Well I am so fffffing happy,yesterday was payday, did not gamble, I had a few urges but for the first time in many years I realised that if I did have a little gamble etc I would not be in control at all and I would love everything. Got my bills paid got a new phone as my other one was so cracked and have enough money for food and if I want to go fishing or hiking etc , so overall very happy.
29 days gamble free
Hi
As you heal more you can achie so much more healthy things.
Being in recovery you exchane unhealthy habits in to healthy habits.
Love and peace to every one.
Dave L
AKA Dave Of Beckenham UK
Really struggling with urges, the only reason I haven't is I know if I gave in and had a small amount in the Fobt I would have no control over my self winning or losing I would just not be able to walk away, so the memories of my suffering over all those months of gambling are helping me deal with the urges
30 days GF
30 days is great but is there anything you can do to help yourself when the urge comes, other than just hope it passes?
Just through my own experience I know how hard it is to do it on your own and eventually you find yourself in a place where the only thing you can do is gamble to escape whatever is consuming you.
There are some blocks that could help you. The easiest one is to give away the access to money. Give it over to someone you trust, a partner or parent, and get what you need each day or week, rather than have access to all of it.
You need three things to gamble. Time, place and money. Regards the place you can bar yourself online or bookies or casinos, really anywhere that you gambled. Finally is time. Either fill your time or be accountable for your time. More details on those if you are interested.
Finally it would be remiss of me if I didn’t suggest GA. It’s saved my life and can do the same for you.
Good work so far though.
Chris.
Thanks so much for all the kind words and support.
The last couple of days have been a real struggle with urges, but it's the realisation that I have no self control winning or losing that stops me giving in to the urges.
I have put blocks online and will do the bookies self exclusion, at the moment I am really feeling the mental benefits of being gamble free, more relaxed happier etc.
Currently 32 days GF
Really struggling with urges. I know I have no self control when gambling winning or losing and the knowledge that even if I won I would not stop until it had all gone keeps me from gambling. I cant gamble online plus I know how much money I can burn through in the bookies so I don't go in them anymore.
Currently 34 days GF
Hi
The addictions and obsessions just indicated how emotionally vulnerable I was.
In time I would understand more about my emotional triggers.
Over time I have often heard the reference that gambling controlled me.
For me there was the buzzz or adrelaine rush that made me think that gambling was the most exciting thing in my life, I even thought that I loved gambling.
thought that my general life was boring.
Now I understand the addictions and obsessions were a form of escape in my fears.
Once I started to abstain from my unhealthy habits I was able to understand more about my fears.
Pains in my life caused fears in me that I did not understand even from my child hood.
Every fear I faced and reduced helped me do with my time and my life.
I wrote down my needs my wants and in time new found goals.
No one stopped me from achieving more from my life, I failed to put effort in to my life.
If all I did was abstain from gambling I would not be the healthy person I am today.
Only abstaining from gambling did not make me ehalthier.
Only abstaining from gambling the healing process can start in my every day life.
Dave L
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