Day 30, another mild stone. When I started I didn't think I'd last 3 days let alone 30!!! Had my last counciling session on Saturday, was told because I hadn't had any urges to gamble, she would sign me off BUT if ever I fell I need to go back, then iv just gotta phone her. That felt good!! I come out of the meeting on such a high, there was a homeless man outside, it was cold and raining, I walked into town, bought a sausage roll and a coffee and walked back to him and gave it to him. He was overwhelmed with my guesture, and to think 31 days ago I was gambling £100+ a day, and a £2 gift like that is far more rewarding.
Stay strong everyone!!!
well done so far shamrock
hope you caught it in time
well done tri
Another milestone day 40. Gambling has not entered the equation. No thoughts,dreams about it. It's weird cos until I got out the habit, I was waking up knowing what bet I was gonna do for that particular day. Now iv not got the temptation their (wife has all the money/cards ect) and the routine has been broken for so long, it's as if I never gambled in the 1st place. Don't want to low the boundaries tho, just incase I get too complacent. I kinda just like the way it has been for the last 40 days........ GAMBLE FREE.
have a nice long weekend everyone!!!!
Well done Shamrock! It's a great feeling when the weight of the gamble is lifted!
Life seems so much more normal not basing everything around betting!
Keep strong and keep your guard up!
have a cracking weekend mate!
Cheers fighter for the kind words, all the best to you....!
Well done indeed.
Beware of complacency though, 30 days is nothing in the grand scheme of things. I'm currently at 70 days and the future does worry me at times. I go every week to GA in my local town, its really good for me and I feel its important. Gambling thoughts will chip away at you and thats the very reason I go to GA. I see it as a reset button to help me going forward.
Something that is obvious in GA is that the people that go every week, are very unlikely to gamble. It works, so consider it.
Good Luck
Cheers trotty, will bare that in mind.dont want to drop my guard because I know that blooming nasty addiction is still hiding just round the corner.well done on your 70 days. Let's all stay strong together!!
I'm off to GA tonight, not missed a meeting since I started, beginning to enjoy it!
Good Luck
Haven't been on here for a while, day 95 and gambling is now a distant memory. To think the money I used to throw away is sickening, and HOW much better off I am now I'm gamble free. Taken up playing snooker again (god my eyesight is rubbish) and treating my family to nice meals/days out is a reward that you get from not gambling, had a new kitchen fitted, and from not gambling, iv saved the money to pay the electrician,plumber,carpenter and the flooring fitters. When gambling gets hold of you, it's like your in a bubble, nothing else matters, only gambling. When your strong enough to burst that bubble, you see how bad things were. All the best to everyone who is fighting this illness, you can beat it, and the rewards are far better than the odd win here or there!!!!
STAY STRONG
Haven't been on here for ages, logged in to see my gamble free day total......195. Where the hell did that time go!!!! Still gamble and now debt free and not even had any urges, it was hard,very hard to start with, but with each day gone it has got easier. I don't miss the casinos and bookies. I had a mate who owned his own betting shop, I would phone him everyday to put a bet on. He phones me to tell me even tho he has lost a good (stupid) customer, he is pleased for me that I've got out of the life ruining habit. Stay strong everyone and roll on the 200 milestone.
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