It’s a busy period at work and need to prepare some slides and do a job and it’s 2 am and I’m wide awake! Grrrr. I am concerned about Friday evening - and I’m stressing about do I take cash or card with me, have enough but not too much, card easy but what if ...... all things a sensible person would think what the xxxx just do either!! Anyway I think reading needed to put me to sleep!
8pm been up since 5.30 finishing stuff off, been to client meetings and done training and presentations for Monday, so I have time in morning to go to gym, then add some work to a job, prior to the boys weekend away! Risks associated but my jobs done will allow my mind to be clear! Here’s to tomorrow gf!!
The last few days have been a big disappointment- following a evening meal in the casino last Friday I watched and my mind raced and stupidly the day after I went back and played roulette! I lost some then win back, and all week I have been nibbling at the bad apple agian . Not done any real damage other than trying to stop thinking about it! So I am back to nil and off we go - tomorrow is another day! All the same feelings - if cards were with me big losses etc so this have further reinforced my will to not to gamble and how powerful it is! Hope everyone is safe and here is to gamble free tomorrow
Day 1 feeling positive but apprehensive I have left card at home and drawn a line in the sand as to debt level so I can compare. Here’s to a gf day
The weekend after the decision to start again! Feeling good, have done plenty of positive things this weekend, and really only had one thoughts - the on way home, get some cash and go and have a bash! Was tempted, but didn’t and stayed strong, going to read Allen Carr’s book this evening as this seems to get my mind thinking the right way. Stay safe and gf
Hi Jappy,
Thanks for sharing and being honest about your blip. We all have had them I’d suspect.
Leaving your cards behind is a must. It eliminates the temptation as you can’t fuel the desire to gamble.
CJ.
Thanks for the support Cj! Today Tuesday been especially hard, I have been at home and had spare time. My mind is thinking back in the gambling mode! I am reading Allan Carr book so kept saying it’s bad for me and I won’t win! Today I have not reacted to my mind! Also not having cash at home helped as it wasn’t there talking to me! I will read another couple of chapters so hopefully mind will clear!
Wednesday I spent an hour this morning reading Allan Carr’s book now 2/3 through it and during the day my mind was much clearer and I this enabled me to function better during the day without that nagging over your shoulder. I will read the next few chapters to cement the thinking - it’s clear in my mind that I need to reread this book and keep it close the longer i am a non gambler, especially when the “It’s not that bad” creeps back into my mind. That is some way off and today was gf and let’s celebrate that!
Yo, absolutely, Well done , I am a big believer on focusing on today, yesterday has gone and the energy needed to fight tomorrow is not required yet . Have a good day ..... Shiny:-)
Today I have committed to the Allan Carr book and reread the theory so today I no longer gamble. And my mind will let me know when I starve the devil! I will look forward to it!
28.2 a day which I dreamt about gambling, but awake I kept positive and said every time I thought I am not a gambler! So starved the devil! All gf all good into March!
Yo, well done . So agree with you , starve the addiction . Gf March , here we come ........ Shiny:-)
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