Let's go again.

Ra welcome back buddy.

Hopefully you can start smashing the day's In again.

Don't be a stranger

Hope to see you on chat one night

Keep fighting

RA welcome back

Chat does help. Til then, Tri x

Thanks for the comments guys. Will certainly be on chat at some point this week.

Payday today, so the real tests start. Blocks in place. Hopefully start to see some days add up.

RA

4 days in. Bit of trouble at the beginning of the week, but now I'm 4 days clear. Not had the urge to bet as such, but like last time I have been thinking about two things. 1) what an idiot I have been 2) how much better life will be if I keep this up.

Must stay focused and determined. I cannot win because I can't stop.

RA

One week GF. This is when it starts to get tough. Football season has started, lots of sport on with the Olympics.

The euros was my downfall last month, and I can't let the same thing happen again.

I can't win, because I can't stop.

RA

10 days today. Have thought about it slightly, but it would be weird if I didn't.

No real big urges though. Closing in on two weeks. First big target is to get past the first few weeks of the premier league season and then to beat 56 days. Been crossing off the days ok my works Calander too for more of a visual promt.

Good luck and stay strong guys. We can't win because we can't stop.

RA

Have started doing paid surveys online as and when I have a free half an hour. Part of it to earn a very very small amount of money (really only made £10 this week) but I think for me it replaces something that gambling brought me.

My gambling technique (a very bad one) was to always try and build a Balance over time. Rarely would I put on a massive Acca, I'd do little bets, but very frequently to try and build up the funds. Doing the surveys is a similar thing for me, you get 30 odd points per one you do, and then you can convert these into vouchers for example. Much like my gambling I have not withdrawn anything yet as I like to see this grow, but there is absolutely no risk here for me. I can stimulate whatever it was in my brain causing me to try and accumulate a figure on a screen, but this time without me spending any of my own money.

Yea it's pretty sad, but hey ho, if it stops me betting and I can make the odd £10 here and there then why not!

RA

I think that's great. We lose the value of money as gamblers. You're not losing or harming yourself so keep going. It's all about keeping busy. Best of luck to you.

Football season starts today. Going to be very weird not betting on it. Still going to follow it but will be doing my best not to put any money on. Not that I have any open accounts anyway.

Hopefully will see it through to Monday.

I can't win because I can't stop.

RA

Hey down and out.

Congrats on day 8! Nearly 9.

So proud of you . How's the talking going ?

Day one. Regular posts and chat rooms are a must.

First target 25 days.

RA

Productive morning. I have blocked 65 betting sites from my iPhone. I am already SE from all of these, but I thought I may as well add another barrier. Took a while but it's worth it. The 4 digit code is saved on my laptop somewhere so I can't really bet in the heat of the moment. I will install some software at the weekend on the laptop to block these sites.

I have also downloaded a money tracker app for my phone, so I can see all my individual spending. Hoping this will bring back the real purpose and value of money for me.

Went onto the chat last night for the first time in about 6 months. It was good to speak to a few I remember from last time as well as some others. The chat was always really helpful and will be key this time I feel.

Onto day 2. All the best everyone.

RA

Fast approaching the weekend which tends to be my downfall what with all the sport on and stuff. Won't be betting as I have no money. Going to install gamban on the laptop tomorrow. I never use that to bet, but no harm in putting in another block.

I'm getting married next year (even more reason not to gamble) so will spend the weekend looking into stag ideas, and then wedding planning with the fiancГ©e.

Payday Tuesday. That's when the real test starts. I'm confident I will be ok. Got a few busy weekends coming up that I need money for so can't afford to loose anything.

Ready to fight this head on.

Have a good weekend everyone, stay GF.

We can't win because we can't stop.

RA

Was nice to watch the football today and not worry about how many goals would be scored, or who would get the next corner. Plus my team won so all good.

During the Arsenal game I saw advertisement around the ground for a bookie I had never heard of (thought I knew of them all now!). I signed up and self excluded straight away. They didn't make it easy at all though, I had to message them in the end as they didn't have the feature to allow me to do it myself (I couldn't find it anyway)

4 days now. Not much but slowly getting to my first target of 25 days.

Have a good evening everyone.

We can't win because we can't stop.

RA