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Hi trigger,

81 days well done, keep gritting your teeth when those urges come, and keep winning, the debt may be coming down slowly but it nots going up

Keep strong and positive and keep winning.

Suzanne xx

Hey trigger thanks for posts and support.

Delighted to see you reach the 80's and still right behind me great to see the three figures in sight now.

Well done for fighting the urges and been in a similar position I don't feel all that much better off financially at the moment although have probably done things I otherwise couldn't of if still gambling.

We will get there and debts will come down stick at it mate.

Thanks again for the post trigger

It has gone really quick ain't it feels like the days are going so slowly at first then get to about 50 they fly by.

I had about an 8 year break from pool I would definitely recommend a comeback great to have something to look forward to every week and I obv don't get chance to get out at the weekend very often.

We will soon be at 100 keep going mate.

Day 82 ,I appreciate the support Suzanne,Taxi man and James.

It's been a trying week,thoughts a plenty of having a punt for cheltenham,the gambler in me kept saying it would be a one off.
I would have to travel 20 miles in order to gamble,I'm glad my barriers are up.
I've worked through the urges and today I cancelled a credit card I paid off last week.
I had held on to it,I told myself it would be for emergencies - but if I'm really honest it would be in case I wanted to gamble or chase losses.
I'm really trying to be honest with myself.

I had a credit increase on a lower interest rate card;which in turn will help me get rid of another high interest rate card next month.
Progress.
Gambling has always ruined my dreams,but in a way it has always given me hope- false hope.
Giving up on that hope is the hardest thing.

I'm coming through a testing time,3 months gamble free in 10 days.
One day at a time I'm winning.

Hi trigger, thanks for your lovely message.

83 days of winning, well done taking one day at a time certainly is progress.

Keep going and keep,strong.

Suzanne xx

Keep choosing 'No' Trigger...You will feel so proud knowing that Cheltenham has been & gone with you winning everyday 🙂

Good on you for cancelling that card & remember this resolve when you transfer that next balance!

You don't need to get rid of your dreams, they just take a bit longer to achieve...As you know Mr Gamble is a big fat liar & you can achieve anything without him!

You are doing great, keep winning - ODAAT

Hi trigger ,

well done on 84 days gamble free, keep fighting them urges each day, your looking at Cheltenham which is a month away at which time you'll have passed that 100 day mark , first and foremost make sure you get to that mark and then surpass it , if you did have that 'one off gamble ' we all know what would happen .

Keep up your great work trigger, one day at a time

pk

Thanks for the posts Pk, odaat and suzanne.
Day 87 nearly completed.
This time last year i started a downward spiral.
I'm taking each day as it comes at the moment,getting past cheltenham will be a major achievement for me,coupled with the cricket world cup it's temptation a plenty.
Really there not the problem it's what a punt would lead to.
With in no time I would be betting 24/7 on basketball,volleyball and any other sport I know nothing about.
Come March 13th I will be 111 days gamble free and confident of going the rest of the year and beyond gamble free.

An important 3 weeks trigger;come on. You cant win cos you can't stop.

Day 89.
Still struggling at the moment;but fighting.
Can't seem to get cheltenham out of my brain,just a one big acca.
I know it's wrong,I know how hard it will be to get back the gamble free mindset back,cos once you start it's very hard to stop again.

Payday tomorrow;wages transferred at midnight to my partners account.
Just for today I shall not gamble.

Gambling you're a horrible beast!

I've been getting by ok the past 89 days,I am really struggling today.
Quiet at work,which doesn't help.
I have been plagued with a mad thought of a big punt at cheltenham,looked at odds etc, £250 on to win 4 grand and live happy ever after! It's a massive urge,a test I've been putting myself through.

I know what that punt would lead to win or lose,I know it's wrong,it's the addiction trying to grab me again.
I've won again today,I have to travel out of town to gamble,no time now.
I'm gonna keep gritting my teeth.
3 months Sunday.
Work should start getting busier next month,things will get easier,I've got to believe.

trigger

Fella I have written this before on born again's thread,if you choose to give back to addiction I know the best outcome would be your punt loses,I say that because winning would lead to greater loss.

The fact is for us there is no such thing as the end game punt,if you won,addiction would whisper sweet nothings about the time you wasted not gambling and your back at it,the win soon a pile of losses.

lose you chase,addiction taunts you telling you your a loser.

The question are any odds worth gifting three months of winning to.

I know my friend you know the answer.

cheltenham like many other racing events will continue to exist,yes addiction will try and tempt you back.

addiction will always live within us,the quest for us all,to live in harmony with it.

you did the right thing by posting,use your diary to your gain.

your efforts will be rewarded in many forms.

well done for moving the salary.

abstain and maintain

Duncs stepping forward never back.

I've said it before & I'll say it again...You are doing great, don't blow it! We win, we want more, we lose, we have to chase - the only way to beat the addiction is to starve it!

Payday in a few minutes, be proud of yourself it is going to your OH's account, leave it there! Keep gritting your teeth & keep believing in you like we are - ODAAT

Day 90.
Thanks for your inspirational posts and support odaat and Duncs,they really do make a difference.

Wages transferred out of my reach,I'm working through these urges,it's a pivotal point of my recovery.
Planned wkd ahead,bowling a trip to the zoo,going to keep focused on today it's all we have.

Just for today I shall not gamble.

Hi Trigger,

Congratulations on 90 days, well done you,

Be very proud that you are pushing through those hideous thoughts, remember they are only nasty thoughts.

Stay strong take care and stay safe

Suzanne xx

Hey Trigger, thanks for the post on my diary. Well done on 90 days, thats such a firm base you have built yourself. Currently for me I don't have any urges, but I can remember back to day 100 last year when the urges started to come back and eventually led to me slipping up. I think I'm better prepared to deal with my urges this time round, but I guess only time will tell.

Racing was my passion and problem and I used to get so excited about Cheltenham. I'm happy to say that after not following it last year and not following it this year I have zero knowledge of odds and what horses are faves for the big races. I feel knowing this could lead to urges so I avoid all knowledge. As to your potential bet, my take on this is that there are always the 'certs' for Cheltenham and we always know more than the bookies, but how many times do these hot bankers come in......not very often! And if you won the big one will you stop? If I treated myself to a Cheltenham gamble and won big I would be back in the following Saturday until i had lost every penny.

I hope you deal with the urges and they pass, recovery is a precious gift and we deserve it after all the years of hardship that life as a gambler gave us.

Phil