Great news dez, very glad to hear you've managed 123 days! Have read your diary and can take inspiration from it.
I'm back on Day 1 myself after yet another relapse, and would be absolutely overjoyed if I could go 123 days gamble-free.
Keep it up my friend!
127 days gf. Girls birthdays this week and they have their dad back...fully focussed on them. Happy days.
Stay strong
131 days of happiness. Tempted to go to the racetrack today with friends just to take in the atmosphere but not to gamble. Decided against it...still to early in my recovery to test myself like that. Maybe one day......or maybe not!
Stay strong
143 days and going strong.
Fight for a better future its worth it!
147 days.
Keep strong
150 days down.....boof!! Had a few thoughts over the last week but easily knocked them out the park. If i can do it anyone can do it....28 yrs of gambling and i pray this will be the end. This site has helped sooooo much.
Keep strong
Hey welcome to the start of your 4th half century 🙂 & a very happy belated birthday if that was your 40th last month 🙂
My trail of destruction lasted a similar time & I'm another one who knows that if I can, anyone can! C'mon everyone, join us in our fight for a better future!
Keep knocking those urges out of the park - ODAAT
163 days down and still fighting the urges. It does become easier but i'm always looking over my shoulder. So many times ive fleetingly thought about just a wee bet but i know it will only lead to misery and me plunging back into my destructive ways which i have fought to hard to resist. I will say it again though...if i can do this then anyone can do this...just hang in there.
Stay strong
Hi dez, well done on 163 days great going.
Ade2 said on here a while back that it's ok to look back as long as we don't stare.
Keep moving OAU and keep winning.
Suzanne xx
Well 4 days till my next landmark....6mths g/f. 172 days today and in a great place...a place i could never have dreamed of reaching. For 30 yrs i have fought this addiction and lost convincingly everytime but since i joined this site and stuck to my diary i have achieved which i thought was unobtainable....freedom from the gambling hamster wheel and peace of mind.
If your reading this and just starting your journey then take heart from this...if i can do this then you can.
Stay strong
Hi ya, thanks for dropping by & your very kind words on my diary 🙂
Great to see you well past the 6 months mark now & fast closing in on the double century! Thank goodness for this site eh 🙂
Keep winning - ODAAT
Had a bad month as i gambled. Havent done to much financial damage. Done real damage to my pride though. Really struggled with the thought of updating my diary as i feel so deflated....but i know i must get back to posting daily and get back to reading and encouraging other people to overcome this illness....after all i had 6mths under my belt so i know i can do this.
I'm ready to go again.
Stay strong
Hi my name is Jane
I have also been gambling on and off for a number of years, But recently I have come into some money from a relative who passed away 7 months ago, I gamble to escape reality and for the buzz I can get lost on online slots and scratch cards for hours and hours and forget about the world in the last 3 months I have gambled over 20 thousand pound I'm disgusted with myself but if I had more money I would still gamble I am now overdrawn and broke and I have a lovely boyfriend and 2 children I could of had holidays, brought a car, done up my house, put money into savings or anything. I have no body to talk to I'm too ashamed to tell anyone what I have done in the last 3 months or in the last 5 months for that matter, my downfall is any form of online gambling and as I have internet on my phone I've always got access, I don't know what to do, where to go from here I really had enough now I'm miserable I don't like going out I'm a shell of my former self. I'm going to take one step at a time but any advice? Anyone?
Your recovery hasn't stopped but my goodness, get your r*e back here before you ruin yourself! You were doing so well, what happened? Get that door that allowed you to fall back slammed shut & never walk through it again!
I know you won't mind me saying on here...Jane1992, phone Gamcare ASAP! They will point you in the right direction for support & can give you guidance on blocking software!
Recovery is hard but it is possible - ODAAT
This is the first time I have spoken of my problems I have fazes I go through but this seems to be the worst I've inquired into gam blocking but no where does anything like this for mobile internet I've resorted to transferring all my money over to my boyfriend each month my excuse was I'm no good with money with I'm not but that's far from the truth, I've hit rock bottom and I'm ready to climb back to the top.. Sorry if i posted this in the wrong place, I am new to this
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