PROBLEM GAMBLER

just a quick note day 3 and still on track

Thank you for your support yesterday, you'll never know how much it meant to me to have a reminder of why I was in this recovery. I had a rough weekend and did something I hadn't done in a long while. I suppose the beautiful truth is, I didn't need to gamble and don't need to again either. Recovery is our best option for being bet free. Wish you well, friend. Being free of gambling is still a wonderful thing, never forget that.

-Alex

Thankyou support is wonderful on here

still going ok hope everyone is good wether your first day or years lets all keep going together and beat our addiction

Fighting strongest urges ever came to this site to read the entries. Think I will get over today without a bet worried how long this site can save me from myself though

I have been thinking today I have always put others first always made sure as not to say anything to upset or hurt anyone even when given ammunition.I started gambling for fun but then used it as a crutch to cut myself off from everything and not enjoy life as I could or sort problems as they arouse.this site and every ones diaries have shown me we are different but have at one time or another gambled to forget something even if for a short time.This not gambling is something I really want to achieve and hope we all do thank you everyone for sharing thoughts as it does encourage us all to do our best and succeed we can t ask for anything more.

Thanks again for your support other day. I was like you have written there, as I used gambling to blocks things out. It may have led me to do what I did the other day too, although also my recovery has been faltering so the one slip up was probably coming. Still, I say it's been better to be bet free for the last 10 months, and regret the slip. Oh well, we have to carry on, I suppose. Its just important to continue on, that's all.

Good post. I know I gambled to escape at times. It's one horrible addiction and one that only other addicts can understand. But now you and I and all those on here have seen some light however small and realised what we were doing was one big waste of time! And we are now turning things round, improving our lives, living our lives once more.

Thanks for joining the thread I hope it can be another tool that you can use and hope it'll help keep you focused on the reasons you have decided to stop. Take care and look forward to travel on this gamble free thread/journey with you.

Thanks for reply been busy knitting a topsy turvy doll for my grand daughter just need to stuff it and finish the sewing up.I m not a fast knitter and have to knit a scarf for my 9 year old grandson he wants multi coloured so using up wool i have left over no pink of course . hope everyone achieving their goals one step at a time hopefully I will.Went to cinema yesterday with 13 year old son and my 9 year old grandson watched enders game it was a good film .good way to relax and forget everything for a bit.

GAMBLED AGAIN i got stressed about a lot of different things and thought to hell with it bad move.

Just wrote a long monologue and deleted it even though I know no one knows who I am so here i go trying again to give up

My blocker is now actually up and running so hopefully even when tempted won t be able to get on to sites so here goes good luck let s all try and stay coarse to win every day by staying away from gambling

Hey dig gels get knitting. Thanks for your post always helps to know people are tracking your progress. Don't worry about having'fallen off the wagon' just get your b**t back on and fight this terrible disease. Every time I am tempted now I think about the bad feelings I will have if I do. So far it is helping and my diet is gonna provide a different focus.

Try knitting or anything that will take up your time I am sure this will help. Good luck anyway x

Agree with Hacker. Having something to take your mind off gambling is important, knitting will help or any other hobby or activity that you can lose yourself in for a while.

Sorry to here you slipped. It can be difficult early on, I know this from being where you are about a year ago on here. Just focus on recovery, stay strong, be positive about it. Just never give up on recovery.

Well done for getting a blocker in place and should urges bother you, use your diary.

Wish you the best

Alex

Thanks yes I agree focusing on something else does help I hope we all succeed in our goal here and any other goals we wish to achieve

I feel really weepy at moment put it down to hormones 47 so just that time in life I suppose not gone on gambling site though or tried which would be my usual reaction would think won t hurt cheer me up but I know it won t just be focusing on the wrong thing here s to us all making another day staying away from gambling