just logged in and realised i have been posting for about 3 years and trying to quit.
if i had of stopped in Dec 2011 i know i would be so much better of and have money in my pocket.
i have made my mind up now to give it up for good as it it killing me.
i get very angry with myself ,which i never used to because i lose so much money,all on roulette in the casino
have given my card to my wonderfull girlfriend and have cancelled my overdraft so i cant spend money i dont have.
i owe the bank about £3000 which is all due to gambling
,and waste my wages every week on this habit.
i am now 48 years old and should know better,
if any one wants to going me with this please post and we can do this together,
so sunday the 14/Dec 2014 is my first day and i hope i can get to 10 then 100 and so on
good luck anyone else starting this fight and be strong
gambling is the devils game and nothing good will come from it.
Mark
HI Mark
Thanks for your comment on my diary - I appreciate it. Sounds like we are in the same boat. Hope you manage to stick with it and find a way to not gamble today. I'm guessing it's not supposed to be easy but it's definitely possible for both of us to quit - just like the many positive people on this forum. All the best - keep posting
John
hey thanks to you both for the post
got through today with no gamble,still very P===ed of about what i done this week
i just read through all my post over the last 3 years amd it has made me even more determind to kick this.
yes a good long term plan before i hit 50 is a good idea.
problem is as a gambler for so many years all my friends are gamblers so its difficult toget away from it but i will try.
john keep posting as we can encorage each other,i will try to post every day and be honest with my progress
day 1 done and dusted on to day 2 now
well day 2 done and still very pixxed of with what i did on sat the money i lost i could really have done with
never mind whats done is done.
2 days without wasting a penny on gambling that thought keeps me going
didnt get the urge to gamble today but sure they will creep up on me when i least expect it
hope everyone is keeping of this time and money wasting disease
will check in tm
mark
hi all forgot to post yesterday but didnt gamble so thats great for me.
so today is day 4.
just had a few big bills come in and this time last week i had all the money ready to pay these.but lost it
anyway wont waste my time living in the past
4 days and counting
ok so checking in on day 5 without a punt
mates rang today wanted me to join them in the casino but told them i was working and didnt go,if i had gone i know
exactly what the result would have been,so good for me
no real urges to gamble but i know its early days yet
mark
Way to go turning down a night out 🙂
Great to see your days clicking up & long may the urges know you mean business this time - ODAAT
thank you ODAAT
checking in on day 6 still no gambling
went to meet my friends in the casino this afternoon but didnt gamble watched them lose.
im not happy they lost but happy i did not play even though i had money in my wallet.
the last session piaaed me of so much i hate gambling now just wish i learnt this 30 years ago
1 week free tm
Hi mjb4000
Well done on 1 week gamble free,not sure going to the casino is a good idea keep going, and eventually you will place a bet and another and another.
This addiction takes some beating as most of the posts on here verify,keep putting temptation so close, will only make your recovery so much harder.
I hope you don't take offence at the comments and stay strong Dino
hi dino no offence taken but yes you are correct i wont make a habit of going but sometimes its hard when all your m8 love to gamble
anyway 1 week free today and still feeling good
ok checking in on my 8 day, no real urges today been to busy getting things ready for xmas
just a short message wishing everyone who is on recovery the best and counting the days like me
bit like covering yourself in gasoline and striking a match
999 times out of 1000 the match will be blown out
only takes 1 time to set you alight
ok so reached 10 days without a gamblr,that is great for me.
did get a urge today to go for a punt but decided to get rid of a load of rubbish down the tip and the urge dissapeared
it was a good ten days not having to check my wallet and take money from the bank because i had lost it all.
hope i can keep strong over the festive period
happy xmass all
Keep doing stuff when the urges appear & this will keep you strong - especially if it involves lugging rubbish to the tip 😉
Good on you reaching double figures & glad that you're already feeling the benefit 🙂
May this gamble free life be the gift you weren't quite strong enough to give yourself back in 2011 - ODAAT
ok hello everyone have not posted for 6 days but good news i have not gambled a single penny,nothing
i am so happy i have now reached day 16 thats near the longest time i have stopped gambling for.
hope everyone else is doing good with this please let me know.
mark
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