Regaining life, family and memories.

Hi Hanz

Just a quick one to say well done, half a year without gambling is an amazing feat! You must be very proud of yourself and dont forget how hard it was.

Glad that your happy and things are going well in your life now without gambling,

Take care mate

Jimbo

Things are going great Jimbo, still having some

Issues at work/personal life as we all do! But not using gambling as an escape basically means I can tackle my problems and not hide away, which means I can deal with the issues and make things better!

I laughed at myself this weekend as I went down the seafront with my girlfriend but refused to go on the 2p machines! That's gambling to me and I have no interest in it.

Gambling will never be an answer.

Onwards and upwards,

Hanz

Thanks for the post Hans,great to see your still going from strength to strength,6 months an amazing feat.

Yep,the free things to do with the kids are often the best,I'm fortunate to live by the sea,looking forward to many a day down the beach.

A moment of weakness and basketball betting had me hooked again for a few days,trying to recoup the money I deposited that entered a bonus account-i didn't read the small print, I had to turnover 40 bets In order to withdraw,I was betting on over/under points in every game worldwide,by chance I prob got it right 70% of the time,and once that money become avaliable the stakes were raised and my strike rate prob went down to 30%!

You can't win cos u can't stop!!! I wasn't sleeping,I had heart palpatations,pacing up and down,punching my self in the head,I again turned into an emotional mess,lost control.

I'm glad I lost what I had won,made me think clearly again,I'm not going back there,I gota be self excluded from every site worldwide and I don't trust the majority of them anyway.

Keep gamble free and happy Hans.

Tonight/tomorrow brings up 6 months gambling free. I have changed my way of thinking/life overall. I went and watched my team today. We are down in league two so the standard of football is not average but I love watching good English players. No diving, no rolling around on the floor just hard working average players!

Anyways, as a summary of the last 6 months. My life has changed for the better without a doubt. I am now focused on my own life, career, family, friends, started my own business on the side and a happier, more positive person.

I keep learning and trying to educate myself.

Onwards and upward,

Hanzsolo.

6 months done and no where near finished yet...this is now me and I do not gamble.

Hanz

Fella from me a simple huge WELL DONE on your continued abstinence.

Half a year of no financial damage from gambling, no lying,kidding yourself,time wasting....

The list goes on and with each days abstinence

Enjoy it fella, you earnt it

Duncs stepping forward never back

Hi Hanz,

Loving the positivity in your posts! I couldn't agree more with one of you recent post that eludes to a change in lifestyle to suite abstinence from gambling. I was so transfixed with the 50, 100 day markers etc that as soon as I hit that I felt like it was a green light to gamble. This was my biggest failing.

On this occasion my attitude is very similar to yours that yeah 6 months is great but the real achievement is your approach and positivity to tackling this for life.

Keep going mate, take care

Jimbo

Hi Hanz,

I am on nights and have a few minutes to catch up and read where everybody is up to.

Have just posted a quick note on my diary too.

I have had 1 very small laspe before Christmas £20 but it may have been £2k as I was doing so well. Anyway, now things are looking up for me now and life is so much better. Have just read your last posts and I am so happy for you that you have continued to abstain. Absolutely well done.

Life sounds good all round, you must feel the overwhelming relief like I do of not worrying anymore about the destruction of gambling.

Hope this continues to build a better life for yourself. Carry on the great work and continue to take one day at a time.

Best wishes

Hope xxx

Yesterday brought up 200 days gambling free. I have walked in bookies and casinos with friends with absolutely no urge to gamble what so ever. I watching all types of sport and going about life as a normal person rather than someone avoiding gambling. I decided after the 100 day mark to put myself into situation where I could re-test my resolve. I have no urges at all at the moment, really enjoying life.

Guard up as always but onwards and upwards,

Hanzsolo

Well done Hans,great to read your still gamble free and enjoying life.

I'm back on track after a couple of tricky months,hope to be in the position where I could watch sport without considering the odds etc. It akes time.

Don't get complacent and keep posting mate.

All the best Robby.

Still ticking along nicely 33 weeks this week or 229 days.

Still read the site weekly and try and keep up to Date on everyone's progress. The Grand National didn't pose any real threat to me, never been big on horses but turned down the usual work accumulator and mates talk about it. When I started this journey most my free money and more went on gambling. I've recently purchased a new car and became a member at a golf club. None of this possible without this site and stopping gambling.

Onwards and upwards,

Hanz

Hanz

Fella simply I salute you.

Keep making the right choice and enjoy it.

Duncs stepping forward never back.

Duns,

I really appreciate the post. I still read your diary on a regular basis and I use you as one of my inspirations. It's sounds weird, to draw inspiration from

Someone I have never met. But I mean if, I never want to catch your days/months/years up but I will do everything I can to remain exactly the same numbers behind.

Spend this weekend with the family. Saturdays used to be about looking at form, fixtures and chasing games from Aus soccer in the morning until Brazil football the next morning.

onwards and upwards,

Hanz

Today marks the 8 month mark.

Onwards and upwards!

Hanzsolo

Be proud hanz very pleased for you gambling is soul destroying .....

The bear

250 days passed this week and 32 weeks. Rolling on to the year. Life without gambling is amazing.

Focus and continuing,

Onwards and upwards,

Hanzsolo