Hi. Good for your gamble free time. This journey is hard. Please try to get support here by posting and joining the groups. Put barriers in place, limit access to money and cards, GA meetings, support from friends and family. Keep posting. Stay strong!

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Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

And on that note….

I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂

Take care

The Gambling Therapy Team

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Hi Jonesy, well done on looking for help/

Read the otehr threads here and you will see many stories simialr to your own, you will also see the success stories, what re they doing that you can apply to your own situation?

Friday is when you usually gamble? Great, now use that knowledge. Plan your Fridays, fill your time and have your barriers particularly high on that day. When on a Friday? After work? Lunchtime? If that is the case then have no access to money on you when you set out for work in the morning.

Keep posting and tell us a little more about your situation. What positive steps can you start taking?