Today is the first of the rest of my life i truly belive that. I just cant do it anymore. Today i took the kids to the playcentre on the albert dock, usually saturdays for me constist of football coupons horse racing, and if i have a win roullette... Well not today, and it felt good.
Ive tried to quit before but it was a half hearted attempt, this time i am 100% focused on beating this addiction. I have a enourmous task ahead of me but i will do this one day at a time.
If anyone could offer any advice/coping mechanisms that would be great!
Hi Wilddatsme,
welcome to the Forum, and well done for taking action. Posting on here is a good first step. We would generally also recommend that you cover the gambling triangle: blocking access to venue (where you gamble, so that would be self-exclusion and/or blocking software), limiting access to money (maybe you could ask someone to hold your cards/money for you for a period of time) and time (keeping busy, finding other things you can put your focus into, making life as fun and as interesting as possible for your self).
Do also feel free to get in touch with our Helpline of Netline for one-to-one support and advice.
And of course, keep posting and sharing.
All the best,
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