Congrats on the double digits! Great stuff,keep going and remember and watch the days and the bank balance go up! Stay strong 🙂
stops and says hello 🙂 well done great acheivement x
Woohoo day 13, and its a Friday. Bad omen? Bad Luck? I dont care because I am still not gambling and luck has nothing to do with it! Went to the gym last night, felt good although I was reminded I am out of shape. I just have to keep at it, just like this gambling problem. My goal: To be the in the best shape physically and mentally I have ever been. One day at a time, thats the key.
Brilliant keep it going!
Great enthusiasm. Great attitude.
Well done.
Stay strong
2 weeks! Day 14, and I feel terrific even though my last credit card statement will be paid off this week, 1800€! Thats from last months gambling urges. Then all my debts for gambling will be paid off and its all looking upwards after that! Financially I can do this, and I shudder to think of what would have happened if I did not stop 2 weeks ago. Its a beautiful day out today, and again its such a great feeling to wake up without any regret or shame! Thats not the way to live. Keep it up guys, life is more than money!
Day 17, still no urges yet. Every day remembering how terrible I felt after gambling helps a lot. Such a bad place to be. Finally got to the gym as well I hope I can keep that up! Other than that I am doing well with this, and my eyes are on the future. Cmon day 50!
Keep it up,you can do this!
Day 19, nothing new to report! Which is a good thing right? Almost 3 weeks in and it feels like a dark cloud has lifted from my life. I cannot stress this enough! If you just quit recently, or want to quit, I can only say that you will notice a difference soon. By not having the stress of trying to cover losses, I feel like a million bucks, and I would rather feel like a million bucks, then have a million bucks 🙂 Not only that, but my relationship with my wife has gotten better. Before I would avoid much conversation because god forbid it would lead into talking about money. That was a HUGE problem. Gambling is much more than hurting your wallet, it tears up relationships without you realizing it. Anyway, bring on the weekend, should be a pleasant time!
This is great to hear mate,it's good to know that's there's life outside the gambling bubble eh? I'm sure your wife has noticed a change in you for the better there's a lot to be said for normality! Keep up the good work
Day 20! Once thing I noticed yesterday is not only have I quit gambling, I have also realized the worth of money. For me an average night gambling was 'only' 200€. Of course it added up each month and I usually spent over 1k, but the thought of the night was 'only' 200€. Thats like 4 trips to the grocery store or 4 tanks of gas, or even more than what I spend on lunches for a month! Man o Man, the value of money seems so little when your eyes are fixated on a jackpot. Anyway I try to keep on focusing on things like this, and all the bad things gambling has done to my train of thought. Dreaming about winning a jackpot brings nothing but misery in the end, so just stop focusing on the what ifs, and focus more on the reality of what you are doing, which is LOSING money. Now I dream about life without gambling, instead of the jackpot, and let me tell you its a dream that can easily come true. Stay Strong!
Day 22! No urges at all, and I actually have money to buy things now. My last credit card debt from gambling was paid off yesterady, and now I just have to get out of my minus in my bank account which is luckily only a few thousand dollars. I can do this, I MUST do this. I cannot beleive I let myself put my relationship with my wife in danger with this nonesense. I guess it also stems from that one big win I had, she was so happy about it and we never really fought for a long time. I promised I would stop after I won, but we all know how that is 🙁 I can only put things right by continuing to put this gambling s**t behind me and work on improving our lives for the better. Till then, stay strong
Day 24. Bought some budgeting software today, will give that go to help better my finances. Still no urges, gambling is terrible. Will hit the gym tonight and stay positive. Stay strong.
Day 25! I am feeling the sting of gambling still while doing my budget. With good planning I can recover, and to be honest I am liking the challenge of this. I am a huge gamer, and this software is some sort of meta game for me. This game however is easy to win, DONT GAMBLE.
Its one day at a time, although my bank account is still suffering because of what I did, my self esteem is MUCH better. I wake up everyday with a purpose, and this huge cloud of regret is gone. No more waking up ashamed!
Thanks for taking the time to read this, its helping me so much in keeping this up. I have never been so focused on changing things in all my life. Its not just about quitting gambling for me, its about controlling my urges in spending and getting in shape! Anyhoo keep it up! Stay strong.
Day 26, the thought of gambling doesnt cross my mind as of yet. The thought of updating my journal does. This forum is truly helping me, but i have to give credit to myself for coming up with this willpower to stop. I spent years feeling sorry for myself, saying things like 'i'm a piece of s**t', just terrible self loathing. So its not only about stopping gambling, but also overcoming this self loathing and being proud of yourself of what you are capable of. I am truly capable to turn myself around, and each day this is my main focus. What can I do today to make me stronger and pump my self esteem. Not gambling, eating healthy, and getting active have been that answer.
Am I worried about a relapse? Perhaps, but its something that I am totally capable of handling and if I get to that point and I can come back here and read what I have written. The more I work on my self worth and self esteem, the more confindent I get with dealing with any pressure to gamble again. Stay Strong
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