Hello, I have Posted on here a few times over the years, always posting when I had just had a betting session which as always ended with me feeling sick to my stomach, full of shame and anxiety cos I lost the last of my money.
I would work my a**e off all week at work and then get paid weekly on the Friday and I would blow the whole lot on gambling (usually Roulette or blackjack) I would win my money back several times and then lose all of it again. It is a vicious cycle! The toll of this horrible addiction was taking its toll on my relationship with my partner as well as not being able to pay any bills and everything just mounting up. I was falling harder and harder into debt. I was in a very bad place.
well I am happy to say that I haven’t gambled for just over 5 months. I don’t even feel the urge to which is very helpful. I read back some of the Posts that I written when I was was in a bad place, and it makes me so sad how much time I have wasted with this nasty addiction.
I am in a much better place now, I have money in my pocket and I can pay my bills. I don’t give the bookies a single penny anymore, they are a big con and you never win in the end, please believe me!!
I have opened up to my partner and it feels like a huge relief, the time after quitting is the time to rebuild and recover. It kills me that a lot of my wages go to towards debts that I racked up just to bet but I have payment plans in place and I am in a much better place and it’s only been 5 months!! I have a new freedom and outlook on life I feel so much more happier and am living life instead of being on my phone placing the next bet.
if you are at the start of your journey, take one day as it comes. Put the necessary restrictions in place and be strong, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
So well done to you!👏👏👏. I know exactly where you are coming from as my journey is very much the same as you and the devastation it has caused over the years. 3 weeks in for me now gamble free and this time, like you - enough really is enough!!
May your gamble free journey continue and wishing you health and happiness along the way.
Take care and remain strong and committed.
Pink Lady. 🩷🍎.
I nice motivational and feel good story. Playing the debts back is part of the recovery process . Once yo uget free of those keep that freedom going and try not to go back.
All the best
Dave101
Just for today I will not gamble, and enjoy being honest to my partner about how many bags of crisps I eat.
@j5a6meyr4z thank you so much. Well done to you too 😊 keep up your great determination, the longer time goes by the more you will be getting out of. It feels amazing that gambling hasn’t got a hold over me anymore. Xxx
@dave101 thanks a lot Dave. I am never going to fall back into that, especially now I’m seeing how life is without it. Once them debts are gone I will cry lol (with happiness of course)
haha enjoy the crisps.
Hello, i know this forum is .uk but i couldn't find anything similar in Greece where i live. I just wanted to say that its my first day and i aspire to be like you. Ive lost a lot of money over 2 years gambling..pretty much all 24 paychecks and i had to sell a lot of things to just get by for the month aswell. Ive lost my focus on my job, my girlfriend (she didnt know i was hooked i just wasnt there for her) among other things ( i was lifting weights for 7 years, Im now 2 months without stepping into a gym). I know it will take some time to get back the things ive lost, physical or not, but i wanted to say thank you for writing this. Lets get back the joy of simple things in life one day at a time. Sick of being a slave. DAY 1 LETS GO
@d21zbcfv0a you can do this. You have took the first step by writing on this post. I’m not going to pretend it’s been easy, but I can say that it gets easier as time goes on. There is so much more to life than this horrible addiction.
I know exactly how you are feeling, that awful gut wrenching feeling of knowing you have done it again, and wasting all my wages, working for nothing. It’s awful!
I neglected my relationship so much due to this horrible addiction and have strained relationships with family members because I was constantly needing money. Thankfully things are so much better now, I look back and cannot believe I was like that, it makes me sick!
you can do this, just please be strong and stick to it. Put all restrictions in place and whenever you have the urge, just remember that sick feeling you get when you have lost it all because you will have it again!
I am still paying financially for my addiction now and will be for a long time but it is not forever and I have to remind myself of that. I am living life now and gambling doesn’t have that hold over me anymore and that is priceless.
good luck, if you need any support or anything please get back in touch. Keep us posted 😊
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