Well it's the 4th day of my latest attempt to stop gambling!
Me and my girlfriend of 3 and a half years have just broken up. It's not directly related to my gambling, she says she just doesn't feel the way she used to and the spark has gone.
I know that this is possibly the worst day of my life so far and I am at my most vulnerable but I am determined now more than ever to not to slip back into old habits. I know that my gambling has had something to do with my relationship breakdown! If i hadn't lost so much money I would have had a house, car etc and things would maybe have been different.
I can't really believe how things have turned out for me, but hopefully i can get myself back on the path to happiness 🙁
is your problem online or in shop mate??
Hey Jack firstly GREAT job on going 4 days without gambling, 4 days does not sound a lot but it is a start, This is my first day of attempting to give up gambling!
I really hope we can share our stories and our thoughts and feeling over in the future
Stay Strong
Baz
Hey Jack firstly GREAT job on going 4 days without gambling, 4 days does not sound a lot but it is a start, This is my first day of attempting to give up gambling!
I really hope we can share our stories and our thoughts and feeling over in the future
Stay Strong
Baz
Jack
Fella never give up giving up, a wise saying someone shared with me along my own journey.
Bottom line is it is about making a choice, one day at a time you have to decide whether you want to make a punt or not.
Truthfully it is the same for all of us, we all have that choice to make.
The benefits far outweigh the negatives.
And the mantra takes on a new face
I DID WIN BECAUSE I DID STOP
Fella four days ago you made a choice to become a winner, it is now up to you to stay there, in the winners enclosure.
Enjoy it
It will reward you
duncs stepping forward never back.
Jack,
I lost my first marriage to gambling.
You might be right you might not have split up because of it, but there is a good chance you did.
As a couple we didnt have money worries, i am a controlled problem gambler, i only gambled (and lost) everything i could afford to, so never saved a penny, never bought things, just wasted it all away but it never effected us financialy.
Where it did effect us was mentaly, i had no time for her, every second i had free from work i wanted to gamble, i wanted to watch racing 24/7, U.S, Australian, UK, anything to do with my love of horses and gambling money on them.
I wasnt interested in her family, her friends, going places, not that we ever discussed it, i just became further and further withdrawn and distant.......i didnt know this at the time but given the chance to look back on it whilst i was sat in my empty house for a few months gave me chance.
It wasnt even enough to get me to stop, i still continued with my new relationship until my (now) wife found out and all hell broke loose and i had the chance to stop now or lose it all.
I chose wisely.
If you can beat it, who knows, you might get her back.
Good luck with day two tommorrow, ill try follow your progress mate.
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