Day 1 gamble free today. 10 years of mayhem in my life, hate what gambling has done to me. Makes me struggle financially, mood swings at home and lack of focus on family life.
Feeling weak/like a relapse will come soon but determined that this time I won't give in. Only way to beat the bookies is to stay away.
Took my little girl swimming today, made sure she had a happy day. Day 1 down, let's see what tmw brings.
Hello fringe31 and welcome to the Forum,
Well done on making a start to your recovery and you are right, the best way is to stay away from gambling. However, you may find that will power is not enough to achieve this. It wouldn’t be wise to rely on that only and hope for the best. Gambling can be a strong addiction and the urge to gamble may not allow you to think clearly. It would help you to have a strategy to follow, a plan that would work for you. We provide free counselling sessions to help you with this and become more skilled at dealing with urges and generally understand your gambling behaviour better.
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