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Well done on installing that blocking software I did it.
Hi Craig, well done on your gamble free time.
“……The test will come when the wages go in next week……”
Yes, that is always a test. It’s a test we can remove/reduce though. What barriers can you put in place? What financial accountability will you have in place? Use your awareness of the dangers, put things in place so that you can’t easily access finds to gamble with and pay day becomes just like any other day.
Keep posting.
Well done on being honest with your mum FishFace.
I would advise against looking at race cards and/or giving tips to your friends. If you do that then sooner or later you might have a lucky streak which will really kick the urges back into life.
Do your friends know that you have decided to stop gambling? You don’t have to tell them about any problem but “I’m not interested anymore” soon brings and end to any conversation about gambling.
Hi Milehigh and welcome to the site. Yes there is hope, you can stop gambling. You no longer have to do it on your own – you have support here and elsewhere. If you go to the My Journal Forum you will see a lot of stories similar to your own, you will alos see the sort of things that have helped others stop gambling. If you start your own thread there )copy and paste this one) you will get a lot of feeback and support. it is a busier Forum. This Topic Group Forum is for set Topics that are discussed in some of the groups here.
Hopefully I will also see you in one of the groups here as well.
Maybe tell us about those three things Micky, good to hear you are keeping your sanity. Remember to keep using support to maintain your recovery.
Well done lelbow, all positive steps.
As I said before – having the money in your husband’s account will give YOU more control over it than any of us have when we are gambling.
Keep posting.
Hi Rdemm, well dome on looking for help.
My own opinion would be that if we were the sort of people who were able to show the control to “gradually lower our stakes” then we wouldn’t have a problem in the first place.
Read the otther stories here, you will see that you are not alone with this problem. You will also see the success stories – what are they doing that you can apply to your own situation?
I think you might already know the answer to one of your questions – having all your money in an easily accessible current account is the last thing you need. Too easy, too instant and, probably, too unaccountable access to funds with which to gamble.
Where could you put that money that was less accessible? Maybe a family member could help with accountability.
You don’t need your own money at work so don’t have any. Carry just enough for lunch, better yet take sandwiches. leave your cards at home as well and you can’t be tempted to gamble on your break or on the way home.
Use the support that you have available. You have found us, Gamcare is another option for you, as are GA meetings. If we could do it on our own then we wouldn’t be here.
Now your job. I know Compulsive Gamblers who work in the gambling industry who have now ben gamble free for some time. i also know Compulsive Gambers who work in the industry who have found this an impossibility with all the gambling that goes on around them. You will need ot be honest with yoursefl which of those two categories you fall in.
Keep posting and let us know the positive steps that you are taking.
One day at a time – small and achieveable but can achieve great things 🙂
Bon coup, bravo.
İyi hareket, iyi yapmışsın.
Good move, well done.
Goede zet, goed gedaan.
Хороший хід, молодець.
Buen movimiento, bien hecho.
Dobar potez, bravo.