Triangle's recovery: What's recovery got to do with stopping gambling???

well done triangle I wish u all the best in stopping gambling ive managed 78 days today so it can be done.

Hi Triangle

Would you be able to tell us a little more about your gambling habits? Was it in bookies or online? FOBTs? How long you been gambling? What has brought you here?

Hope you hang around long enough to give yourself the chance to live a better life than the one you had with gambling

Take care

i am new to recovery...again keep strong,come back and post to let us know how your are doing this forum is invaluable xx

thanks for the replies

its good to know i'm not on my own in this hell hole

my gambling was anything really

im not picky but i did most of my money on the bingo and roulette

so bloody addictive

ive tried stopping in the past and have stopped for periods of time but have always gone back to gambling for stupid reasons

why why why

anyways day 2 of this time and i'm gamble free today

keeping busy with the family today

catching up with them from times i lost

sad that i've missed that time

good now that i can be there for them

already noticed the amount of people who post for day few days and then you don't hear from them again

wonder what happens to them

are they well? happy?

do they keep bouncing back to gambling like me so far

Hello! Thanks for the post on my diary. I agree about trying something new and needing help with this addiction. I'm not ready to admit defeat in the real world so hoping that being more active on here and taking part in the challenge thread will give me the support I need. Hoping I can help others along the way so stop by my diary any time. Take care.

Triangle, get to a GA meeting asap mate, I doubt just coming on here can help you stop alone, you need as much support as possible in the early days especially.

Find your nearest meeting and just go, its not as bad you probably expect

Good luck pal

thanks half life

yes i have many of the blocks in place

handed over my money and it gets checked online

self exclusions as well although easy to get around but least they are there

my most important blocker is reminding myself i have a problem which i know from the past doesn't go away overnight

thanks

thanks plastic

have been to ga in the past

but guess what

i stopped going when things were going well so i know it works

not sure i want to go back but probably do need the support

so far day 3 so far so good

no gambling so far

hopefully there wont be any

Triangle I did the same, I went for about 6 weeks, stopped felt fine, did 20 months gamble free (have a look at my diary I started yesterday) then I had a relapse at xmas

Gone back to GA with tail between my legs 2 weeks ago, I know exactly what you mean about not being sure you want to go back, but If you REALLY want to stop, please go back it will help and you are going to need all the help you can get right now

They aren't pleasant at first but a d**n sight more pleasant than gambling your life away.

Don't make excuses mate, just go!!!

yes ill give it thought

part of me just wants to deny the whole thing say itll be ok problem solved

yet time and time again ive gone back to gambling so might be time for going back

really should look into some counselling too