SadG wants to be happyG

Sad g.

Gambling too had me beat,it won i gave it my all and it had me licked. From this i take great heart fella.i myself am comfortable with this realisation it delivers great resolve in my quest to live gamble free.

From this each days abstaining is a days winnings,ironically the thing i chased for twenty years at it!!

Isn't it great to join the winners enclosure!! Welcome fella.

Your continued positivity and supporting many others has served you well,long May this continue.

The half century approaches a good foundation,one to be admired.

Well done,just for today better your tomorrow.

Duncs stepping forward never back

In a good place right now moving towards 2013 with a sense of purpose and a chance to build on my recovery.

There will be no gambling today. Sooooooooo done with that. Have a great day everybody. Please stay gamble free.

G

Hi SadG,

Ur positivity and determination shines thru!

U r doing brilliant 🙂

Stay strong and keep going 🙂

Hi sadg.

So we are on the verge of 2013 and yes we are both moving into new territory with our departure from gambling. Lets really hope we can can say goodbye to this terrible sickness in our lifes. I am with you all the way. Darkplace

Great last post G hold that thought And take that positivity with you into 2013 you Are doing brilliant, keep going onwards to the bright Gamble free lights of 2013.

Best wishes to you and yours for the new year

Blondie

Busy day today. Just getting sorted to go out tonight to party with friends.

Just wanted to wish all my Gamcare friends a very Happy New Year.

I hope 2013 is the year we all stay gamble free. Have a great night if you're going out.

G

Hello Sadg

Just popping in to wish you a happy new year, thanks for all your support on here it means a lot, all the best

Simmo

Hey sad G, happy new year hope you are doing ok!

Luke

Hi SadG

Happy new year to you. hadn't seen you around here for a few days, hope all's well buddy.

Take care

Graham

Hi all

Sorry haven't been on for a few days offering my support. Had a hectic time with work and xmas rotas and family entertaining. It's a lot easier to post when I'm back in London working. When I'm with my wife and kids its a bit trickier to get free time on the laptop to log in and read everyone's threads.

I'm back to work tonight and so back in to the normal routine. 49 gamble free days. Tomorrow I will be mini-celebrating 50 days gamble free. 50 days!!! Didn't think it possible. There have been some tough days and there will be tough days ahead. There is no quick fix but I will stay strong

G

Well done sad g 50 days is such a good milestone.

Keep up the good work!

50 days gamble free

Can't thank everyone enough for getting me this far. The support has been truly amazing. I have seen myself changing almost daily and now feel incredibly strong in my fight against this sick addiction.

The guilt of the losses is still very much there. Still very raw and very difficult to come to terms with but the future is gradually looking a lot brighter.

My gambling urges are practically non-existent which is a great thing. I feel so grateful to the people on this sight for helping me to see another way. I am determined to continue to be one of Gamcare's success stories and to support others along the way.

Best wishes everyone and thank you.

G

Just remember that the past is in the past and you simply cannot do anything about it.

But what you can do plenty about is your present and your future.

By getting to 50 days, it seems that you are.

Well done and keep it up!

NT

Well done on your 50th Sadg, great achievment i am just behind you 🙂 so no slips yeah ?

I share your concern about The Bear, think he has gone AWOL in the woods or even worse been caught and shot by the devil and his odds ! ! lets hope he can summon the courage to come back on and face his demons with friends who want to help him !

keep up the great development of your life, i feel the same ! totally liberating and refreshing not thinking of what's the next bet to place ! speak soon, Dark Place

No slips DarkPlace. I'm all good and you're amazing.

Massive change in me in the last 50 days and all of it has been under some unreal financial and emotional pressure.

I think I stopped just in time as the expense I have had to foot in the last 7 weeks has been really tough. Car problems, plumbing problems, Xmas expenses, unseen travelling expenses etc. If I'd blown all my money back in November then the last 50 days would have been potentially unbearable and I think I'd have continued gambling or looked to take out yet another loan to try to get myself out of trouble(whilst actually only digging a deeper hole). Back in November after another heavy loss I opened a savings account and transferred all our remaining money into it so I couldn't gamble it online. That was a life changing move for me and I will look back in time on that single decision and reflect on the good it did me. I cut my gambling ties that day and have been gamble free ever since. I have had to use that money to pay all the bills and expense in the last 50 days but they are paid and I am still standing, stronger, safe in the knowledge that my family is safe and have food on the table and I am gamble free.

At the same time I have taken a new mentality towards money. Whereas I valued every pound before, just so I could gamble with it, I now value it for what I can do for my kids and wife. Went on a shopping spree yesterday with my 2 sons(17 and 5 so they want for different things). They had vouchers from Xmas to spend. They used their vouchers but I also dipped into my money to get them loads of other things, mainly clothes. I just thought what the hell. It felt sooooo good to be able to do that. To be able to treat my boys. They know nothing of my addiction and how it has denied them things, mainly in the last 5 years. It really is time to give a lot back to them. 2013 is going to be a very big year for giving back to my family.

I am now aware that I'm on the longest winning streak I've ever been on in my entire gambling life. 50 days gamble free.

I wish you all well. Time for work. Gotta go. have a great night everyone. Supporting you always.

TheBear please come back!

G