I hope 'no news is good news', Pat!
You're on 84 days now, right?
Christmas seems to have a good feel about it this year, and I don't just mean because of the lack of gambling. Dunno...maybe the weight of addiction has been lifted, and I can see the future with clearer, happier eyes.
Keep posting. Your posts help keep ME strong.
Day 85, had a crazy week at work, came out of it tired and stressed but most importantly gamble free.
Looking forward to the weekend, plan on taking it very easy, my boy has football match Saturday and Sunday so that is my days taken care of, evenings will be feet up with my better half.
Keep strong everyone.
That was a good comment on my diary. I was nodding along to it, yes, I feel it this time too, partly because of reading all these diaries - I want to stop. Certainly I need to, but there's more than that this time. Enough is enough. I just don't enjoy all the worry and stress. Even winning isn't enjoyable anymore.
Money is horribly tight, but I will survive Xmas, so I'm going to enjoy it. In fact, I already am - I put up the tree and the lights yesterday and today. Well, if you're going to have a hangover, you might as well enjoy the party.
On the 17th Dec your nice big number becomes an even nicer three-digit number.Mmmm!
Don't kill yourself at work now.
MM
Day 88.
Had a good weekend, no thoughts of gambling. So looking forward to the few days off over Christmas, should have all the shopping I'm going to do finished by next Sunday, then just enjoy time with my family. My little girl turns 2 before Christmas, I will be 101 days free from gambling on that day, two great reasons for cake and happy faces :-).
Hope everyone is doing ok on here
Every day spent not gambling should be rewarded with a cake!
After all, it'd be much cheaper than spending it in the bookies!
Smiley faces are free, thanks God.
Well done pat,you're a week ahead of me,long may that continue,I'm 100 days xmas eve,wot a relief it is to give our families all our time and money,especially at xmas. Keep goin strong mate. Cl
Another little milestone on the way, tomorrow will be 3 months since I last wasted my money. I feel I have come a long way in those 3 months and now see how much better my life is when not betting. I'll concentrate on the debt after Christmas but I know over time they will be all paid.
Good luck to everyone on here.
Hi pat
thankyou for your sweet words it means a great deal.
It still amazes me that people you dont know can be so kind and supportive it really gives you hope.
An early well done on your 3 months a real achievement.
Stay Strong.x
Happy Anniversary!
good luck pat looking foward to reading about your 100 days soon
denis
Hi Pat,
always great to see you, just short entries because I'm stupidly busy with work and family, and i want to keep reading rather than writing when I'm short of time. I really hope all's well with you too, you're a little silent yourself at times, but I'm 'pegged' to you and I take encouragement from your diary, so keep posting please! thanks
Good morning all, 95 days and it feels good. Had a lovely weekend with the family, we put up our tree on saturday evening, my poor credit card got a bit if a kicking when my boy and i went to get a few decorations, we really got carried away but in a great way, two happy heads leaving the shop. we got the tree on the way home, its a father and son thing now the last number of years, no girls allowed when tree shopping 🙂 i know wife and daughter will have there own traditions soon, little girl is only 2. We also went to see santa saturday, could not have asked for a better day/weekend.
no gambling thoughts at all, i dont care who won the golf, snooker, football, darts or the big race on saturday. i watched some of the football as my boy is a gunners fan but was not counting how many corners, or yellow cards there were. I am going to beat this gambling problem, it is no longer going to be the dark cloud over my life.
i will not bet today or tomorrow, roll on 100 days, i am planning a nice steak dinner on Saturday to celebrate.
good luck to everyone on here, keep strong.
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Well done Pat that sounds like a good normal weekend should without the unecessary trauma and complications
Keep Strong soon be a 100 clear days
Denis
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