It’s time for change….

@tj3cpy0aru Hi Mariah

This is lovely to read 👏👏. I am with Stepchange and have been for a number of years! I just pay an affordable payment each month to them - one that doesn’t break my bank and then I forget about it, other than every now and again, reminding myself that each month, my debt goes down a little. I am ok with this. Plus, they have been brilliant and they are never on your back pestering you about anything - even after all these years!👌.

Take care and have a lovely week ahead.

Pink Lady 🩷🍎.

Hi Mariah just read your diary it amazing how life turns out in short space of time when i first started my recovery i got myself into debt i got myself in the chatroom on the same night even thought i had registered to this webisite few month earlier by taking advice on board i have remained bet free i am now on 930 days and it feels like i am living in a differently reality i did use to post alot on people forums however i have slacked off alittle but i am a regular attendee on the chatrooms gambling actually scares me now and still think how the hell i lived my life all these years i do get flash back from time to time and regrets for not started my recovery earlier i dont miss gambling and still struggle to understand how the addiction had a grip on me even though i know how it would end it strange to say i am actually quite privledged just by abstaining from gambling i have 0 finanical issues and even my friends and family have noticed these changes i can only hope with the continue on this journey i remain gamble free which is always one day at time and who ever suffering can follow the same path that it certainly is possible to remain gamble free with the right step in place and being aware of the addiction so far i couldnt have asked for anything more and i thank the gamcare team for offering me the support and people like me to have a gamble free life

@j5a6meyr4z 

Hiya lovely,

Yes, I’m glad I’m doing it tbh. I just want my quality of life back. I’ll see how I get on with repayments as I would like to get it paid off as soon as I can. Fancy do this to ourselves ay, how bloody stupid!

xxx

@tazman 

Hey Tazman,

930 days! That’s an absolutely amazing achievement! You make sure u keep it up now 🙂

I do feel so much better in myself. I have hope, things to look forward to. I thank this site for that ❤️ it’s been amazing.

I really have no desire to gamble at all. I really feel that I will never go back to it at all. I know u can never say never and it’s still early days for me really but I have a good method in place. 

Take care xx

Well what can I say….just realised I’m over 100 days g/f!! 🥳

A lot has happened over the past couple of weeks. Came clean to my partner about my debts, I had plans to tell him by writing a letter because I just could not bring myself to do it but then one Friday night it just came out. He was so understanding about it I wish I had told him sooner! 

Started a plan with StepChange which has really lifted a 10 tonne weight off my shoulders. The relief I feel is immense.If anyone is struggling with debt and cannot pull yourself out please please please go with StepChange. They have been absolutely amazing!

I have had no urges to gamble, I do question this sometimes? Why haven’t I had any? Are they lurking round the corner to bite me on the a*s at any given time? I’m not sure but I’ll be ready if they come.

I can remember writing my first post on here thinking wow….i do hope that I get to 1 week, 2 week, 3 week g/f like a lot of other people had and I did it! And let me tell you, my life is so much better ❤️

It can be done and is not impossible at all I promise. 

xxx

Congrats Mariah 100 days🥳🎉👏 great achievement u should be proud life is better without gambling this also helps people like me not to take gamble free life for granted i question myself if i had put same emphasis on my recovery on previous attempts how much better my life would be however on a positive note i wouldnt have joined this website if that was the case coming on here i learnt so much about the addiction and about myself reading your achievement just shows how life can change in short space of time again congrats👍

Congrats Mariah 100 days🥳🎉👏 great achievement u should be proud life is better without gambling this also helps people like me not to take gamble free life for granted i question myself if i had put same emphasis on my recovery on previous attempts how much better my life would be however on a positive note i wouldnt have joined this website if that was the case coming on here i learnt so much about the addiction and about myself reading your achievement just shows how life can change in short space of time again congrats👍

@tj3cpy0aru Fabulous read Mariah and well done and congratulations for getting to over 100 days g.f 👏👏👏👌.

Take care and continue to enjoy life. So glad too that you went with Stepchange. As I mentioned to you, they are fantastic and do not put you under any kind of pressure whatsoever 👌.

Pink Lady 🩷🍎.

Hi Mariah

I've just hit 100 days today after 44 years of gambling so I laughed when I read your recent posts above. How are you getting on ? I don't think I've seen you on the chatrooms so we haven't spoken but thank you for sharing your diary, it's been a very interesting read tonight so thank you

Hi all,

Just checking in….131 days gf now! 🥳

@tazman, I agree this site is fantastic, certainly in the early days where people have very little hope of recovering. Recovery certainly is possible for EVERY single person. 

@pink lady, I really am enjoying life, can’t remember getting to payday with money left from the month before but that is me now! All thanks to step change and not throwing money down the plug hole!

@stuart, congrats on getting this far, that is certainly an achievement after playing with the devil for so long!! I did join the chat-rooms in the early days but not so much now. Thankyou for reading my diary 🙂

Still no urges to gamble at all, I believe I will stay this way 🩷

Hope you are all doing well xxx

Well done Mariah, you must be so proud to hit 131 days. I'm on 111 and still going strong. Learning more each day to be a better person 

@tj3cpy0aru Hi Mariah

Lovely to hear from you again and that you are still doing so well and “living life” positively 👏👏👏👌.

It’s such a great feeling knowing near to payday when we still have money in our bank accounts. Certainly beats going back to those days when after only hours of my salary hitting my account, it would all be gone!!🙈. The sheer thought of that now just fills me with total disbelief 😲. Thank goodness those days are over for me 👊💪👌.

Enjoy the rest of your week and I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Take care.

Pink Lady 🩷🍎.

Hi everyone! 

How are you all doing? Hope u are keeping well and strong 💪🏼 

I haven’t been on for a while but thought I’d pop in to say I’m now 175 days gf! 

Still no thoughts on gambling, infact when I thought I’d come on here to post I forgot what the bloody site was called! 😂

Life is great, I haven’t been skint since I packed the stupidness in, always got money left. I STILL question myself as to why I was so stupid in the first place throwing my money down the drain.

we live and learn tho I suppose, some sooner than others, some later….BUT…and it’s a BIG but, it is never too late! One day it will come to a point where enough is enough and let’s face it, that’s why every single person joins this site. But why not make that day TODAY! It is possible to live a normal happy life without gambling I promise!

Take care xxx

@tj3cpy0aru Fantastic news Mariah and congratulations on on your progress 👏👏👏.

Hope you have a lovely rest of the week.

Pink Lady 🩷🍎.

Hi Mariah, good to hear back from you and I'm thankful for being 21 days behind you still and long may that continue for both of us. It's so good isn't it ? Took me 44 years to join the most expensive club in the world but it's priceless