Congratulations. I read that article aswell. I have read of a lot of footballers with the same problem seems to be mainly because of boredom on away trips.

Hello Portnoy58 and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

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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.

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Hi Portnoy58

Truly inspirational, I hope you stick around to support our members who are starting on the road to recovery

Kind Regards

Congrats on 16 years! What an awesome accomplishment. Thanks for sharing your remarkable story.

16 years is a wonderful achievement.
I am several years without a bet but I neglected to note down the date of my last one – so can’t say how long it is – but it is not as long as 16 years (maybe 10?) due to stupid lapses.

I too lived in the GA rooms for a number of years until I was able to stop – and for several more after.

I recently (a year ago?) Decided to post on here to show people that long term freedom from gambling is possible and to give hope especially to those who feel they are still struggling 2 or 3 years after their last bet.

So well done – and I hope that you feel you can stick around to give encouragement to others struggling with this behaviour.

Congrats man keep on keeping on. Please share the experiences of overcoming this addiction. Apprecite true words of inspiration