Keep it going. Great to read this.
One thing you said about waking up and thinking how stupid you've been. That's me right now. I just don't know how it happened. I often drive home from work think if I could go back to my first bet and stop at that. That's how addiction changes the mindset. It feeds of the buzz and the losses seem manageable. I feel so different now. Never felt so against gambling as I do now. I'm proper turned off to it now.
It takes over your mind I would lose a couple of grand which is huge really & instead of thinking rationally & stopping my thoughts were it's ok I'll get this back, obviously we don't we just throw more at it & lose more
People who know me would be shocked if they knew how much I have lost nobody even knows I even gambled, I'm lucky I'm not in debt, I wish I'd been able to talk to someone previously but it's hard to admit to anyone you have a problem, I don't have a partner I've only let myself down really
Not even sure why I was gambling really, got no pleasure from it at all reading stories on here has helped me realise I had to stop before it caused me problems, lucky that I've been able to live my life normally with this going on at same time
It does get easier with time yes we've made mistakes big mistakes but everyone makes mistakes, we can have good futures still if we forgot all about gambling for good
Day 87, not giving gambling a thought at all, enjoying life without it, doing things rather that sat at a computer throwing money away, went to a gig Friday, football yesterday & shopping today, much better spending the money we work hard for on something we enjoy rather than giving it away, shame it took me so long to realise that but that's the past cannot change it only focusing on the future now
Day 111, enjoying life without gambling in it determined to never go down that route again, my ridiculous losses a distant memory now, next target 150 days
Happy xmas everyone & stay strong
Well done Rich!
That's a phenomenal effort! Superb!
I've started my battle today.
Day 1! Hoping to one day get to where you are now.
Day 150, feeling very much in control not giving gambling the slightest thought, taken money out of bank to last me next 3 months so I don't carry my bank card in case I have a weak moment & are tempted to open a new betting account, next target 200 days, good luck all
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