Thats amazing progress, well done
@deborah270882 thank you very much! Hope all is going great for you, we can do this!
1 MONTH GAMBLE FREE 😀
SO today April 11th I have officially lasted 1 month without a bet.
1 month ago today everything fell apart. After a few years break from gambling I got sucked back in and spent practically all of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 betting on football.
I lost a few grand then won it all back which was the worst thing that could have happened. I believed no matter what happened I could always win it back. After a winning run at Christmas rather than walk away I got greedy. I put on some large stake bets on favourites and of course they lost.
From Christmas until March 11th I proceeded to lose £5,415. I worked so hard to save that money then I basically threw it all away without thought. I was hooked. My life was out of control. I could not think or focus on anything I was only thinking about my next bet.
That day I decided enough was enough. I could not go on like this. I still had savings but the way I was going soon they would all be gone.
I cannot lie the first 2-3 weeks it hurt like hell. I could not accept my loss. I was in constant grief. I couldn't believe what I had done.
Things now are a bit better. My loss still hurts but the pain is slowly subsiding. I have started to enjoy life again.
When I was sucked into betting I was like a zombie. Moments that should be precious with family and friends I was not present. I was there physically but not therr mentally all I could think about was betting and my mounting losses and how I could win it all back.
Now I am enjoying each day as it comes. I will never forget my loss but the pain is not as raw. I have enjoyed moments with my family and the simpler things in life that maybe I was not appreciating at all.
I have a job opportunity starting in the beginning of May which I will keep me busy all of summer and will mean I will recuperate the money I lost and can start saving again.
Onwards I go, proud to reach 1 month but cannot get complacent. A long way to go yet.
Best of luck to everyone battling this horrible addiction.
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