recovery

thankyou for your post breakdowntime. Before i stopped and wanted to stop but couldnt, i didnt know what i would do with my time either , I have reached a week today and it feels like a very long time. Well done for day 63 . Today i sorted out the last of my debts.and this has made me feel alot better.

Well done Flo, looks like your breaking the pattern.

Just keep yourself busy now, when you feel an urge, go do the washing up. I always leave a dirty plate out, all the time to this day to give me a distraction. I then could wash it up, but I choose not to. I could gamble, but I choose not to.....probably makes no sense, but if the urge gets too strong? I'm washing up....

Great so far....keep going xxx

thankyou for your post cannotwin . I am 8 days today and looking forward

day 9 and still going strong, had my first telephone counselling which i was nervous about but it went alot better than i thought it would

nice chatting to you today in the chat room flo , like i said if i can do it, anyone can..day 9 is very important and each second count..keep yourself busy like i read you are doing ..well done you and i look forward in you reaching other milestones ..look forward flo ,look forward x 🙂

day 11 for me today and although i know i will not gamble today my head is full of thoughts about it . I get paid next week and this is proberly why. Gambling filled up my thoughts when I was doing it and all money was gambling money there to make me more money to gamble with ,spending as little as possible on food and other essentails . I have said goodbye to that part of my life and however hard it gets i will not gamble.

good work on making it to 11 days, it is really hard to stop, the thought and urges are strongest at this point. keep up that positive mental attitude, focus on why you want to stop, how gambling has affected your life and others close to you.

it gets easier the first 30 days are the hardest

its 20 days since i have stopped playing online casino slots . I suffered really bad anxiety in the first week after stopping that thankfully has passed. Everyday i dont gamble is a good day , I have however dreamed about playing mobile slots and woke up thinking it was real , i was very annoyed with myself. Also i have had thoughts about gambling in the future so i guess i will take it day by day for now

I have sorted out debt and bought myself new clothes life is good

Hi Flo, 3 weeks today gamble free! Well done to you. Those first few weeks are so tough as you are changing your daily habits and you are programmed for the highs of gambling. 3 weeks of saying no to gambling is giving your brain a chance to breath. A chance to live without the chemicals that gambling provides. Your brain wants you to gamble. Even in your dreams it is trying to draw you back. Don't give in. You are retraining your brain every day you don't gamble. The urges will pass. You just learn your way to deal with them. Keep reading the diaries and you will learn how to cope. Take care, Suzy

1 month free of gambling today and life is good. Still get alot of thought and urges but they do pass

Well done and congratulations on your achievement. Make sure you reward yourself with a nice non gambling treat!

Keep it going

Best wishes x

hi i have got to 49 days gf and i have gone from being a total wreck to feeling happy inside.

hi i have got to 102 days gamble free and for the last few days have been overwhelmed with the urge to gamble . The block is working for me though.

there are stresses in my life right now and i can only go one day at a time

Hi flo,

Massive well done on getting past 100 days,

As we move along with our recovery, we need to keep strengthening our recovery, it is very much a one day at a time but that's ok,

Stay strong and keep positive and determined those thoughts will soon pass.

Suzanne xx

Keep going flo!

Take care,