its now 45 days since my last bet, to this day its still playing on my mind about loosing that money and always thinking still what if i had that money it could of done so much for me and my partner ect, i had a dream last night about gambling and i won a lot and then woke up lol silly i know, im just hoping il still be able to keep to my guns and make sure i dont give in to gambling, im around my family and friends all supporting me and making sure dont give in, only issue is with them they like to gamble all my football friends but they all still support me and dont rub in my face, can you ever get over loosing alot of money even in time i hope to one day look back and go thank god at the age of 25 i stopped gambling as that day i lost it was the worse day of my life the feeling in your stomach ect just hope one day to get over this, hope there is anyone ouit there who wants to chat
well done, keep moving forward, one day at a time. The playing on the mind bit will get easier in time, normally after about 90 days, the urges become less intense and fewer and further between. I still get urges now and then and thinking of all the money that I lost and the amount of debt I'm in. Dreams too are quite common, I once had a very real dream and I even had to check my bank balance to prove that it was in fact just a dream.
Trust when I say I lost alot of money and in the process of paying the debts off over 10 years. I have no assets and renting. Coming to terms with the money lost and accepting that it will take a long time to pay off is hard, but also something I refuse to hold me back.
I first went to GA in 2005, and I was your age, I didn't listen and went back to gambling until I was 37. Most of my 20s and 30s wasted. Please don't follow the same path as me. Stick with it, talk about your feeling, keep in contact with other gambling addicts, help others, keep the recovery above everything else.
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Hi Cameron, yes it does get easier over time. That’s my experience anyway.
I’ve recently just had one of the worst gambling experiences of my life over the weekend. I lost about £1,200 in 24 hours (even as I write this, it feels like utter madness!). But money will come and go in life. It’s not the be all and end all.
What is far more important than money is our health and time that is wasted from gambling. What you did is in the past. You can only change the future. 56 days in and you’re well on your way to doing just that.
We all make mistakes in life. There isn’t a single person in the world that can claim otherwise. No man/woman is perfect.
We’ve both made mistakes with regards to squandering time and money through gambling. It’s all about we react to those mistakes.
Keep your chin up mate and stay positive.
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