The road to recovery...84 months on.

Signing in for day 9

Finding posting everyday on this forum very useful for my recovery.

Support you get is fantastic and helps keeps me focused.

I don't want to let anybody down.

Have a good gamble free day everybody.

gazza12

AAARRGGGGHH

Just had some bad financial news.

Seems like i step forward, 2 steps back at the moment.

Battling through day 9

Need to lift my spirits

Hi

Gutted that you had bad news. It does get better if we can just not gamble to try to sort things out.

Keep battling, you came on this site because you wanted a better life. It is there for the taking, it is just a bit further along the road.

Stay strong, just for today, or the next hour if that's what it takes. Keep posting

Dusty

Morning DF

Thanks for your post.

i probably would've considered the so called easy fix but not this time.

Onwards with day 10

Well today is day14 ,so 2 weeks have passed since i set up this diary.

The last 2 weeks have been a huge mix of emotions.

feeling pretty low at the moment but trying to stay strong and focussed.

i know and believe that i can't and won't gamble again-this illness hurts so many people that you love.

At present i like using this forum as it keeps me focussed.

Have a good day everybody.

gazza.

well done fella two weeks in and still no bet, the days will just i hope get better for you fella,in life everyone has high and low days fella but you can rest assured that the gamble free days lead to much fewer bad days.Chin up fella and think back two weeks and see how much further you are forward and keep it up.

duncs stepping forward never back.

Duncan,

Many thanks for your kind words of support.

I do feel better than i did 14 days ago.

Like everyone here i realise it is a long journey ahead, but hey, we can do it right?

I read your diary and take inspiration from your own posts.

i've watched alot of sport on the telly over the weekend,much of it i would've bet on but i can honestly say i've not missed the thrill of the chase-long may this continue

See you all tomorrow

gazza.

morning fella just a quick line to say keep watching the sport fella and i hope like me you will soon see it all through a different light,I can honestly say that match of the day has taken on a whole new meaning,take this weekend the most enjoyable team to watch SWANSEA now with those gambling goggles on i would not have really Watched thae game for what it is i would have no doubt been cursing the fact that the accumultor had once again gone wrong!! Here is to sport being just that "SPORT" fella not a source of wasting our hard earnt reedies!! have a good week fella

duncs stepping forward never back.

Well done Gazza, sounds like your doing really well. Keep up the good work.

And well said Dunc it is great to watch sport for exactly what it is 'SPORT'.

Not sitting there sweating on the results for an accy.

Thanks to you both for your posts.

Yes watching sport has become enjoyable again.

i was very short sighted with my gambling goggles on!

Onwards with day 15.

Best wishes for a gamble free day

Day 16

Feeling pretty low as the realisation of the debt i have built up kicks in.

Thoughts of gambling are far from my mind which is good. what i'm trying to face up to is the financial problems my gambling has caused,especially to my .

Best wishes for a continued gamble free day everybody

Day 17

Busy at work

Lots to do.

Feeling fine today

Day 18

Another step forward on my road to recovery.

I feel better in myself that i'm facing up to my problem.

I firmly believe that i won't gamble again and am determined to prove that to myself and to my lovely,caring family.

Sadly can't make GA meeting tonight as something has cropped up at work but i'm more determined than ever to make next week's.

Still waiting to hear from a counsellor.

I'm very interested in this as i want to find out, if possible, the triggers for this crazy, destructive behaviour that comes out in me from time to time.

Hope everybody a good gamble free day.

Day 19

Staying strong and focused

gazza

"Staying strong and focused."

That's pretty much all you can do!

19 days is brilliant, day 20 tomorrow - another little milestone.

GT