The last remaining cc has been shredded and also phoned them up to close it. They will close it once the gambling transactions have processed and I have enough money to make the final payment to cover the debt. Like I said before I have never bet on my joint account with my wife so it takes away the physical ability to gamble as I closed my own account to help myself. My problem has never been cash betting - It is those numbers on a screen that I struggle with as the realisation of typing huge sums of money into a computer screen! You never consider the consequences until it is too late. 26th October 2015 - the journey begins.
Day 1 - no bet. Much more relaxed today and better in myself. Sleeping better as not watching a random college football game that I had placed £500 on! I know I can do this - much more to life than gambling and thinking about the next bet.
Day 2 - no bet. Even watched the football and had no desire to bet. Feeling good today and even went for a 5 mile run! The final credit card payment is done!
Nothing to report..let's hope this forum remains boring! As normal the challenge will come at the weekend as my long hours in the week with work mean i never find weekdays too difficult. The challenge will come at the weekend.
Guess what happened...got to the weekend and away I went! £300 lost in one bet on the rugby. i'm so annoyed with myself! Found a cc that I thought I'd closed and away I went! I always thought it was money problems that caused this but I just paid it off afterwards. Clearly an addition. I just need to close it down now and be done. Only one site that I haven't self excluded from so why cannot I not force myself to close it!!!! I keep thinking this is easy but it isn't...I commend all of you that have done this as it is hard.
I've done it! Cancelled that last cc over the phone and self excluded from the one remaining site. Positive action...I can do this!
Well done buddy !. Great positivity will take you forward ! Best wishes with your recovery . Alan
NeilDoug wrote:
I've done it! Cancelled that last cc over the phone and self excluded from the one remaining site. Positive action...I can do this!
Well done!!!
Good day today. Actually watched a game without thinking about what to bet on. I am hoping I get my life back now. When I gave up before I was amazed how much more out of life I got. You learn these lessons yet still do it and it takes some guts to stand up and admit the problem.
No urges now and it helps that I cannot actually gamble as haven't got the means too!
No gambling since 31st October. All good and gradually getting my life back (and money!)
Still nothing... All good!
Anyone still following my thread there is nothing to report!! With the ability to gamble taken away by shredding those CC's I have not gambled. My CC debt as now been wiped and next target is a personal loan that I took about to plug some previous gambling debts (see October posts). I'm making regular overpayments on this and I cannot wait for the day where I can say for the first time since I was 18 that I am debt free!! My personal target is November 16! I'll keep posting periodically just in case anyone is interested..but typing this keeps me focused. Good luck everyone going through the same issues and struggles.
ND1 wrote:
Anyone still following my thread there is nothing to report!! With the ability to gamble taken away by shredding those CC's I have not gambled. My CC debt as now been wiped and next target is a personal loan that I took about to plug some previous gambling debts (see October posts). I'm making regular overpayments on this and I cannot wait for the day where I can say for the first time since I was 18 that I am debt free!! My personal target is November 16! I'll keep posting periodically just in case anyone is interested..but typing this keeps me focused. Good luck everyone going through the same issues and struggles.
Early days, well done so far. tri x
Great story. An inspiration for me anyway.
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