24 days
It is a personal best!! 🙂 Absolurely knackered at the moment but feeling strong. No real urges. Friday, 4 weeks, is a big payment day and I'm determind to stay focused and use it to make a big dent in debt! A great motivation to keep going! Thanks everyone xx in it together 🙂
Rednow wrote:
24 days
It is a personal best!! 🙂 Absolurely knackered at the moment but feeling strong. No real urges. Friday, 4 weeks, is a big payment day and I'm determind to stay focused and use it to make a big dent in debt! A great motivation to keep going! Thanks everyone xx in it together 🙂
Just a bit of support to say well done!!!!
Pat on the back, but also a kick up the rear not to forgot why you first came on here!
Hope your still gamble free 🙂
Day 28 - 1 month!!
I did it, I've done it, I managed not to gamble for a whole month. It feels really unrealistic but I don't actually feel any different yet. Maybe it's just keeping the guard up (which is no bad thing) but I guess it's like giving up smoking, it takes a significant amount of time to pass before you start to feel differently and you still get a slight urge every now and then so it's something I'll always have to be guarded about. This isn't news to me in relation to gambling, just thought I would feel a little more confident in myself for having achieved a whole month? But I've gambled for over a year and it's taken so much from me - money, security, confidence, self respect, dignity and the trust of people I love, it only makes sense that the time needed to repair the damage be significant.
Feel on a bit of a downer to be honest? Not having a woe is me moment, just the reality of the damage really hitting home again I think.
I will not give up on giving up, this is a personal best and if I can go this long I should be able to at least go this long again. 1 day at a time, bring on two months!
Well,done red on one month:)))
Your feelings are quite normal, I think we (well I do feel different every day lol) gambling leaves scars, but they do fade in time, keep pushing through the low feelings, they don't last long,
The important thing is to focus on your recovery,,one day at a time, and when we least expect it recovery slowly but surely gifts us in all different directions.
Stay strong.
Suzanne xxx
Very proud 🙂
Fantastic achievement things will only get better stay focused do not let your guard down. Keep it up x
Day 30
Thanks so much for the encouragement and support guys - still here, one day at a time 🙂
Woop Woop!
Well done on going over a month, that's really good 🙂
Keep going!
Pay day loan £600 вњ…
Credit cards £4,250 paid £1,800
Now - £2,450
Overdraft £1,700
Loan £2,000
Previous total debt - £8,714
Debt to date - £ 6,150
New aims -
Pay minimum £400 off credit card each month
Continue loan repayments
No more pay day loans! No more wasting money on gambling!!!
Well done Red! You're doing great.
Hi,
Sounds like a plan. Keep up the good work and well done.
Best wishes
Thanks guys 🙂
Still here, still gamble free. One day at a time x
Well done - keep taking it one day at a time 🙂
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