Well done John we can do this! Thank you Michael bring on day 2 tomorrow.
Day 2 and a day at home with the children lots of washing and packing as we go on holiday on Sunday, today I will not gamble for me and for my children!
Good luck and everytime you think about Gambling i would suggest looking at a picture of your children. If they are the reason you realise you need to stop you might not do it after looking at a picture of them. Im on day 1 so I hope you will always been a day ahead of me. Good Luck. Ian
Thank you Ian I think that's a very good idea,good luck with day 1 stay strong 🙂
Day 2 almost done had a very productive day packing and cleaning then park for a couple of hours.
Hi Trouble P, just wanted to wish you well in your recovery.
I also had a suggestion which may or may not be of use... for me there was always one particular type of gambling i liked the most and it was internet based, i wasn't too fussed on bookies or casinos so if you're the same have you tried withdrawing any money from your bank account and having it in cash? I know you could easily just go and pay it back in but it just adds an extra step and complexity to the urge you might feel if its always available to you to gamble online...
Hello Trouble P well done enjoy your packing it will be good holidaying with the children as it will make you realise what counts to be happy,being your normal self and not the getting lost in an artificial world where no one knows or cares about you.
Best wishes John
Hi heropanda and thanks for your suggestion I do quite often take cash out of the bank But I'm going to more regular now as if there's no funds I can't play anyway,I have a blocker on my phone and one on my daughters iPad so there is no access in the house now at all I feel like the option to gamble has been taken away and that feels good! John packing is almost done it's a mammoth task with 4 children packing for 2 weeks away I'm looking forward to spending time with them and family with no work and definitely no gambling day 3 today feeling ok,how are things with you? Still going strong I hope.
Hi P,
Well done on 3 days, keep positive, keep busy and keep winning.
Best wishes
Suzanne xx
Thank you for your support Suzanne definitely keeping busy lovely day here today so off on a bike ride dog walk 🙂
Hi Trouble P.
Fantastic work, can. Imagine all that packing. Hope you have a lovely holiday.I am still going strong and doing something positive every day. Met my 19 son today on his way to France.took him for lunch and gave him some spending money felt good to be able to do that rather than throwing my money to the sharks.
Keep going strong.
Thank you GT I have enjoyed today it's been a good day without that horrible feeling long may it continue my children are my world and from now on have to be my only focus I couldn't continue as I was as the money I was throwing away was meant for them and I'll forever feel guilty there's so much I could have done with them with the money I've spent on gambling,I think I have to forget that now as that money is gone and try and repair the damage and make sure it doesn't happen again.
Well done John i bet that did feel good sending your son off with a full belly and a bit of spending money keep going we can do this day 4 tomorrow and I'm feeling stronger this time.
Had a nice day today park for a couple of hours before the rain came day 4 almost done feeling ok,I keep waking early every morning with a very anxious feeling I've never had this before I hope it goes quick,bowling with the children tomorrow should be fun.
Hi P,
Your rational side is now coming through, and that is why you wake up early, feeling anxious, you have been out of control of your own mind for a while, your rational side is coming back, but you will have times especially at the early stages, of anxiety, because of what you did, and it's a shock when we start to abstain, push through, it doesn't last long, and every time you have these feelings and get through, you get stronger and wiser, it's part of the process of recovery, you are doing fine.
Even now at times, I wake up,panicky and anxious, thinking I have done something awful, you will feel positive soon, stay strong, and push through, take one day at a time, things will get easier to cope with, and stuff will fall into place.
One day at a time, is the way to keep going forwards.
Suzanne xx
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