a new chapter

so day 6. Amazingly after all I said tonight I got that feeling, what if I put in some money I might win - then I thought about my life and how c**P gambling makes me feel and how much I hate it. So happy to say day 6 done. Roll on tomorrow - that will be a week and I have to to say it has

gone much quicker than previously. Really hope the change is for good this time x

Hey, so tomorrow you will be a week gamble free? Congrats, the time will fly by now! I do the same thing when I feel the urge to gamble - I think of how I cannot control my spending, how it makes me feel so bad and how it has resulted in me incurring large debts. It is easier then to resist.

Have a great weekend and stay strong xxx

Hey moving on:)

Urges always going to be there, but as long as you don't react on them you are save. We can't run away from them, but learning to live with them and ignore them is a key. It will get easier as days passes by and you will start seeing more and more light of the day!

fantastic - a week....keep it up:)

Sandra x

Yay day 7. So glad I didn't go online last night. No urges today and decided to focus on the positives I will get from not gambling rather than the loss of not gambling if that makes sense?. Instantly I have more time and my life back and over time I will end up with cash that I can enjoy and have something in return for it, be it memories of nights out or actual possessions. I have a way to go before I can start enjoying the money I am not putting in the slots at the moment my focus is paying off my debt, but even a week on with out gambling makes a difference. Starting to ramble so will say goodnight but looking forward to the week ahead xx

So day 8 is here, seems to have flown by and what a difference a week makes, given how truely terrible I felt this time last Saturday, woken early so gonna take the dog out before it gets too hot, then food shop, tidy house - chill for a bit then off to work this afternoon. Feeling really positive today and looking forward to another gamble free day, xx

Hi there. I've just added you to the thread. Great to have ya on board. I hope the extra focus and the weekly check ins will help keep you on the right path. I know getting to the finish line gamble free will feel fantastic. I'll see you at the next check in!!

Thanx Dave. So day 9 done double figures tomorrow and had a few thoughts about gambling today was pretty easy to shake them. No way do I want to let myself down again, anyways joined the 90 day thread so have to keep 'clean' now 😉 best wishes all xx

Yo MovingOn&Up

Thanks for the post

Here's to double figures away from the gambling ballshite. The longer from your last bet really opens ones eyes and clears the old noggin. With which is clear in how your posts come across.

Keep living up MovingOn

Hey volcano thank you - just what I needed. Felt really low today and in a bit of a dark place, trying to juggle m oney to pay bills and feeling the fallout from gambling. I guess as strange as it sounds whilst gambling I always had that albeit misguided thought that I might be able to win my way out of debt. now all I see is years of repayments. I know that in the long term I will be better off financially, emotionally and physically, but I feel cheated. Not only have I lost money but my habit has also taken the spark out of my life, and I struggle to get rid of the thoughts that it owes me. But re-reading what I have written I would rather it owe me than own me. I guess this is all part of the journey so heres another day. Roll on tomorrow 1 step closer to the 2 weeks mark xx

Hey, hope you are feeling better this evening. It can be hard when taking stock of what money you have and what needs paid out but at least you are dealing with it. If you were still gambling then it would take even longer to sort out your debts at least now you are tackling them. Stay strong xxx

Thanks pink, decided to put yesterday's anguish aside AMD try and sort things out. I am lucky enough that I have a decent job and although in debt I have never once missed a payment or defaulted. This means I have today managed to transfer my credit card debts onto an interest free card. Not only does this mean I can manage them in one place, I am not having to pay interest which makes it much more manageable. As soon as this goes through I am cancelling the other cards. Feeling more energetic and positive today. Another day down roll on the next one x

Roll on another day and may the momentum continue MovingOn.Guessing a normal part of the process of removing this S***e from our past, that we're going to have down days. Think its called normality. Unfortunately we got sucked into the cauldron of gambling. But hai ho, we are where we're at and that's tackling this infliction and seeing life unclouded.

Keep moving forward and strength to you

Thanks for posting on my diary. I've just read through yours too and YES... We can and will do this! Stay strong.

Hey moving on:-)

Thanks for your message on my diary. I am glad for you, that you feel optimistic, it's the only way forward...no looking back, i believe in you!

Keep determination going, anything is possible, as long as you want it a lot 🙂

Take care and keep moving on:-)

Day at a time

Sandra x

Hi guys thanks for the messages of support. Not really much to say today except another day gamble free. Pretty rubbish day at work but fir he first time in a while that didn't give me the urge or excuse to want to gamble... Just opted for a glass of wine instead...lets hope that doesn't become a regular replacement 😉 all is well, been reading other people's stories and really don't know why we do it to ourselves?? Moving on and up xx