one last go before it to late

Steve,

You've done it before but can't be complacent, put as many blocks in any possible, keep yourself busy and stay strong through the urges, it is possible. I read the success stories in the forum last night, good to see that it is possible. Keep strong, BL

cheers bl just finished a 12 hour night shift i would now have deposited £50 and hit the slots but today i cant play because they are blocked feels good but still got that bad boy urge to play

so heres to day one of many more i hope .

12 hour shift done one more to do tonight and 4 off feel ok but got some big urges to quash the 4 days off is my danger time so need to watch what i do i have got it planed out some diy on the cards jobs i have said i would do over and over again but to busy gambling not this time cheers for now

up early this morning started to do them jobs that needed doing but have been left for years due to being to busy gambling .

i am on my 4 days off a time when i would have lost most of my wages glad to say not this time just ploding on and doing one day at a time cheers for now

well a bit of an update not sure were to turn to next i just cant stop throwing money away

update no change seem to come here after a maga gambling spree and loss life sucks at the moment

Just think , Steve; you're working a long, hard shift and gambling the income you've hard-earned from that shift, and probably more, on a soulless computer program that has a few flashing lights and lasts about an hour. You never win, anything you do win just gets lost again very quickly. Is that a fair trade of your time and effort?

You've got to get off this 'hamster wheel' because it makes so sense.

Why not phone Gamcare up and talk it through; you realise you can't carry on like this.

Steve, like Mixer has said, seems you know you can't carry on like this. So, what is it that is allowing you to continue. Long before getting your head straight and working through the issues, you've absolutely got to get all the blocks in place. What is it at the moment which is facilitating your gambling .... and more importantly, can you put something in place which means it can't? ISP parental filters, mobile phone companies, blocking software, online and offline self-exclusion, destroying or handing over your bank cards, giving up access to your passport and driving license. If you can do all of those things, you should be able to make it so difficult to gamble, you'd give up trying. Then, you can work on you. Really wish you the best of luck, whatami.

thank you for your replies i have taken the step of installing gamban on my computer .

so today will be my first day of non gambling as i am at work at 6 pm hope it works i have no intrest in bookies or arcades is just the online stuff that was killing me once again thanks for the replies

Best of luck pal.

Well done Steve on making this massive commitment. It might seem hard right now but it will sure help you not to lose any of your hard earned salary. Like you, I would work so hard all month but in my darkest times, would have lost all of my money in a matter of hours! The thought of that now is just awful.

Chin up, things will definitely get better with a little patience and effort on your part.

Take care.

Our Lady.

Try to get into the chat room to speak to those that can give you some support. You're not alone squire!

thank you for the replies i got paid today and have just checked my acount how nice its still there along way to go i know but still nice to see the money in there and not 10 or more deposits .

dont get me wrong the urge is very powerful but have to go to work soon so it will go so ther we have it my first day of not gambling again

an ok weekend back to work tonight