Hi jee95
your 100 percent, once you know your payments and get yourself into a plan of action. I got into debt before with gambling and getting a loan of money for gambling. The strangest thing is we never pay the debt back it just gets bigger. Never in my life did I think starting with a 55p Yankee 20 years ago I would have got in a mess the way I did. Never forget the past but don’t let it affect the future. Not gambling we know what money we have. Gambling there is never a limit to what you will need. Keep busy and focused and stay strong. We can beat this demon ?
7 days GF. Been keeping busy with work and staying focused on a gamble free future. nice to watch the sport and not having a bet on anything and not being annoyed with wrong decisions. Life is hard enough without adding pressure to life. stay strong folks and here's to another gamble free day.
Hey smartie2 thanks for your kind words. Another day nearly GF. Feels good stay strong.
1 week gamble free! Been a nice busy week! This time last week I was in the worst situation ever, thinking about suicide. Now I’m waking up happy and sleeping happy. Roll on pay day so I can’t start the debt payments rolling.
Well done all! Stay strong and be positive
Hey Jee95 well done. Every day you will get stronger. Gambling is not worth it. Life gamble free and you can conquer your dreams. We have all been at the all time low but we get there slowly every day with the support of the people round about us. I paid a chunk of my debt of today and it felt great. Stay strong folks.
Folks the best bit of advice I can give you starting out is this.
Plan the days and weeks ahead, you must realise and come to terms that the ONLY way to beat this is accepting you cant gamble ever again.The debts will be paid back eventually but you also must understand it will take patience, it wont go quick but set that target and accepting it is the key.
No quick fix , it's why we are in this mess.You can do this if you ACCEPT you have to do all of the above, then put the blocks in place and eventually it gets a bit easier.
This is for life.
Firstly really proud of you for being so honest and open about your addiction. Secondly we all relapse, it's nothing to be ashamed off, it's frustrating and we always feel like we've failed but that isn't the case, it's about how we bounce back from these relapses and making us realise why we relapsed so that we don't let it happen again. You definitely have my full support. I joined this a few days ago and actually posted a story on one of the forums yesterday. I think that may be a good help if you read that. Finally we all regret the things we've done and the fact we let ourselves become compulsive gamblers but there's no point looking back on the past and thinking what if. That will just drive us crazy and won't help us recover. I read a lovely quote while I was in prison because of my addiction and I always follow it now. It read “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
Hey hollycrosser an Sebt260891.
thanks for all your kind words and advice. Yous all have the right attitude to beat this demon. I am now on day9 GF. I will be on double figures Tomorrow as I am not going to give in. I feel a lot more calmer now and relaxed on what i am now wanting to achieve. We are compulsive gamblers and must not gamble in anyway. Here is to a thief GF day. Stay strong folks.
Day 9 GF. Had a few urges today. First game of season. First friendly. Usually a wee goalscorer on and a coupon. Not going to check prices or coupon as it just tempts you into doing one. Keeping strong and maintaining my GF future. Been a lot happier the past 9 days. Here is to another GF day.
Smartie2. Thanks for posting and your so right. Really enjoyed the game more yesterday instead of constantly trying to get a coupon up. Day 10 GF. Felt so much better last night. Went to game and didn’t have a bet. Good days used to be turned into bad with big loses. I don’t even look at the odds or horse racing results. Feeling good and strong to beating these evil demon. We are compulsive gamblers and cannot gamble in anyway. Stay strong folks.
@allyc123 well done for staying strong! We are better off without gambling, doesn’t do us any good!
10 days gamble free. Going to my second gamblers anonymous session tonight. Huge amount of the debt to pay over the next 2 years but things are looking positive. Stay strong guys and only look ahead!
13 days GF. Been keeping busy with work. Feeing a lot better about everything and how much more relaxed things are not gambling. My mood is more constant and my feeling more positive. Using my money for things of enjoyment instead of spending it the wrong way. Stay strong and here is to another GF day.
@jee95 stay strong don’t punish yourself every day. It won’t go away any quick. Once you start making Payments you will see the payments coming down. So let the past drag you down and affect your future. Stay strong. Keep on the website and chatting. I have been here before and my relapse was thinking I could control things. Once a compulsive gambler always a compulsive gambler. Stay strong
16 day GF. Few urges today as it’s Saturday and full football coupon. But I am a compulsive gambler and there fore should not gamble in anyway. Here is to another day keeping busy and GF. Stay strong folks.
@allyc123 16 days since I had my last game. Going strong. Well done for staying strong, remember one little gamble will only lead into the same cycle even if you think you can control it. We will not do any sort of gambling! It’s a shame I have no money that I can’t do extra things, but I’m able to go gym which is nice. Still gotta wait couple weeks till payday to start the ball rolling and paying people off.
22 days GF. Be a hard few days the golf open been on and had a few urges while watching. I never gave in thou cause I know it’s that first bet that puts me off the rails. I can’t believe how stupid I have been, at times I wonder what the hell. I don’t need to gamble. Stay strong folks. Gambling is not worth it. Leads to messing your head up big time.
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