A New Beginning

great reading your positive posts especially at a time of family bereavement. take care x

Thank you Cookie12. Yes, going through a tough time recently but keeping myself strong and taking one day at a time is the only way forward.

41 days GF.

Woke up with a good feeling today after a good lie in of course 😉 Ahh waking up at 4:30 most of the days makes a lie in bed even more special. Anyways, after breakfast I straight away got on the chores. Deep clean kitchen, bathroom, missus's office, hoover bedroom, laundry etc. sprayed and wiped the tv and my god it looks so beautiful haha. After the missus came home we sat down and made some interesting future planning/budgeting. Exciting times ahead.

I asked my girlfriend if I could watch football in the evening she said it's not a good idea because I become a different person once I get glued to football. The problem is I get too passionate when I start watching football and the missus thinks it affects my mood. The aftermath is negative especially if the team I support doesn't get the result. Therefore, we negotiated if I only watch the second half instead of the whole game. Hopefully, the day will come that I will stop caring so much about football. So, in overall a very good day. We got done so much and I had no gambling urges. The future looks bright. Onwards and upwards. Taking one day at a time. 42 days GF.

Pras

excellent.your girlfriend sounds really switched on and the fact you listen to her sounds like a successful partnership.have a great week

Thanks Cookie and you.

43 days GF.

Went for a run today. Need to lose weight and start feeling good again. No gambling urges or anything whatsoever. Taking one day at a time. 44 days GF.

Pras

45 days GF.

I had my second online counselling today and it went really well although there was a little technical glitch at the start. The built in webcam on my laptop wouldn't turn on!! Anyway, a simple reboot did the trick and it was smooth afterwards. We got a lot covered this session and I'm quite happy with my progression although it's still early days. I have my guards in place to prevent myself from getting complacent. Taking one day at a time. 46 days GF.

Pras

No gambling urges. Spending time and energy on important things. All guards in place. Taking one day at a time. 47 days GF.

48 days GF.

Hey Pras,

Glad to hear counselling is going well and you're still gf. Have a good weekend =)

Thanks sjwsjw and yes still gf. However, still early days and I must not get carried away. Taking one day a time. 49 days GF. Hope you have a good weekend too.

Pras

Good morning Pras (Hazard2myself) and congratulations on 50 days without a bet.

I am very impressed with the positive attitude and maturity which you have shown in your recovery.

First of all you accepted you were a compulsive gambler. You expressed a desire to stop gambling and were willing to live a gamble free life

Secondly you put blocks in place to prevent you gambling and handed over finances to your girlfriend.

Thirdly you are keeping a gamcare diary of your progress and having counselling.

Fourthly you are utilising your time and energies in a productive way by running, getting out and about and spending quality time with your wonderful girlfriend.

Excellent progress on your gamble free journey...stephen

Thank you Stephen for your kind words and continuous support it means a lot. After numerous failures before I'm really determined to succeed this time and I'm grateful to have found this forum. Gamcare has been a godsend to me. Like I've said before I don't want to get too carried away and want to carry on with "one day at a time" approach. So far so good. 50 days GF. That's a milestone in itself I suppose. Long may it continue.

Pras