This is my second visit to the page after having a pretty serious re lapse. Luckily havent done any serious financial damage. I was betting on football and tennis every day and was doing pretty weell, then went a little bit mental today and **** 1500 quid loke it was nothing. I had three different account with online companies and thought by changing around the deposit limits, I could keep myself under control. Worked for a while but you end up finding a way if your desperatly trying to chase a loss.
Iv self excluded from all the companies now and I dont reckon there are any sites left that I havent excluded from previously.
I have a couple of weekend getaways booked that I had money topay for, but now its all going to have to go on a credit card. That, or cancel the holidays and let my gf cut my head off. Ha.
Im not overly depressed about this situation that iv got myself into and a do feel positive about the changes that I will now have to make. I actually remember doin this before, losing all my money and being delighted that I didnt have to go through another tennis match with my heart pounding like mad.
Anyway, its good to be back to the site walking the road to recovery with all of you. As always, the more support the better. Good luck to everyone. Stay strong
Morning of day one. I suspect today will be a VERY productive day at work
Very confusing, not having any scores to check or bank accounts to manage. I was reading posts this morning and someone wrote
About a 'time, money and location' triangle and making sure there is always one missing link. Been thinking about that a lot today. My locatation is definitely my work.
Oscar
welcome back to the forum fella, a place where you will find a wealth of help and support and all from like minded folk who all seek the same outcome
To arrest the destructive gambling from their own lives.
The triangle was the piece of advice that was gifted to me on my first days recovery back in jan2012 it still helps today.
For me it gifts thinking time, time for the rational side of the brain to kick in and say 'f**k why am I gambling the end result will always be the same misery??'
Use your diary to record your own progress and share the joy that is abstinence
It is all about gifting yourself a choice well done for making yours today
Duncs stepping forwad never back.
hi oscar, no worries mate, we got your back,keep strong and use words of encouragement towards yourself!!!
hi Oscar , like you when I also lost my last bet , it kind of gave me a sense of relief knowing that this would make me put extra measures in place to stop myself betting again , so far with extra measures that I have put in place this seems to be working as I have not betted again and hopefully I wont , and think now I have put these measures in place weather it was doing this or just something clicked I am more serious never to bet again, anyway I hope you me and everyone on here will beat this permenantly. keep strong and whatever it takes to stop do it , thanks simon
Thanks to all you guys (or gals) for replying. It really means a lot. Got thru day one ok. It did enter my mind once that if I WANTED to bet today, I would be able to access funds. I dismissed that thought pretty quick tho. My mind wants to have more many in mybank account and less money on my credit card and its weird to think that nothing is gonna change for three weeks. So used toseeing things come in and out every day.
I hope everyone has had a positive day and we are all still on the right track. Night all
Day 2 almost done and dusted. Feeling pretty calm at the moment. Very little temptation at this stage. Looking forward to getting home and having a read of everyone elses posts do get some inspiration. Hope everyone had a good day. Whatever stage of the journey ur at.
hey Oscar
you are doing great- just one day at a time, that's all we can do. I'm on Day 4 again after a relapse. They say that the hardest journey starts with the smallest step so just keep taking your small steps my friend.
Stay strong
Stu
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