33rd day of no gambling complete.
Feeling happier and clearer minded by the day.
It’s still early days but I’m feeling more positive this time around.
Going to enjoy my gamble free weekend 🙂
Day 34
It’s ‘urge’ time as there is so much sport on this weekend that I would have normally been betting on!
But I know full well that 34 days of hard work could be undone in one afternoon. It’s just not worth it!
Going to keep myself really busy today to avoid all the sport.
I’m hoping that one day, I won’t need to do this and I can go back to watching sport without thinking about gambling.
But for now, I have to use the method that keeps me away from gambling....
Moorey
Stay strong Moorey and focus on the positives in your life. Ignore the addiction that masqurades as your friend, it is probably your worst enemy so don't listen to it.
Wishing you a good gamble free weekend, shoulder to shoulder with your gamcare friends.
35 days GF - 5 weeks!
It’s been tough at times but I’ve now passed my record.
I must kick on to Christmas (and beyond).
But for now, just for today, I will not gamble!
Moorey
Well done on hitting your record, just keep on at it!
You are going to feel so much better about yourself, not to mention considerably better off financially.
Going to be hitting the 50 day mark soon, one day at a time.
Muststop123
Day 36
A tough and tiring day at work but a successful one on the whole.
I’ve not done a lot with my evening. I’ve just been sat in my flat on my iPad all night.
This would have been dangerous territory a few weeks back as gambling would have been on the forefront of my mind.
But at the moment, gambling doesn’t appeal to me one bit.
I’m much more excited at building up my day count, feeling financially better off and feeling somewhat ‘normal’ again.
That’s how I’m choosing to live my life at the moment 🙂
Looking forward to the challenges of pay day on Wednesday.
It doesn’t faze me like it used to.
I’m ready to take it on and keep my money for me and my loved ones this Christmas.
Let's get through payday and beyond. Keep going !! With you all the way
Day 37
I still feel the need to update my diary on a daily basis as I feel that every 24 hours that pass without gambling is a real achievement and one worth noting.
37 days was always a key milestone for me to reach as it marked 'pay day' and a chance for me to solidify my gambling recovery with evidence in my account that things are improving.
There's football on the telly tonight but I'm going to go for a run instead and then maybe watch a film afterwards.
I need to keep away from temptations. Although admittedly, my desire to gambling is as good as non existent.
Still, I don't want to take any chances 🙂
I never thought I'd reach 37 days gamble free. I envied all those that did and wished I could be there. Now I am!
And the key is to stay there. However that may be.
Enjoying life at the moment. Looking forward to starting my Christmas shopping.
Stay gamble free peeps!
Day 40
Into the 40’s and what better way to celebrate than with my 31st birthday 🙂
No major gambling urges so far this week which is positive.
Thoughts about gambling are becoming less frequent as my mind slowly adjust to life without it.
It’s really helped setting myself mini milestones rather than looking too far ahead into the future.
I have an app on my phone which counts the minutes, hours, money saved etc from gambling and it’s nice logging onto that daily to remind myself just how long it has been since my last gamble and just how much I’m saving doing so. It helps to remind myself why I’m doing this. It works for me.
I used to log into that every hour or so but now it’s more like 2 or 3 times a day.
M
Have a good Friday everyone.
Moorey
Moorey631986 wrote:
Day 40
Into the 40’s and what better way to celebrate than with my 31st birthday 🙂
No major gambling urges so far this week which is positive.
Thoughts about gambling are becoming less frequent as my mind slowly adjust to life without it.
It’s really helped setting myself mini milestones rather than looking too far ahead into the future.
I have an app on my phone which counts the minutes, hours, money saved etc from gambling and it’s nice logging onto that daily to remind myself just how long it has been since my last gamble and just how much I’m saving doing so. It helps to remind myself why I’m doing this. It works for me.
I used to log into that every hour or so but now it’s more like 2 or 3 times a day.
M
Have a good Friday everyone.
Moorey
Happy birthday Moorey, hope you have a cracking day but most importantly a GF one!! Keep pushing on now mate to Christmas.
Hi Moorey
Well done on 40 days GF, days are really stacking up, and Happy 31st Birthday!
Guess it is better than being 40 today and 31 days GF!
Muststop123
Thanks YorkshireLad and Muststop!
Yes, I think I’m more excited about being 40 days GF than my birthday haha!
Day 41
I had a lovely birthday yesterday. I didn’t get up to that much, but it was nice being with my family and feeling very much in a happy place in my mind.
Today I started my Christmas shopping. It felt so much nicer being able to buy things, knowing I had that money available to spend, rather than doubting whether or not I could really afford it.
I’m 2/3rd’s of the way to my Christmas Day target.
I’ve got left over Prosecco and some beers to enjoy tonight, in front of Match of the Day.
6 weeks ago I’d have been sweating on the result/goals from some Spanish/Italian game that would define whether or not I would enjoy my Saturday night.
Even if it won, I’d only then have a similar situation on Sunday morning, followed by afternoon etc, until my luck ran out.....
The old phrase, ‘We can’t win because we can’t stop!’
So true!...
Day 42
Had the most bizarre dream last night that I was taken to the casino by my friend. I said I wanted to go for a drink but he said he accidentally drove to the casino haha!
I haven’t been to a casino for about 8 years, so I had to go to reception to sign up....
Whilst I was there, I saw lots of my friends from school who I tried to avoid, purely because I didn’t want them to know about my addiction.
Thankfully, I woke up soon after.
It’s strange how gambling still plays on your mind, even when asleep.
I must confess to waking up to temptations this morning.
I almost went to check the latest odds of the Ashes cricket but stopped myself by logging on to here instead.
It could be a tough day ahead, but I know that weekends are the most difficult for me. I need to get through to the close of play today.
Moorey
Hi mate, thanks for the post on my diary.............. well done on 42 days gf great going, like yourself i find the weekends hard as all my gambling was sports related but i guess the temptation is always going to be there just a matter of having those blocks in place to help deal with it .A belated happy birthday good to see you enjoyed it with family and not stressed out about some bet you had placed, keep up the good work but always be on your guard cause those urges can sneek up unexpectly.
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