Day 57. Few urges today with all the international football on - I always felt my knowledge gave me an edge on this which it probably did but I couldn't win long term because I couldn't stop. Urges dealt with mainly because my barriers are still holding firm.
Hey Mark
Another weekend done and dusted well done
Hold on tight to those barriers and keep going one day at a time
You are doing fine
Suzanne xx
Good to see you doing ok mate
More international matches tonight, Day 59 right?
Hope you're doing good.. You have to be proud how far you've come already, I can only admire and hope to be doing as well.
Keep it up!!!
More international matches tonight, Day 59 right?
Hope you're doing good.. You have to be proud how far you've come already, I can only admire and hope to be doing as well.
Keep it up!!!
Day 59, thanks to all for support. Feel I need to whisper it quietly but had my first real moment of clarity today and it felt great, just for a moment I realised I was actually happy without gambling for the first time and I saw that I was really enjoying other things, simple things like playing with my son and going to the beach over the road.
Really hope moments like that become more frequent.
Hi Mark
You have made me smile
A very positive and happy post from you
Be proud Mark because you are doing it
Suzanne xx
Hope everything ok mate. Up the boro needed that pen in injury time like
Hi mark
You have been quiet hope all well in your world
Take care
Suzanne xx
Day 62 no thoughts of gambling this weekend! Big week coming up financial wise but hopefully have built up enough strength to deal with it if things don't go my way 🙂
Hope your important week coming up works out good for you mate,stay strong your doing amazing 😉 dream team treated me good at the weekend but long road to go lol aye the auld rangers got good result and hearts made it even better by dropping points 🙂 over 60 days how good is that 😉
Day 65 and a few urges around tonight's football sparked by memories of past wins. But I think I'm slowly getting to a place where I can see that any success I would have if I gambled would be followed inevitably by devastating losses - I cannot win because I cannot stop.
On the plus side ive got two weeks off work to spend with my boy and I'm desperate to enjoy all of it without gambling.
Hi mark
65 days is some going very well done to you
Enjoy your 2 weeks off with your son by treating yourself and that is by winning every day because you are abstaining every day
You will feel amazed with yourself a much higher feeling than you get with gambling because you know you will only lose more money and you will be in a state of sheer misery
Be proud Mark you are doing it
Suzanne xx
Well done mate you have the right mindset at the moment keep it that way. Enjoy your time with your son mate. As I keep telling myself they are a lot of people in worse situation than me and you
Very good point made by Graeme there are many people worse off and as my pain is self inflicted there can be no more sulking. Well today is my birthday and its the first one I can remember where I wont gamble, and that feels good 🙂
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