Well here I am , thought I was through my addiction let my guard down and today gambled and lost £500 with in 20 mins. I feel awful and all my hard work and dedication has now gone ... I will pick myself up and go again . Day 1 starts tomorrow my life has been amazing lately and I feel like Iv been pulled back into my old life I need to stop!! X
Hello tomh,
Sorry to hear you are gambling again but well done on getting back on here and looking to stop before it gets bad. You did well in the past, none of that time GF was wasted. It should have built up a strength and realisation that you can (because you have) do this and stay GF.
Get yourself back focused on each day again and you'll soon be back in the GF flow. Relapses are a lesson to us all that we have to be on our guards at all times from here on out.
Don't beat yourself up, get back to that GF life you had.
Thank you for the lovely message , I love this site for its positive energy and to see people's commitment to get through these dark days . I will get through this again and with the help of others and by reading stories I will beat this addiction once and for all . This is day 1 again and it's going to be a good day! Gamble free x
Well yet another bad day! I really feel like Iv let myself slip badly lately and I cannot and will not get dragged into the trouble I found myself in last time . Focus focus focus , I need to keep busy and get myself into a routine .i have too much time in my hands and I need to switch on and get myself sorted this is no good . Back to day 1 I have re-set my last gambled date for the very last time! This is it now! Il keep you all up to date with my new start . I have a baby due in April this is for her . Thanks for reading x
Day 1 of the new beginning , busy day today which is how I need to be over the coming days and weeks , the urge will come and go and I will remain strong and keep my head down and find other , rewarding things to do . Just making a coffee then off to work knowing that I will lose £0.00 today! Have a good day everybody
Stay strong today, ride out the urges, you can do this as you have shown you can before 🙂
Day 3 had been a good day! No urges and a very productive day at work . Small footsteps at first but I know I can do this , these are very early days and only 3 days in but tomorrow is day 4, lets be having you day 4! Facing this head on this time taking no prisoners .
Well here I am again ! I’m back on here after doing so well for so long , Iv fallen off the wagon and spent a few hundred pound . It’s not the end of the world ...yet! I need to refocus and get the mindset I have had for so long . Forget the money and focus focus focus, I need to kit let this slip and get out of hand like many times before . I have the strength to beat this I have proven it before ...
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