Hi all,
In my quest to keep gamble free, I am starting a diary.
For those of you who haven't seen my other post, my downfall in the last few years has been online slots.
Like many others, I have lost thousands by playing them but I just can't do it anymore. Luckily the only debt I have is my credit card. I did have a lot of other debt but recently managed to pay it off due to coming into some money. Although I paid off my debts and few other things, I wasted a lot of it.
I used to be so good with money and I hate that I got so hooked to it all. When I play it's like I'm in another world and all my focus is on clicking away my money. Again I'm sure I'm not alone when I say this, but even when I win big, it's very rare I take any of it out because all I want to do is to continue to play.
I really hope by keeping this diary and with support from others I can get myself away from this habit.
Similar to another diary on here, I'm going to save/log a little bit of money each day which I will use to pay my credit card.
I'll post again later on when I'm home and hopefully I'll be one day down of being free of gambling.
So day one has been completed gamble free and I'm onto day 2.
Yesterday wasn't too bad as I had a busy evening but it still crossed my mind a few times.
Now I just need to get through today.
Well done for starting a diary, starting a new life gamble free.
Gambling takes everything away from us, not only monetary but over takes our every waking hour, sourcing funds, paying back debts, thinking of systems, it takes your life over completely.
I've started to plan my day, avoid anything gambling be it sports on the TV, papers.
Got a keep a positive mind, gambling will not beat us.
Ave a good day.
Thanks Trigger! How are you doing?
Well day 2 is done and dusted and today was a lot easier than yesterday. I did think about it a few times, but then reminded myself how rubbish if feel afterwards if I caved. Overall it was a fairly stress-free day. I know not every day will be this easy and for me, the worst time if coming up. The weekend. That is when I normally spend the most due to boredom.
I'm going to try and keep myself super busy and not let it get to me. If I can get myself through the weekend then that will be a huge step. But for now, I'm just thinking about tomorrow and concentrate on getting through that.
Thanks Trigger! How are you doing?
Well day 2 is done and dusted and today was a lot easier than yesterday. I did think about it a few times, but then reminded myself how rubbish if feel afterwards if I caved. Overall it was a fairly stress-free day. I know not every day will be this easy and for me, the worst time if coming up. The weekend. That is when I normally spend the most due to boredom.
I'm going to try and keep myself super busy and not let it get to me. If I can get myself through the weekend then that will be a huge step. But for now, I'm just thinking about tomorrow and concentrate on getting through that.
Hi,
Ive heard so many stories about online slots its scary! As I dont have a pc/ laptop (and only a pretty basic smartphone) there've never been a problem for me - although ive played lots on FOTB's in the bookies so I do know how addictive they can be...
anyway i digress... was thinking that if your worried about the weekend you could put steps in place to safeguard your hard earned money-I mean who wants to just hand it over to some mega rich casino owners when youve worked hard to earn it!
Why not install some gambling blocking software? A quick glance around the forums will mention K9 (I think).
Hope you have a stress-free weekend!
Mark
Thanks Mark!
Well day 3 is done and I'm onto day 4 of being gamble free. I'm already starting to feel better about everything although still getting some urges.
As I said in my previous post, the weekend will be the hardest for me but I'm determined to get to Monday and be 5 days gamble free.
I'm already quite proud if myself that I've made it through 3 days. I don't think that has happened for months and months and even then it was because I had no money left! But this time i do have money (albeit not a lot) and I really don't want to see it wasted through gambling.
Hope everyone else's weekend goes ok as well 🙂
Hi Laudar! You're doing great! A
Couple of weeks ago, I had a minor relapse after I was about 7 days I to recovery. I thought I was
Doing so well that deserved a small "reward" by way of a "flutter" on the slots. That was a big mistake. Have now decided NOT to count my gamble free days in case I feel I should be rewarded again! So, am now 2 weeks gamble free but ALWAYS worry about complacency. WE GOTTA KEEP GOING. LETS ALL KEEP FIGHTING THIS DEMON ADDICTION! Helen. X
You're so right Helen and thank you for the support.
I too am worried about complacency but am so determined to beat this.
Good luck on your journey to a better life!
We can ALL do this!
Duplicate post - oops!
Hi Laura,
Still gamble-free?
Mark
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