I made it to over 140 days gamble free. Life was good and then I go gamble. I just couldn't help myself I couldn't stop. Down in Blackpool with the Mrs and all I done was find excuses to leave for ten mins to pop to bookies. We could only afford to go away for a few days because I haven't been gambling.
I'm not sure what has happened. I go to the football with my cousin he is a huge gambler maybe being round him isn't helping. Maybe I just got complacent. What I do know is I'm not going back to all that and I start again from today. I only lost 70 pounds which is a lot but was spare cash so I've seen sense just in time.
Hey You, rubbish to hear about your slip but yes, I couldn't agree more about drawing a line & moving forwards now! If you don't, hell will drag you back down again!
Not sure I understand the need for a whole new diary when your other one has all the thoughts & emotions of the last twenty weeks or so in it but that's your call!
Learn from this, avoid your cousin if need be but most of all, be prepared to never let complacency back in, there is no place for it in recovery!
Chin up as you march on with your recovery journey - ODAAT
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