groundhog day

Hi mate well done getting through today.i feel like without betting

In my life i cant be arsed wae anyone who wants to talk bout normal stuff.its hard to believe but I must look like a nicer guy when I am betting.saying that when the betting money runs out and we have nothing on we are horrible people.i am going to keep battling on and hopefully things will start to look up ever without betting.roll on day 7 mark and scottyboy are ready for you with our guards up 😉

Scottyboy

Scott I know exactly you mean, caught between two stones arent we - either stay gambling and be the life and soul of the party yet quietly ruin our lives or abstain, almost close ourselves off and fade into the background, be bored and unstimulated yet pay off debts and build for a better future for us and our families. I think we both know what end game we need to be playing, we may just have to sacrifice that part of our personalities in getting there.

But day 7 is done! Cant believe its a week, an achievement for me yet I somehow feel im still floating along on that initial giving up, dare I say it, buzz. The hard yards are yet to be run.

Evening markie

7 days one whole week that must feel good

The best buzz you will ever get is living an honest debt free life by being a WINNER through abstaining than being a LOSER through gambling

And losers don't have happy personalities remember they are sad withdrawn and very unhappy people I know

You are into your second week tomorrow stay strong and positive you are doing so well

Suzanne xx

Hey mate howz things. The longer you stay here and keep encouraging me am here for good.al be talking day to day to you as much as I speak to my wife.haha well if it stops me gambling 🙂 I dont have any money apart from my overdraft and no football bn on could be helping me but I feel strong inside this time as if something has clicked.cant go back to it because it will absolutely destroy me.:-( went for 1 pint after the golf and there wer fruit machines flashing in my eyes.i actually started walking to 1 taking coins out my pocket,then stopped and thought what am I doing so turned and walked away.was ready to play it without thinking.hope ur heading betfree into your 2nd week pal.hi ho hi ho its off to xmas we go.:-) every day we dont bet it will be a better day the following day. HAPPY DAYS

Bring on week 2 mr bookie so me, mark and all others can llaugh right at you! 😀

Day 8 over with few small urges. Good, busy day at work, if all days could be like today this would be a lot easier. Small steps though

Hi mate,good to see you getting through day 8 with only a few urges.best way to beat them my friend is keeping yourself busy 😉 yeah that meeting went really well tonight,dont think my wife enjoyed the fact I was out the house 2hours plus but she will like when I have more money than ever to treat her and the kids with and not sending bookies to the Caribbean! Day 9 soon bring it on and keep fighting those urges mucker 😉

Scottyboy

Hi markie

Day 9 go for it you have nothing to lose but so much to gain taking one day at a time

Keep strong and positive

Suzanne x

Stay strong mate life without gambling is a hell of a lot better, we need to achieve this or we are just wasting our lifes and our hard earned money

graeme

Day 9 over, probably the best day yet in terms of positivity. Learning to accept that I'm going to have to live frugally for 2-3 years if I want to enjoy the rest of my life, whereas before I couldn't get my head round that and believed I could still gamble my way out.

This is a mess of my own making and ideally nobody else should suffer from it other than me.

Hi mate good to see your positive post y.day. Take it day by day and that 2 to 3 years will come faster than you ever thought. Maybe a meeting will help you mate,i went thinking the meeting was going to be full of total old gruby people with nothing and got big shock when I walked in and there sat people in well dresses clothes with good jobs but only to fall into the same illness as me.i

went to a different meeting last year and never enjoyed it though as the people there asked for my number and pestered me all week asking if I was still not betting.this time around its a totally different meeting. Its maybe for you or not but I would give it a try mate nothing to lose.as I said before its 2 hours a week out our lifes but think how many hours gambling has took out our lifes. Hope day 10 is going ok for you my friend. Take it easy 😉

Scottyboy

Hi markie

Positive post well done

Keep strong positive and keep going one day at a time

Suzanne xx

well done on realising you cant gamble your way out of a s**t money situation that sounds to me like something has clicked in you , that has made you stronger and changed you towards gambling something clicked in me aswell , its kinda like we realise its pointless and until this happens we cant and wont stop , forget your losses and move on and enjoy the new life , at the start of your diary you mentioned worry of not being able to stop trust me that was me aswell i was filled with fear of not being able to stop , but i have and think you have to, but we will still get urges but stay strong and realise that gambling is pointless, all the best simon

Day 10 done and no gambling. Thanks for the posts people, this site really is a wonderful place.

Simon, thanks for making that point, yes ten days ago even though I was committed to stopping all I could think of was that it would be almost a holiday from gambling and that I would be back one day and that scared me. Although I still feel that way to some extent my mindset is definitely changing and I can see a small ray of light in the dark. My main challenges lie ahead I know but it's a start, and I am so determined to continue.

Another day ticked off. Feeling a bit down and under the weather today and have had a few urges. Got through it though but keep thinking about the football season with trepidation.

Need to be more positive tomorrow