A NEW THREAD IN HONOUR OF BALJIT

Hello there Baljit,

I think it was Stumpers diary where he has a mantra "I Cannot Win Because I Cannot Stop". It's so true. You did really well to go 5 weeks free Baljit. Never give up trying to stop. Close those online sites. Put barriers in your way Baljit. You can do this.

I hope you are ok?

Jas xx

Baljit,

online betting was what was the killer for me. This is because, unlike the bookies, the online sites are available 24 hours a day. Very few people on this site can say that they can stay strong and resist urges 24/7.

For this reason, if you are committed to stopping your gambling, a betting blocker would be a good move. This means you cannot bet online even if you want to.

Take care,

f x

I have had a enough i hate bookies they take all of our money there should be a law i stopped for 5 weeks in jan then went back in and have lost about £900 so far this year i am going to stop from this Sunday 7th March 2010 because i have the whole year left yet. No more i was winning nearly £739 guess what gave all of it back and more put £460 in rollette machine,

MY FIRST DAY OF RECOVERY WILL BE SUNDAY 7TH

MARCH 2010 NO MORE HORSES,DOGS AND ROULETTE MACHINE HOPE I DO WELL LAST DAY OF BETTING IS Sat 6th March 2010

I will not give up this time dont what to feel like this with no money at all , GOOD LUCK TO ME WILL KEEP MY DAIRY UP TO DATE

WE CANNOT WIN BECAUSE WE CANNOT STOP. .Best wishes to you YOU CAN DO IT !!!!

Hello Baljit,

You did 5 weeks.....from today 7 March, start again. Keep going.

Jas x

I feel like killing myself , feel in the dumps had a good day at work, then cashed £800 chqs in a pawnbrooker which i lost on horses and roulette machine, l dont what to feel like this any more no money on me at all , why go through this fed up with it , what to get P***** and crash the car and die. killing myself is the only way out , i will never go in the bookies any more from today Tues 16th march 2010 thats if i am still alive !

Hi Baljit,

I am sorry you are feeling so low tonight.

Gambling isn't worth it.

Go onto netline or ring gamcare and talk it

through.

Jas x

Hi Baljit,

You ok? Let us know.

Jas x

I won £331 on football today guess what went on the net at 11.00 pm today and lost it on virtual dogs in about 10 mins how said is that !

you feel so bad and low i dont what to feel like this. No more bets from Mon 29th March 2010,

that day will be my first day of recovery.

And my last day of betting will be today Sun 28th March 2010.

I will not give any of my money to the bookies

Strong words=WEAK ACTIONS!!!!!!

That IMO sums you up perfectly.

I personally have not been having a great time recently with lack of work etc like quite a few people in the country and on here too BUT i,m actually quite proud of myself in the fact that although my life at the moment feels real tough,i,ve not resorted to gambling to try and fix it or escape from the problems.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW SOME BALLS!!!!! and either stop gambling or just carry on.Stop coming on here typing b******t about how the following day will be your first day of recovery,w*f are you playing at!!!!!

If other forum members feel this is too harsh then i,m sorry to you good people on here who are genuinely battling this addiction like me but i,ve read this thread from start to finish and i think???? theres at least 12 slips, TWELVE!!!!!!!!!,i,m lost for words now.

"" A NEW LIFE ""

lost £280 today which was not my money i will win this fed up of losing . i will get there

Hi there. First post on your diary. A couple of points.

You can NEVER win at gambling. You said you won some money and then lost it all in 10 minutes. Think about. You will never win because you will just carry on playing and that is what the bookies want. It will always end up the same. You will loose. Come here in 10 years time and you will be doing the same. You CANNOT win.

It`s a choice. Do you want to carry on a permanent loser at gambling like all of us have been or do you want to quit? Not being hard but it is a simple as that. Your choice buddy.

A New Life - I don't think it was a harsh post at all, in fact I don't think it was hard enough! This whole diary is pathetic, baljit makes a mockery of people who are seriously trying to quit this evil addiction. How many times have people asked what measures he has put in place to stop himself gambling, and there is never a response, simply because the answer is that he hasn't, and he doesn't want to.

Do I feel bad about writing this? No, not really, because I know that he won't read it. All these words on this thread by well meaning people and he never reads them, it is pure ignorance.

Baljit, why don't you come back to this thread when you DO want to stop, and let us know what you are actually DOING to stop yourself...

Fed up of the past lost £280 yesterday Sat 3rd April 2010, I mean it dont what to feel so low and down was really looking forward to the bank hoilday then lost that , so no mone now , we all go in to make money we never do its best to keep what we got , they wont be geeting any more of my money which i work hard for it .

I am very very thankful to the people that have wrote to me which have put some sense in my head .

WE GAMBLE BECAUSE WE ARE BORED SO I AM JOINING A GYM MAKE GOOD USE OF MY TIME BE HAPPY

FIRST DAY OF RECOVERY WILL BE SUNDAY 4th APRIL 2010

Morning Baljit,

You've had so many false starts Baljit....you must be truely exhausted?

Reading your diary makes me feel sad to be honest Baljit. You only ever seem to run to it when the s**t has hit the fan!

If you are serious about wanting to quit then why don't you try posting when you aren't gambling. just something simple like...haven't gambled today. It's a start Baljit. Try it.

Only you know if you want to STOP.

Jas x