Starting again.

Well done mate....looks like you made it to the holidays!

Congratulations mate...hope you can continue through the holiday gamble-free too now.

All the best

Ryan

HI....!!!

Im back..yooo hoo!!...wow...hey I think I am in need of guidance because I have spent a fortune on hols...feel like gambling...very tempted...have forgotten the value of money atm...all tht EURO...it is like monopoly money!

Tnx 4 posts.

£fast life.

Ok..now I am focused and ready to defeat the object!...No gambling!

Depression is kiking in...if you wanna class it as boredem that is?....O.K no thoughts of winning and gambling!!....

Post holiday blue's fastlife,.....always happens to me,you will be ok in a couple of days :).

Seano.

Tnx 4 the post seanostars...I thought it was just me that felt like this...

glad im not all alone!

I certainly will be if I spend the rest of my money!

I read a thread when I got back and it woke me up a little...it was about some guy losing a fortune...

£Fast life.

Hi....amazing progress!!...in my recovery...I hope it can stay like this! 🙂

stay strong!!

fast life£

I CANNOT WIN BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP!

Thanks for your post on my diary,

I have read your diary (most of it) and i fully understand where you are at and what you are trying to achieve.

I dont believe going to GA will guarantee any more or less success than not going so no worrys there.

An observation regarding the sheer willpower route you seem to be choosing,i think its a good choice but it carries a "only time will tell" facade,what i mean by that is sheer willpower and determination by their very nature require a slightly aggressive approach.

With this type of approach comes a potential "run out of steam" risk and could leave you feeling vulnerable if you do run out,a bit like you,ve let yourself down,this is where many people end up with a slip or relapse because i believe the mental strain you carry with this approach weighs heavy after a prolonged period,you see where i,m coming from.

I,m not for a minute suggesting you change anything,i think too many people give up before they actually start to see the benefits of not gambling and with determination you CAN go a long way but it would help if you start to prepare for change, a bit like i did.

I used GA,here,willpower,stubborness and determination to keep COMPLETELY off gambling for 19 months but in them 19 months,i gathered knowledge about the addiction,as much as i could and then started a LOGICAL approach.

The logical approach took the pressure off and still gave me the abstinence i desired,which has been great,i no longer gamble and i have NO DESIRE to gamble,i,m free in many ways to do what i want with my life,so all in all fair play to you in keeping off the gambling,carry on with your way of attack,just make sure you build them reserves up for when you WILL need them.

Beating a gambling addiction is i suppose a bit like a war,send in the heavy artillery first (determination and willpower) then the infantry (stubborness and cleansweep) and finally the UN peacekeepers (common sense and logic).

The UN peacekeepers help us to adjust in our new way of life.

Just a few thoughts.

Regards,

"" A NEW LIFE ""

Hi Fast Life

Thanks for post. Hadnt read your diary before to be honest but you seem to be doing well so keep it up.

For me, during my good periods, training my brain has worked better than willpower. Willpower involves stress and forcing, training the brain means you just start thinking in a different way so the thoughts and needs for gambling no longer surface.

Hi Fast life

Glad the holiday went well and im glad you spent a fortune ,because that tells me you have saved a fortune through not gambling.You are doing great.All the best Jeff.

Hi,

Guys... thanks for the posts...much appreciated!!!...

I CANNOT WIN BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP!!

£FAST LIFE

H...all good just about to go for a jog then watch the match...:)

|"£fast Life

wow...a lot is happening on this site coz i was on 3rd page...makes me wonder how much misery gambling really causes...

£fast life

Hi,

Today feels strangely like I am getting closer to that first bet....One reason maybe due to the fact that my funds are getting smaller and smaller.....Because of my sporadic spending I am feeling I need to replace it with a gamble...This isnt good? It is always worse in the morning ...then sometime after, hopefully I shrug off all possibilties of me gambling and get on with the rest of the day.

£Fast life.

I CANNOT WIN BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP!

I CANNOT LOSE IF I DO NOT START!

DO NOT FORGET!!!!!!!!!

Dave