have to stop for me and also my family :-(

hey scottyboy

Hi everyone hope you all had a nice xmas and new year.things have been bad for me over that period and even up until today I have been back to old ways.feeling really bad the now as I have lost almost 500 in last three days.why why why do I do this to myself,i have 50 to do me until end of month.anyway I wont bore u guys anymore but am back here to do my best and stop gambling. Hope am welcome back and am here for a while.

Scottyboy x

Evening scottyboy.

Fella sounds like your addiction has had you chasing your loses.

You have to forget them my friend, you cannot win them back.join the gamble free bus, do something amazing, give yourself a 100% payrise.

There is that triangle fella

Time -Money - Location take one away,the punt impossible and you afford that addled brain a chance to re- programme itself .

Stick to your diary,it helped you abstain and will again.

Better that tomorrow.

Duncs stepping forward never back

Ahhh Scotty gutted for you fella.

Any ideas why you slipped or was it just the urges got the better of you. Gotta learn to control those slippery urges my man. Hopefully you can learn from this and see another way. We must accept that there is no long term entertainment from gambling. Sure you may have had a brief bit of excitement but your last post doesn't suggest you got any fun from losing £500. The highs last minutes, the lows for days. It's not a fair balance so let it go. The gambling gods have not deemed you to be a winner in life from this. It's time to cut it loose. Come be an ex gambler. The rewards are far greater. My winning streak has extended to 53 days now. In the grand scheme of time you're only just behind me. Will support you all the way. Please accept defeat and give it up for good. Best wishes.

G

Hiya Scotty

Stay strong and well done for getting back on track it takes some great courage to fight on , for me after two relapses its all part of the process in our recoveries it helps us learn gives us valuable info on why what and how and it will make u stronger

Remember no one judges on here only supports

Castle2

Hey Scotty boy,

Sorry to hear about your slip, you must be feeling down right now. Well done for coming back and giving it another go, don't give up, together we can do this, get those blocks in and fight on for another day.

Take care

Paulds

HI Scottyboy,

Well done for coming back and not giving up trying to beat this addiction.

Im sure your feeling pretty rubbish right now and beating yourself up but go easy on yourself scottyboy and try and learn something from your slip. What did you learn ? I learnt that I cant place not 1 single penny on gambling because once i start i cant stop, therefore I dont place that first bet.

Be positive scotty , you can do this .

Take care

Blondie

Hi Scottyboy,

Sorry 2 read about ur slip, it takes a lot of strength 2 come back and admit it so well done!

U can do this, I believe in u!

We r all here if u need us!

Stay strong 🙂

Day 1 is past with no bets! Still feeling down but as I build my days up I will become stronger! Jst for today I wont gamble for a better tomorrow.

Scottyboy x

Hi Scottyboy,

We've both just relapsed and I too restarted my journey and got through my first day without a bet.

Let's support each other. It's weird why we continue to waste our money on gambling, so the addiction is so strong but as long as we don't give up not giving up.

I feel cr** too but give it a week and those losses will be a lesser burden to carry.

Have a good weekend pal

Wilsy

Day 2 bet free 🙂 still feel like s**t but that will fade. 😉

Hi Scottyboy,

Thanks for your post mate. Yeah we both f***** up at the same time, I keep f*****g up because I love gambling but now I really do need to give up. Installed software today and had a password added to block all gambling sites, so really pleased I've made this step. I'm not going bowling now tonight mate, the weather is s**t and I just can't be arsed or want to spend the money and talk to all of my step-dads friends all night. I just don't want to socialise anymore, I just sit in my room. Hopefully this will change eh, but at the moment I feel a bit cr** and want to be quiet.

We've gone two days now mate, I've got through my first sat without a bet. Let's smile and remain strong, let's do this

Wilsy

Hi Scottyboy,

Well done on 2 days gamble free 🙂

I know u can do this.... I believe in u!

Stay strong xx

Scottyboy

fella store that s**t feeling you have somewhere in that brain,i still have mine, the last walk of shame,the day gambling beat me had me licked.

When it rears its ugly head to tell me it is different now.

I bring that memory to the fore and my resolve has a little smile.

Just for today fella, your tomorrow got bettered.

Keep making the choice.

Duncs stepping forward never back

Morning mate,

Good to see you back here! You were doing so well before and I think when you have a slip its important to look back and remember the things you were doing right before it happened! I remember you were posting regularly you were very positive and racking up those bet free days! As Duncs said hold that s**t feeling you had and remember it because its something you don't want to experience again!! By getting back here and posting again you are massively helping you chances of a happier life!

Stay strong mate,

Flagg