Well am back,been awhile since i last wrote on here as you can see.Its not all doom and glom am glad to say.i did fall of the rails,eneded up gambling on the internet.got a pasting as always.Well the last time i gambled was 16th march,and i dont know what it was diffent about that time to all the rest but i thought ok this is it now no more.and i have not gambled since,ive not even wanted to.since that day i have been paying as much money off my cards as i can,and ive manage to clear one of them,which feels great.I have even stopped smoking for 3months and put the money i would have spent in a saving account,something i have never had.My self excustion from the bookies eneded on the 23rd may,and i have no feeling about wanting to go back in there.I do really feel like ive turned my life around,my only regret is how long it took me to get to this stage,but better it be now than never.I have kept up with reading diaries on here,and some have been doing very well and some finding it very hard.to people finding it hard,stick with it and you will get there,you really will.Well thats it for now,time to get back to my life that am loving,without the gambling in it
16 March is a long time ago, well done!
Have you self-excluded from all of your past haunts as getting all the blocks in would really help.
NT
Its been 130 days since my last confession,and i only have good things to confess about.ive just finnished paying off my 2nd credit card off,which feels great i can tell you.Just got my loan to go now,about 16months left on it.Am paying 500 intrest on that loan,for what! gambing thats all the loan was for,how mad was that!!When i stopped gambling i stopped smoking at the same time,i thought maybe that would not be a good idea,having to fight 2 battles at the same time.But i think is was the best thing i did because i was just thinking about smoking all the time and gambling sort of took a back seat,Well 8months on and no gambling or smoking so guess it did work for me.Things i have noticed and love about not gambling is the things every normal people do all the time,i mean now when i shop i will think nothing about putting a dvd for £10 in my basket.I wouldnt have dreamed of doing that when i was gambling.What waste £10 on a film when i could use that money to put in a machine!!! I know i must still keep my guard up at all time for both smoking and gambling,but this is the best ive felt with myself since i can ever remember,and there is no way i want my old self back.best of luck to all,we can all do this just stick with it
HI Carl,
Brilliant well done just goes to show the life that you can have gamble free, you put in all the hard work and are reaping the rewards.
Long may it continue
Blondie
its been over 5 months since i last posted on here.am glad to say nothing bad as happened in that time.still not gambled and life is still as sweet.got enough in the bank now to clear my loan and still plent left over for a nice holiday.What a big diffence it makes to your money when you dont chuck it away.So if anybody belives they cant do it,,you can.i thought i never would stop but now i have no intrest in it at all,i just love having money in the bank.Now when its pay day all i think of is how much can i save this week.Strange i know but true.
well am back,not for anything bad tho,life still brill without gambling.Ive just came on here just to let people know you can stop and to belive you can..never stop trying if you really want to stop you will get there in the end,just keep at it.good luck all
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