Hi Frozen,
Day at a time is just fine - that's exactly what I'm doing, and you're ahead of me ... keep going and I'll keep chasing ....
I'd be surprised if a large percentage of people on here didn't have some form of depression. I've been thinking about what came first ... was I depressed and gambled to escape, or did the gambling cause the depression. Whilst the gambling won't have helped, it was definitely the former, so without the gambling it's just the grind of reality. However, I don't think we can solve everything at once and stopping gambling won't suddenly make us happy. All I'm concentrating on is getting through each day and patting myself on the back for a gamble free one. If that's all I achieve for the next few weeks that's just fine, and once the pain of the losses etc hopefully fades, I can then hopefully start looking at the more fundamental questions about why my life isn't satisfying ... at the moment mate, all I can advise (and what do I know) is one step at a time, celebrate each day gamble free, and try not to over think things too much. Rich
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble and be happy
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will not gamble
Just for today i will be patient
A little late to day 21 but still muddling through all the same, wishing you all a gamble free weekend. Nice way to start the New Year.
Day 22 Done
Just for today I did not gamble
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will accept being gamble free and happy
Day 23 begins
Just for today I will not gamble
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will accept being gamble free and be happy
Yesterday went by in a blur, today I feel abit down. I don't know why but like a blanket of snow the blues are weighing me down. I am not sure I have depression but something less heavy so I will call it the blues. Life feels a little empty without gambling in it but thats the way a recovery usually starts. I have never went about rebuilding my life brick by brick but hopefully that is what I do this time. I have very few interests apart from gambling which is quite sad but this is what an all encompassing addiction does. I don't have anything interesting to say on much as simply my interests have been limited I am in no hurry to rebuild as this is a slow tedious climb out of addiction and into recovery. Some days will be good and some bad.
Hi frozen,
You are doing so well. Sorry to hear you've got the blues. You're right, gambling can take up so much of our time.
I won't go through the obvious of what you can do but I will say take a moment, evaluate what time you have and try to look on it as a good thing. You have some 'you' time. Fill it as you like.
I hope your blues lift soon. You should feel proud of your efforts.
All good wishes x
Hi frozen, what did you do with free time before gambling? Did you have any other hobbies and things that you tended to do? Hang in there. Scott
Just for today I will not gamble
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will be happy and gamble free
Just for today I will not carry money
Day 24 begins, as yesterday passed my spirts picked up. Don't worry too much about me if I am posting, for some reason in early recovery I usually am feeling down every second or third day. As time passes I tend to be more positive. I am quite involved in sport Scotto probably too much but it helps. However the problem is that gambling is so all encompassing that when it goes the gap takes some filling I am sure in time I will solve this but like every gambler in recovery I want things fixed now. Talk to you all later
Just for today I will not gamble
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will be happy and gamble free
Just for today I will not carry money
Day 24 begins, as yesterday passed my spirts picked up. Don't worry too much about me if I am posting, for some reason in early recovery I usually am feeling down every second or third day. As time passes I tend to be more positive. I am quite involved in sport Scotto probably too much but it helps. However the problem is that gambling is so all encompassing that when it goes the gap takes some filling I am sure in time I will solve this but like every gambler in recovery I want things fixed now. Talk to you all later
Day 25
Just for today I will not gamble
Jut for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will be happy and gamble free
Just for today I will be patient
happy to be still tipping along nicely going ok today
Day 26
Just for today I will not gamble
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will be happy and gamble free
just for today I will be patient
day 26
Well done Frozen on GF 26 Days. How has your week been? Scott
Thanks Scott, it's been pretty decent. I do think of gambling when every I am put out abit but most of this week has been good.
Just for today I will not gamble
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will be happy and gamble free#
All good today, like I said above I do get unwanted gambling thoughts but what can you do? It's a normal part of recovery like everybody I try to keep busy and out of trouble. I do feel edgy when I stop to think, but I can see how less angry I am. My wife and kids are happy and when I think logically so am I.
Just for today I will not gamble
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will be happy and gamble free
Day 28 feeling the urges again but they will pass
Just for today I will be happy and gamble free
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will not gamble
Day 29
Just for today I will be patient
Just for today I will not carry money
Just for today I will be happy
Just for today I will accept I cannot gamble
Just for today I will not gamble
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