over 5 years trying and still throwing my money way

Managed 100 odd days earlier in the year but the rest of it has pretty much been a shambles. Only good thing is because I don't have that much access to my money the days of frequent large losses are far & few between. Tell you the truth don't think I'll ever beat it, the only success stories I've seen on here are prepared to put in the hard yards such as GA & therapy, will power is seldom enough. Always the same with me, manage a couple of weeks followed by a few small bets & then it's like a runaway train until the inevitable crash. Need to self exclude from my local bookies again as my exclusion period has run out but so many bookies you wonder what's the point. Most of the staff don't even know where to find the forms. Keep away from that first bet is the key because we know where it will inevitably end. Good luck mate.

If you can come clean as it will make it harder to fail

Sorry to hear you gave in my friend.

Please start again. Your very lucky to still have your family in this dark time.

I firmly believe it can be beaten.
We can do it.

hi all

so day 3 today,no thought of gambling as still angry about sat

but will continue to stop this from killing me

set myself a goal to try to get out of debt

so thats the plan

will be checking in tm

well back to day one today,

this time i have given all my bank accounts and cards to my other half

she is total control of my finances so i have no change to go to the bookies

even i have excluded from them all i can still go in, shame

anyway i am hoping this time is for real

only card i have is my credit card which cannot be used in the bookies so happy days

just signed up for the 100 day challange

and would like to make it to the end of this year gf

so day one looking forwaed to posting tm for day 2

Surely now it's time to stop hoping Mark? Repeating the same actions over & over are never going to give you a different outcome! Even the start of this thread you had no cards & yet since then you've lost more than some people can get their hands on in a lifetime. So many false starts, it's time to commit to recovery before you lose everything...Maybe have a look @ some friends & family posts. You are lucky your partner has the strength to stand by & watch you self destruct over & over again, I know I wouldn't have!

Give her something she will love this Christmas, give her recovery for both of you - ODAAT

yes ODAAT you are very right

day 2 today no thoughts of going to the bookies and wasting money

still got the same amount of cash in my pocket,would normally be skint by now.

and i will try to give my partner what she deserves

a xmas with a x c/g

and on to day 3

no gambling today

feeling a bit better today

whats gone has gone

no urge to chase my loses as we all know what that will leed to

Hi I really hope you can beat it this time and remain gf, I'm early days at 74 but I feel so much better. Yes I still have the debts but by paying some of them each month they are coming down. You have to draw a line under the losses your never going to win them back, if you do win you would give it them back and more. So come on set some goals first, say, 20 days, then 40, 60 etc., have you ever explored why you gamble? Best wishes and stay strong and positive x

thanks Anon100 and 74 days is great keep it up

yes my first goal is 31 days as thats what i reached befor

day 5 today a no thoughts of throwing my money away

lots of work on so keeping my mind of it,

so lets keep on going

well today is day 7 one week

keeping busy each day and going to the gym in my spare time

will check back in in a week

So have you thought about the underlying reasons why you have gambled? Its too obvious to say 'wanted to win money ' because usually there is something like loneliness, boredom or depression behind it ? Always a good idea to confront the issues head on.

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