I have been working flat out recently and tomorrow/later today is going to be very stressful. I am looking forward to mid-afternoon, by which time I will be able to relax. Some good news at work is that I have received a 2.5% pay rise, which will come into effect from July's pay day. It is not a big increase, but everything helps. I have a large service charge/ground rent bill to pay on Monday, which is going to seriously dent my finances, but I cannot postpone it any longer. My money transfer went through earlier so I am now in a position to pay-off my NatWest Personal Loan, which I shall do early next week.
Day 240: no gambling today.
Well done!
Reading through yours and other dairies just reassures me I'm not a lot & if I'm half as strong as others on here then ill be fine!
Well done on the pay rise to, be strong and put it to good use. Think how much better you'll fell.
Again well done on not gambling today, hopefully I can recover!
Well, half of 2012 is complete. I have achieved quite a lot: I have become a father of a baby boy, I have knuckled down at work, and I am still gamble-free. My finances are still delicately balanced and I am still in debt, but the situation is a lot better than it was at the back-end of 2011, when I was seriously doubting my ability to recover. I feel healthier than I did then too: I used to live from one betting day to the next and my obsession with gambling meant I skipped meals, ate too much junk food (I still eat some), and pushed my blood pressure through the roof. I am more relaxed now and feeling more confident about my financial situation. However, I need to keep on my guard as the urge to gamble a quick £10, £100, £1000 on the horses can strike at any time but, after 240 days without gambling, I cannot bring myself to return to Day 1 again! Onwards and upwards!
Day 241: no gambling today.
Day 242: no gambling today.
It's all good stuff. Even though big life events have happened, like fatherhood, little victories with big meanings- reducing debt, not gambling, are like little notches on the way to freedom. Keep them coming.
V interesting post (about the half-way mark). My life has similarly changed, and I feel the same - life would be so comfortable if only I hadn't gone on a bender last year.
Still, we have to remind ourselves that we're the lucky ones - lots of people irreversibly change their lives, or their relationships for the worse. It looks like, fingers crossed, we'll recover and learn - eventually.
Day 243: no gambling today.
Day 244: no gambling today.
Day 245: no gambling today.
Day 246: no gambling today.
Hi Pelle,
Quite a long time for you with no update. I trust things are going OK for you.
By my reckoning you're celebrating 250 days today, so ( I hope not prematurely), congratulations!
Day 250: no gambling today. Currently abroad. No chance of gambling. Back on 21st. Expensive to use mobile internet so not checking-in every day.
Welcome back!
I hope you enjoyed sunnier climes than here. Still gamble-free?
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