

Actually had a very chilled weekend after coming down with the flu on Thursday 🙁 although i have really enjoyed it was feeling fresh and good this morning ( makes me realise how horrible a Monday is with a hangover from Saturday )

Had a little bit more luck with the old acca’s on this weekends FA cup matches too pocketed 50 quid yesterday so happy days ( gone in my summer holiday fund)

not much else to report birthday next week and a week of work so no complaints either

will check back in towards the end of the week

stay strong guys

Hi Nipped,

Good to see your still doing well and staying away from the casino. Have you found yourself with a bit more money in your pocket as a result?

Hi martin

urrm to be honest because I've been chipping away at my debts, paying speeding fines , made repairs to my car and I've booked a holiday for the summer

the straight answer is no not yet anyway

i had foreseen it was going to take me until around april to get back into a position where i was comfortable

unfortunatley in april i have car insurance , car tax and mot due lol 🙁 so this could take even longer now

however saying that these are just things that are a part of everyday life everyones got to pay them so i don't see why i should be any different

to cut a long story short i guess....at least my money isn't going to waste i guess 🙂

Day 86 -

saturday and a welcome one at that

had a busy week in work and its been tough

been having very strange feelings about gambling this week...... shall i shan't i

as the weeks of sobriety press on you really do forget about how much pain gambling can actually inflict on your life

what you see as normal everyday life when you have stopped, is actually complete tranquility for a gambler

i have had to remind myself of this countless times over this week

i am 22 on tuesday and i am determined to stop this nonsense now

have a good weekend everyone !

Hi Nipped

I too had a wobbly day yesterday after 73 days and couldnt understand why because I do not want to gamble but I think its just our own minds way of testing us to see if we are strong enough. I had a great post from Mr Brightside on my diary yesterday- have a read it may well help. It worked for me anyway!

Best wishes

Linda

Hi Nipped,

I am 24 years old and have had a past with gambling to. As I was reading all the things you have had to pay for, the one that stuck out was a holiday..you probably would not have done this had you been gambling, as the money you spent on the holiday you probably would have lost at the casino!

Make sure you stay strong!!! The urges will always try to get the better of you but do not let them!! You sound like you have a promising career ahead of you, and so do not let it go to waste by bad choices.

Make sure you are able to enjoy your birthday and the way you know you will is if you stay away from the casino, because win or lose you will still end up losing it all anyway!

LFC1990