My FOBT recovery

Very true Malc, I have tried different variations of quitting gambling , topping roulette , sticking to sports I have more knowledge of, all roads lead to the same ruin and cold turkey althought painful is the only way.

One month on and still cold turkey.

A lot of recent thoughts about gambling but trying hard to battle my way through them.

Back to day 1 , day one and a fresh attempt to live a simple life without gambling.

For emotional and stress releated reasons recently I have been gambling without a care in the world to a point I am very very close to self destruct , the haze is clearing today and I start the week with a fresh approach and battle through the thoughts of gambling.

Day 2.

Lots of football related betting going through my head last night , one last big win before I sign off and a real struggle to get my head around things.

In the past ive been determined not to gamble , this time in my mind I have to be honest and say my mind is still fixed and gambling and wanting that one last fix.

It really is like a drug habbit and one I didn't imagine would be this hard to battle with.

Hi John

I would recommend buying the Allen Carr book, very thought changing.

The reason why you want that last bet is one of the topics in the book, it’s because your brain thinks you get pleasure from gambling, if you step back and think about it, has gambling given you pleasure in the past? The answer I know is NO, as you wouldn’t be on this forum, in the past like most on here it has given you nothing but misery, hurt, anguish and pain.

My vice was FOBTS, now I that I know gambling is just a clever con trick, I despise them and hate them with all the passion.

Hold up your head, get angry and say, “gambling is a con trick and I am not being conned anymore”, gambling is relying on you to place a bet so it can survive, don’t let it win.

Shaun

Thanks Shaun.

I read a post about this today on one of your other feeds , I have downloaded the audio book and plan to listen to it in greater detail.

A lot of things in your previous post trigger the brain to work differently so definately worth trying.

Day 3.

I have downloaed on amazon audio the Allen Carr book , a very interesting listen and certainly changed my mindset.

Hi John,

Just want to thank you for what’s a great bio you have wrote, I have literally read it l all from start to finish since Yesterday, where like the words you have used a few times got to my lowest point ever, losing £2000 on the roulette in a couple of hours.

I’m 33 and been betting since I can remember, Dad introduced me footy and horse racing bets from when I was around 7, And all honestly been hooked ever since.

Ive always played the roulette but there’s been times I’ve managed to go a few months without playing them and sticking to my £10 accas and lucky 15s.

Always when I thought I cracked it bang there would be a relaps and any money I started to save would be blown-plus I would be borrowing anything I could to win it back.

Reading your diary and hearing people who have gone through the same cycle of pain and thier experiences has really got me motivated to start a diary from tomorrow.

I always thought I would be able to continue my small bets but the truth is I will have to stop all forms of gambling to hopefully be free from this visious world.

Thanks again John for sharing your diary. You have gave me the courage to start this from today.

Mike

Mike,

Thanks so much for your comments , we sound like we've come very similar paths.

If you get chance read Allen Carrs - the easy way to stop gambling , it will be the best book you ever buy.

Hi John

My pleasure in introducing you to the book, someone told me about it and am sure you will do the same for others.

Just to recap :-

we know gambling is a clever con trick to play on our addiction.

We know gambling provides us with no enjoyment, in fact, the opposite.

We don’t need willpower as we are not giving anything up, just liberating ourselves.

If we get an urge, it’s only that little monster inside us wanting a fix but we can resist that urge and every time we resist, the monster slowly dies.

Good fortune John, you have made the right decision. It’s just a matter of mindset and we now know that gambling is no more then a horrible, dirty, vile activity that we don’t want to participate in anymore.

Take care.

Shaun

Day 7.

Having read Allen Carr East Way to stop gambling I am not trying to implement the techniques the book taught me , particularly the little monster in my head which still wants to gamble.

I now have a plan of action in my mind and going forward into my second week on not gambling , for me this will only get stronger and the longer I starve the little monster in my head the better my life will become.

Day 10.

I now have a strucure and plan that is working better than any therapy I have ever known and different ways to combat the little gambling monster that appears in my head.

I hope to spead the word on the book I have read , others told me about it and it's really worked wonders.

Hi John

That little monster is desperately trying to survive by tempting us with urges to gamble but we don’t have to act on that urge and every time we resist, the little monster gets weaker - reducing it to the little s**t it is.

If you ever have a mega urge, simply log into my diary and read my first post, I have summed up a large part of the book in a few lines.

Good luck.

Shaun

Two weeks in and starting to feel normal again. For the first time in years I see things so much clearer , I hope this is the start of something special

22 massive days today.

Allen Carr the easy way is a complete game changer , the first week is the hardest but things are finally on the up.