End of day 1 quitting gambling

I’m following your story as it’s very similar to mine. Im at the 2 week stage at minute and it’s easy to become complacent.. Just think of the bother it’s caused you.. for me it’s about protecting my mental health now as it deteriorates when I’m gambling. Each day your head hits the pillow and you haven’t bet your winning mate just remember that 

Yes that’s true mate , gives me satisfaction every night when it’s another day ticked of the chart. We both have to just keep being strong, nothing in life is impossible and this time am not going to let gambling win 

Day 12 today & the morning of my 31st Birthday, feeling great and not struggling from any urges currently, still taking it day by day but am feeling very confident that my final bet ended at the age of 30. Long road ahead but being a positive as possible, changing my ways and changing from a loser of a man to a good man.  Got a good few jobs lined up to get done In my new house, Jobs that wouldn’t be getting done if i was continuing to gamble, quite frankly they are a lot more important than giving all my money to some s**m bag bookmakers. 

Happy birthday Craig. Well done on your gamble free days you're doing really well. There will be holes in the road but as long as you go around them not down them the gamble free days will carry on ticking up. I expect you like me are enjoying being more stable not having the adrenaline fuelled highs and the despairing lows. Life is calmed life is better. Enjoy your day 

Thank you, yes loving the calming feelings of no gambling and not chasing my losses wondering how am going to get that money back 

Day 14 of no gambling, feeling brilliant, much happier in myself, and my sleeping pattern slowly is getting better, not worrying about money or my next bet.  Still early days but it’s surprised me how quick my gambling urges have stopped compared to previous attempts of giving up. I think a lot of people come to a point in their life when they say enoughs enough and I truly believe that’s were I am right now. Sick and tired of the heartache, pain and shame that comes with gambling.  Finally on the road to turning my life around. 

Day 14 big achievement . Keep going keep posting. Using this site has helped me massively . It's sad isn't it that we have to get in a dire state before we can finally tackle it. But that's being human I suppose!!

Day 17 gamble free and I must say I feel fantastic, certainly a long road ahead but it keeps getting easier and easier. Last few days I’ve had no urges and no dreams about gambling, to be honest gambling hasn’t even entered my thoughts in last couple of days. Glad to say I am completely out of the poor me and feeling sorry for myself stage like us gamblers do. This site has helped me a lot, I’ve read a lot of success stories and it’s really put a smile on my face knowing that so many people are winning this battle, I’ve also read so many poor me and feeling sorry for myself stories and that’s also helped me because it’s made me realise I don’t want all that negativity in my life & I certainly don’t want to ruin the lives of my most loved over being a weak minded addict. 

I know it’s only 17 days but I feel like I have come such a long way in this short period of time, my happiness is back, my worry and negativity have gone & am not lying about were my money has gone. 

Keep it up mate ur making great progress just been reading through ur posts there. I’m 22 days at min so similar timescale to you - fog is starting to lift and heading to turkey tomorrow for family holiday for a week so taking that opportunity to clear my head. Trying not to think about it though as everytime I count days I fall back into it. Stay strong stay positive.. simple really just don’t put a bet on and things will improve ??

Cheers mate, keep up the good work too. Enjoy your holiday, nothing beats time with family 

Day 21 gamble free,  feeling so much happier as each day passes, not stressed or worrying about money. Absolutely zero urges, feeling like I have grown out of gambling and the mood swings it brings. I will never gamble again, I’ve said it many many times but this is the first time I actually 100% believe it. I am not prepared to put my family through future pain and heartache. 

Day 26 gamble free now.  It’s getting much easier every single day,  thoughts of gambling just aren’t entering my brain what so ever now. This is becoming the easiest attempt on giving up gambling that I’ve ever had. I keep reading this forum most days reading stories of heartache and relapses and it’s only confirming to me that this isn’t the life I want to live, I am currently 31, latest debt just paid off in full, good job in finance & baby on the way so I have no real need to gamble, this forum has made me realised if I was to carry on gambling, soon enough I’d be 50 living with a stupid enough of debt after ruining the lives of my loved ones.  Totally focused on not doing that 

Keep up the good work mate. Just returned from Turkey .. the sun dissolves any stress / gambling urges for me it’s like a therapy in itself. Given me even more motivation to not relapse as if I go back to it, I won’t be able to afford luxury family holidays like I have just had. Sounds like he flying mate 33 days for me I get stronger everyday and sounds like you are too ?

Day 30 of no gambling.  Feeling great, first proper milestone completed, updates are going to be coming less now , mostly just on big milestones or if I have a major change in mindset, been checking in on the chat room for about a week now, without talking on it, just reading it etc, and I feel it’s disgusting how fellow addicts on it are blaming other people for their gambling rather than taking responsibility and blaming themselves,  Nobody is ever going to quit for good when they can’t take responsibility for their own low life actions and you’ve got other members making excuses for them which is quite baffling, us gamblers have all made mistakes but when you do OWN up to it, feeling sorry for yourself and blaming others isn’t going to get you anywhere