Day 12, another good day, out with the kids and the dog, made a nice pasta bake for tea and haven't even thought about gambling, easy when you know there's no opportunity, on my days off work when kids are at school is when it's difficult, like I have to choose whether or not I'm going to gamble so I'm constantly thinking about it, even the night before. I'm so glad I can't do anything online anymore because that was so much harder, there was rarely a time I couldn't gamble, even while I was meant to be working. I know the longer I go without gambling the less ill think about it and it will get easier it will get.
Hi Lee,
Sounds like you're doing a great job 👏Â keep up the good fight 👍
Great work so far mate. Week 1 is tough, and getting to double figures is a great milestone. You said in your first post you had set yourself a challenge of 90 days. Why not challenge yourself to quit for good? the temptation would (in my mind) be for me to get to 90 days and then relax and think you had won. Unfortunately gamblers never win. I know if my mindset hit that 90 day challenge, I would certainly gamble again. Up your ante. Quit for good. Get your mind into that headspace where you will never return to this. No one likes living a whole month with no money. Us gamblers do it every month! I did it for years!
Keep going mate. You are doing all the right things, but don't think that you are fixed after 90 days. Lets get you past that and gf for life.
Stay strong
Thanks clover and weirdfish, I know your probably right but I'm hoping that as I get closer to the goal, this will all be getting much easier and I'll want to extend it before I reach it.
Day 13, had another good day, got signed up with the rspb, it's only £5 a month and they send out magazines with activities for the kids to do, to help the environment, thought it was a good way to get us outdoors more, and I haven't cared about much other then myself and my own problems for so long thought it's about time I started caring about something else, nature seems a good place to start! Anything new to focus on can only be a good thing, planning on getting bird boxes and feeders next time I get paid and getting more plants and wild flowers seeds for the garden.
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