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

201 days gamble free today! Cant believe am writing this :-):-) so happy right now but lots of hard work to be done.just a day at a time shows it can be done.i used to gamble of think about gambling every min of every day.am glad its not like that today. Take care everyone

Hey Scotty,

202 days today, you are doing simply amazing with your recovery, keep doing what you are doing it's sure working.

Proud of you.

Suzanne xx

202 days , fantastic .

Im in the early stages and my problem is with the sports , mainly football betting . I've been reading loads of diaries in the last few days and yours was the one I read today , fantastic achievement and a very honest diary which shows others it can be done you are now doing brill and taking it a day at a time . Keep up the great work for you and your family .

I hope one day I can say 202 days ..

Pk

Another weekend has come and gone with not a single penny spent.:-) watched my team get beat y,day and have a major hangover today but I can deal with those things.the main thing is I never gambled. On we march bet free

Hi Scotty,

Lovely to hear from you, and to read another weekend with not a single penny spent, I know how proud you are to have reached past Xmas and beyond, hey I am very proud of you for persevering, and winning.

Small steps turn into miles,,and you are doing it Scotty. Fantastic going and great achievement.

I too am worried about Mark, that baby must be nearly due, and I hope he just too busy to be on the forum, don't want to keep posting on his thread but I will try again.

You take care and stay very safe

Suzanne xxx

Well its never getting much easier this not gambling but I am still fighting those awful urges off week by week.2 more days and I will be 7months gamble free.a total miracle I must say as before I couldn't have went more than 1 day never mind 213 🙂 on we march.keep making that choice to stay gamble free troops.

Hi Scotty,

Well done on 213 days great to read, it's tough at times my friend, but well worth it,

Keep making that right choice and keep winning.

Suzanne xxx

Hi Scotty,

Thanks for your lovely message,

214 days today, keep strong and focused on your amazing recovery, very proud of you my friend.

Suzanne xxxx

Nice to know I have went 7 months today bet free 🙂 ## so happy

Tonight I sit absolutely gutted that after 7 months of not placing
a single penny I have gone and had a 5 day gambling binge.:-(:-(:-( it started on sun,when I thought I could put 40 on a horse I had waited from last Cheltenham coming out.it fell at the last fence when was going to win but no matter of the result the massive mistake was made the min I placed that 1st bet.4 days on, down the line I am £650 down 🙁 I am not going to let this sink me,i will battle all the way and come the 12th of july hopefully this will be my only bets placed in that year.better than the past of betting 365 days of year.sorry to all I have let down but I will fight on.

scott

fella get back on the bike so to speak,you are at another fork in the road,that £650 notes gone,put it behind you,think it as a down payment on the most valuable lesson you will ever gift yourself.

Abstain and maintain

Duncs stepping forward never back.

Hi Scotty,

Am so sorry that horrible door opened up. And I totally agree with Duncs, forget thst loss, it's gone, don't lose anymore.

It will have taken some guts to come on here and share. which shows you are determined to carry on with your recovery.

You are not back at the start, you just took a step back, stand tall and carry on walking strongly

Walking along side with you my friend and proud to be doing do.

Sending you strong and determined thoughts.

Suzanne xx

Hi Scotty,

Thanks for your post, always walking along side with you my friend, not in front not behind, along side.

Have a good strong gambling free day

Suzanne xxx

Feeling a bit better now that I have just let the money I lost go.last bet was thusdays and to be honest gambling from sun was a hard lesson learned.so I march on betfree again and more than sure al not make that mistake in a hurry again.just 1 bet I thought,never going to happen because we cant stop as compulsive gamblers.i stopped gambling in july so if I hit this july with only that 1 slip I will be happy.i am determined I don't want this horrible illness in my life,it may try and creep back in but next time al be ready for it.

Hey Scotty,

Pleased you are feelng better and as you say just one slip on your recovery, believe me I had many before I came here, you have come so far, and look what you have learnt, no matter what that ridiculous voice tells us we know we cannot win because we cannot stop.

Proud of you for not giving up, you,are bet free again and back in the swing of abstaining and maintaining.

Stay strong and be kind to you,

Suzanne xxx