Day 55;- thanks Em,we are heading in the right direction.
Reading a few posts today just reminds me this a life time battle,the battle isint over once my debts are cleared,it is for life.
So much I want to achieve,it feels achievable now gambling is not constantly on my mind.
8 weeks gamble free 2mo.
just for today I shall not gamble
Hey trigger thanks for the post on my diary and well done on 55 days and 8 weeks tmoz and thanks for pointing out I'm on 9 weeks today I didn't realise the significance just been counting the days looking forward to moving on to weeks then months then years hopefully.
I used to love watching and betting on racing but not looked at any results since although I did catch an article about a trainer/jockey combo I used to follow was on a 55 day losing run.
Have a good weekend mate
Thanks nt and taxi man for the posts.
Yep 8 weeks does feel good nt,it seems like yesterday 22nd Nov,I think I'd hit my rock bottom on August 21st,but had to work through another couple of set backs before I got to the point where things started to click in my brain and I was ready to stop for good.
A work in progress,afternoon at the cinema with the kids,just today I shall not gamble.
Day 57 , Up at 5 joys of having young kids! A family day out,Sunday roast and early nite!
No thoughts of gambling.
Just for today I shall not gamble
Early rising children only happens on Sundays Nt! They gave to be dragged out of bed on Monday!
I should add I'm the luckiest man on earth to have 2 gorgeous girls,changed my life;I live for them and they inspire my recovery.
A lovely morning out on the coast walked past bout 10 bookies,never even contemplated a bet.Can't wait for my roast
Day 59.
A quiet start to the week,this month seems to last forever!
Can't wait to be busy at work again;I like to be busy.
A few thoughts of gambling,but working through them by reading this site.
No way I'm going to act upon an urge, feeling strong and healthy after a 5 mile run early morning.
Just for today I shall not gamble
Thanks Trigger,
59 days of winning, you are doing great, and a 5 mile run, I thought I was doung well, doung a 2 mile walk this morning lol.
Don't forget those urges are just very negative thoughts, and when we make the right choice not to act on them, we do keep winning, and don't we feel great when we have overcome them.
Well done for dismissing them.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Suzanne xx
Thanks Suzanne.
Day 60, it was roughly this time last year I was 100 days gamble free and had that fatal 1st bet again to put me back in the bookies grip.
I see the tennis on this morning, it reminds me of punting through the nite.
Betting on the next point won,total points won,colour of Federer's pants! Total madness when you actually sit and watch a game of tennis.
Defo no thoughts of gambling;quite the opposite;it makes me feel sick even thinking about it.
Breakfast time in the mad house;just for today I shall not gamble
Congrats on Day 60 Trigger 🙂
Is it wrong that just for a second there, I did indeed wonder what colour Federer's pants were...I hope plain black otherwise I could not watch him play again :-0
I hate feeling sick but this sort is healthy...it reminds you why you cannot go back!
Keep @ it - ODAAT
Tennis. Now you're just like me there. Immediate results and payouts.
Never can go back to that. Urgh the feelings were horrible.
Keep up the abstinence trigger.
Mba
Thanks odaat and mba.
Day 64,
A nice wkd had,in fact I hope every wkd is the same,quality fun family time.
Just a takeaway sat nite to pay for,who needs money.
Got home from work sat lunch time,nothing planned but had that nagging feeling something was missing - a footy coupon? A horse acca? It's going to take time to get use to this normality.
I don't need gambling.
That has been proved after feeling very content with life this wkd.
I've always failed on abstaining gambling long term because I've not replaced the buzz with some thing else,well I've found it now;family life.
Day 65, Monday morning back to the grind!
How great it is to wake up without a gambling hangover.
Waking up not knowing how much you've lost the day before;no idea how to pay bills;mad plans to recoup the losses with more sure bets that don't lose.
The nightmare is in the past.
It was a different me.
I've accepted the things I can't change and have the wisdom to know the difference.
Just for today I shall not gamble
Hi Trigger
It sure is a great feeling to wake up on a Monday morning with no gambling hangover,.
Well done on 65 days of winning .
Suzanne xx
Thanks Suzanne, things definitely on the up.
Found my old diary earlier under Robby box.
Wanted to see if I could learn anything as I fell off the wagon this time last year after 100 days of abstaining.
Reading lazaraus post inspired me,he proves this addiction can be arrested.
Day 66, I honestly think if I was giving up alcohol or smoking I would consider myself cured now.
But gambling is a different beast.
The debts keep you tied to the addiction.
The odd gambling thought,a cheltenham bet maybe;it's just an urge and I'm working through it.
I'm not goin to get Sucked in like before;im doing good and I will reap the benefits soon enough.
Just for today I shall not gamble.
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