From now until gambling debt free

Keep going Tom it does get easier with time, you will find you are a much better person without gambling in your life, don't beat yourself up thinking about money lost look to the future

Struggling at the moment guys. Not with fighting gambling but with the realisation of how much money I've lost. Ive literally swapped an obsession with gambling for an obsession of how much of an idiot I've been. It's literally like I've woken up out of a nightmare. I think in the past, any depressing feelings of losses have have been swept under the carpet as I gambled again thinking I could get it back. Got no interest in gambling at all. I'm fact I don't think I've ever felt so against it as I do right now. Just want to get over the losses.

20 days free.

Hi tom well done on 20 days gf 🙂 that's one of biggest hurdles to overcome getting your head around the losses. The only thing I can say is you need to let them go because you might chase again and be even worse off. I know how hard it is though you can do it best wishes Lu x

Hi Tom,

Well done on 20 days gf.

I am going through much the same as you just now. Although I have a lot more debt the amount is irrelevant really. I've lost thousands, however most of it chasing losses. I hate gambling so much that I can't believe that I enjoyed it in the first place.

I sometimes question whether I am a compulsive gambler, or am I just a complete idiot for chasing the losses. However at the end of the day, if I wasn't a gambling addict I would never have chased in the first place I guess.

I've been in this position before and am now at the end of the road. I'm 8 days gamble free and will never gamble again in my life. I'm coming to terms with the fact that I may have massive debts, but they're never gonna get any bigger, only smaller.

That wouldn't be possible if I still gambled.

Good luck on your recovery mate.

Thank you so much for the messages, really helpful and feeling slightly better because of them. Looking forward to getting as far away from my last bet as possible. I haven't posted much on others posts yet, I just feel like I need to be on the receiving side at the moment. I'm sure once I've proved myself, I'll feel up to it. One thing though, I'm defo feeling stronger than ever in regards to knowing I won't be gambling again.

Hi Tom don't worry about posting help etc you need to concentrate on you it's early days you'll do it when your ready. Hope things are better, it really does help to share and with every day that passes gf you'll feel stronger and happier. Take care hun Lu x

There's been a slight, slight shift change. Today I was 90% constantly thinking about my losses and 10% not, for the first time in 23 days, instead of thinking 100% of my time about losses. Still no urge to gamble, just concentrating on being a better me, at work and at home.

Well it is getting easier. This is the longest I've hurt for this time around though. Almost payday which is a good milestone. A lot of it will go towards paying debts but at least the debt is going in the right direction, down!

I went shopping the other day. Didn't spend a lot but thought a lot about all the stuff I could have bought in the past.

I've decided that when my debts are gone I'm going to go out and spend a couple G on me and the Mrs!

Been paid. Last time I got paid I gambled the equivalent of my wages plus another 1k within a couple of days. I do have another large credit card payment to make this time around but it feels good to know I won't be wasting any money on gambling this month. From next month the debt payments become smaller so onwards we march.

Keep going Tom :)) It's a nice feeling seeing those debt's decreasing month after month , it takes a while to see the benefits but so worth it my friend :))

Have a great day Bud !

Thank you Alan. Determined this time to put this horrible time of my life behind me.

I sit here now and think how the hell did I lose so much money. I can't really understand how, now that I'm feeling normal again. Feels a bit like a bad dream that actually was reality. Just shows how powerful addiction is. No one in their right mind would throw their money away like that.

I could be sitting here with literally thousands in the bank, a Rolex on my wrist and a smaller mortgage, but hey, it could be worse. I can get through this, I managed to stop just before I completely destroyed my life.

Have a great weekend.

One thing I'm realising now I'm not gambling is I've got more time for things. I went to visit family yesterday. Normally I'd have been pre occupied with checking scores and betting secretly on my phone. This is precious time you can't get back! If you're with loved ones, be there in mind too! Not just physically.

I continue marching forwards.

Another 2.5k paid off the debt this month. It's my last affordable big payment, the rest will be in the low hundreds over the coming months.

Current gambling debt stands at 17k. It's going in the right direction now.

Hi tom well done on gf days and paying gambling debt off your doing great! Stay strong best wishes Lu xx

Thanks Lulu

I see you gamble free days are very close to my amount. Let's keep going together.