Aiming to quit TODAY

Hi MrProblem, you know you need to stop so try self excluding from any online sites and go into your casino and self exclude. Will be hard but a necessary thing to do in order to stop gambling. Come clean to your family and get them to take over your finances, you need support if you are truly to beat this.

Tnsk

Mr problem.

Fella welcome to the forum, a place full of like minded folk who share the same goal, to arrest that all important next punt, to put an end to the self created misery that is the compulsion to gamble.

Truthfully family bail outs just gift addiction a green light to continue gambling, the issue is not the money, that is just a symptom, the fuel that feeds addiction.

The skinny is that there is no cure for us, no amount of money thrown at our addiction will cure it, in fact it will just add to acceptance that gambling is ok.

the advice i was gifted on my first days recovery still works today.

There is a triangle

Time-money-location

Take one away and the next punt becomes impossible Gifting the rational side of the brain time to think, time to re wire itself.

Take all the help out there, embrace recovery, it will change your life.

Put the same effort into recovery as you did your gambling, the result will astound you.

Use your diary to record your own progress,.

You can become a winner in life, the stake?

Not a single penny.

Abstain and maintain

Duncs stepping forward never back.

Well I have got through day one but must admit I have been travelling down South for some training at work so I've not really had the chance but am trying to stay strong willed and Dunc I have been advised to follow in your footsteps so I hope to god I can do it. Onwards to tomorrow.

Thanks for the advice both.

onwards to tomorrow.

Day 3 of no gambling for. What I take a bit of heart from is that I do have some money in my bank account. It is for travel cards for the next 4 weeks so I know I can't spend it but that hasn't stopped me in the past.

I have been very busy today with work so that has kept me occupied.

I have actually been thinking what started it all off for me?

I do believe that long periods of being alone at uni (all my friends graduated a year before me) left me in a bit of a downer and gambling was my friend. Sad isn't it really. I do find when I am occupied I am much less likely to think about it as much let alone do it.

Hi MrProblem,

I'm starting my journey today. Another online slots addict. When I started dreaming about slots I knew it was time to quit!

What do you have in mind to fill the time? I want to get fit again and start writing, all the time I devoted to stupidly pressing SPIN, I could have been achieving something. I could be fit, I could make money a better way, I can get my life back and so can you!

Hi Bidger

Ah the old slot dream, I know them well and when Bruce Lee's face is in your dreams you know you have issues don't you.

At the moment, work is keeping me fully occupied I have to say and potentially will be just as intense going forward.

I also want to get fit again as I would like to give the Army Reverse a good shot.

I always wanted to join the Regular's but through ex girlfriends not wanting a military man and a good amount of gambling distraction, it never happened.

My current Mrs and hopefully future wife once I have those key gold nuggets for a ring, is also not keen on regular service but fully supports my intentions as a reservist.

I intend to join a nice gym and if I am not gambling then 50 quid a month is what 20 mins on a dead slot? There is no reason why I can't.

So all the best with your attempts mate and don't give up, I am finding that distractions are really helping and yes it has only been 5 days but we all have to start somewhere.

Onwards to tomorrow.