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Here Here!!! what a fantastic post and you are so right it changes everything we do.
So here is my weekend forecast for you " Another Gamble free one simply full of the greatness of it those words NO BET TODAY
WEll done on your milestone
I toast my no bet shake to you!!
duncs stepping forward never back.
Thanks Dusty and Duncs for your support. I've enjoyed another gamble free weekend, celebrated my century a little vigorously though so a touch delicate today. DAY 102 I WILL NOT GAMBLE TODAY.
Day 103 school holidays so busy with the kids for two weeks now. They are now getting the full attention they deserve off their dad now I'm not preoccupied with betting. Day 103 I will not gamble today
Happy Easter everyone. Still no gambling or thoughts of. Had a good night out with my best mate for his birthday last night, but not too much to drink so up fresh to watch the kids open Easter eggs. DAY 109 I WILL NOT GAMBLE TODAY.
Belated congratulations on reaching 100 days gamble free. Just think how you felt 100 plus days ago and how you feel right now.
And also how you will feel on day 200!
Onwards and upwards!
NT
Day 110. Back in work, No rest for the wicked. Thanks for your comments NT, and thanks to everyone on here that has helped by letting me read their diaries and comments. Thanks to my good friend who has listened while I've unloaded my frustrations about gambling on more than one occasion. I'll keep this going now, I have the strength to do anything now. DAY 110 I WILL NOT GAMBLE TODAY
just lost 200 today and cant do it no more so came here instead to air my compulsion.
dont the tv adds rub salt into my wound with loans , debt free type adds all to make me do roulette even more dont know why but i digress back here to rid me of this curse i mean it i am 61 and should know better and switch to treating my grand kids to more rather than flushing it down the pan. i am going to do something else now and will see if i can go the rest of the day without gambling c u 2morrow
Just packing our clothes, tomorrow we leave for a week in Spain, my first proper treat since packing in gambling. The last holiday we went on last year I spent about 2 hours a day in the Internet cafe gambling. This one will be different, just a nice family week with no thoughts of betting. See you in week. Day 111 I will NOT gamble today.
A lot can be accomplished lying on a sun lounger. It offers time to think. The only previous time I managed to stop gambling for a couple of months was after two weeks on holiday, it breaks the cycle somehow. This time I could reflect on nearly four months of none gambling and look to the future gambling free. Focus is the key for me. Focus on family, friends, work, hobbies I need to keep the mind strong and I will be fine. DAY 120 I WILL NOT GAMBLE TODAY.
keep going big bessie, you are doing brilliant.i wish i was in your days, i could be i was 60 days gamble free and then blew up thousands of euros.now i m on day 10 again.monday is my GA meeting and i ll speak to the team.its gonna be the first time i ll speak to them.monday its gonna be 2 weeks free.hope i ll keep this time for ever.i m sure about you, you are doing really well.keep going!
Big Bessie,
Great to read your diary for the first time! Big achievements and a big future ahead of you it seems! I really do Wish you continued success in battling this most arduous of fights!
Here's hoping I can reach 120 days just like you and celebrate with a nice holiday too!
Flagg
Another weekend gone by too quickly, but importantly no gambling. Playing cricket again now at weekends now until September so I've got that to focus on. None of the other cricket lads really gamble which is good, so it's not mentioned all the time. DAY 124 I will not gamble today.
I've enjoyed tonight's champions league footy. One of the first I've properly enjoyed since stopping gambling on it. DAY 126 I WILL NOT GAMBLE TODAY.
Looking forward to another weekend. Still no gambling. Day 128 I WILL NOT GAMBLE TODAY
Still gamble free. My mind is still very strong. When I pass a bookies now in town ( self excluded from all of them) it just makes me think back to how weak and stupid I used to be. Throwing all my wages away and more every week and the deep depression this left me in. Things are different now 131 days on, I'm fitter physically and mentally, more positive with family and work matters. Remembering the state I was in on 21/12/11 when I first logged onto gamcare is the motivation never to bet again and return to those dark days. It's amazing what can be achieved in a relatively short time. In December last year a few times I questioned if I wanted to carry on living. Undoubtedly help gathered from people on here and a from a good friend saved my life. Thank you. Day 131 I will not gamble today
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