Back Again

1 week........ blocks in place and doing their job when i feel tempted which has been often, just taking it 1 day at a time

Day 10 ...... Plenty of urges to gamble on the weekend football but have cant act on these cause of the blocks i have in place , defo think that boredom was the reason for my relapse so doing my best to keep busy still finding it hard to let go of money lost but at least this time i havent got into debt, just have to keep taking it a day at at time....

Keep going Chartom your feelings always seem very similar to mine I'm finding the weekend football (the main thing I bet on) very difficult to get past . But I did wake up today Sunday morning happy that I didn't give in to the urges and another day down . It really is one day at a time at certain stages and I think weekends are going to be like this . Your right with the boredom thing to . Got to fill our time but got no money ! Ha ha . Anyway all the best hope you wake up like me on Monday ready to face another week without gambling knowing you got through the weekend .

Hi Chartom, you must be gutted to realise how easy it is to relapse even after two years, but well done for pulling the plug before you got into debt. And no consolation for you, but may act as a warning to others too.

Well here i am ...... Back to day 1 again.... to be honest have felt it coming for a while now but was unable to do anything about it, need to nip this in the bud now before it gets out of hand again, really dont want to return to that dark place i have been to before.....hoping that coming back on here again can help keep me on the right track

Why do i keep doing this to myself.................... back to day one lost a large sum this afternoon money which i had saved for a family holiday, every time i get a bit of money saved its the que for me to start to gamble again.... have excluded from the site i joined but dont feel i can tell my partner, really need this time to be the last before i loose everything

Hi Chartom,

It sounds like blocking software would be a good step forward for you.

There are a few we recommend, here is some info:

http://www.gamcare.org.uk/get-advice/what-can-you-do/blocking-software

Also you might want to consider limiting your ability to pay for online transactions.

If you need further information or advice, please feel free to call the Helpline or the Netline to speak to an adviser.

All the best,

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