[JayKay82]

Hi Vera, Kin,

Thanks for your posts. You are right it is easy to relax and ease back into old habits. Thats why this forum serves as a good reminder of past times.

Vera, i never did hand over my Finances. I suppose i wanted to test myself. And i haven’t gambled, even if sometimes i do think about gambling momentarily, i want to move on with my life and leave it all behind. The trust is coming back, but when your life revolves around being deceptive, you have to give your loved ones time to adjust when you are on the right path.

Thanks again for your kind words.

[JayKay82]

A step in the right direction no doubt. Keep posting on here, i know things will seemmirrerable at times but support is good here. Try and find another outlet to replace gambling, exersize is good for the body and the mind. Stay strong mate, things will get better very quickly.

[JayKay82]

Here i am at week 13. Re-reading my first posts, they seem like a different person. A very long time ago. Funny really considering that it has only been 3 months. I like to keep posting here so as i dont get a false sense of security. Meaning i think i am ok, then relapse again. I know it would start out as a harmless bet or thought but i want to keep thoes days firmly behind me.

[JayKay82]

Nearly every week i forget what week i have reached. Thats how little i think of gambling these days. The key is to stay away when evil thoughts briefly enter your head. It is easy to forget how miserable and numb gambling makes you. Numb to all that is going on in the world. I am having a busy few weeks at work now, i remember gambling through those times before and wonder how i coped, ha not very well i suppose. I do feel now no matter what life throws at me im never going to gamble again, it is neither an answer or a solution to anything.

Anyway onward and upward.

[JayKay82]

Well done Jonny. Great work. Paying gambling debts sucks but dont let it get you down. Keep up the good work, hope your back is getting better.

[JayKay82]

Hi There GB,

I use this website as a tool to fight my addiction. However the reality is that i made a decision a few months back that if i cant trust myself all the blocks in the world wont help. Compulsive gamblers will do crazy things to place a bet, when i look back a few months ago, and think about how gambling consumed my thoughts and nothing would do until i placed that first bet. I wouldnt start to tell you what to do, but if it make it easier to hand over control of your cards and finances, by all means make that your first step. Find a healthy outlet and engage with other people. If you live on your own it is harder to appreciate life without gambling. Rest assured life gets better very quickly once you make the decision to give up. If you get an “urge” let it pass and move on. They will get less and less, never place that first bet, because thats all it takes for the cycle to begin again.

Hope this helps

[JayKay82]

11 weeks gamble free. Seems like a lot longer. I imagine thats a good thing, helps me feel quite far removed from those horrible times of sneaking and hiding. Anyway, onwards and upwards.

[JayKay82]

Good work Jonny,

Keep it going.

[JayKay82]

Hi Jonny, glad to hear you are still on top !

[JayKay82]

Week 10 gamble free. Contemplating handing over my finances to my Fiance, its not that i cant control myself (just now). Its that she doesnt trust me. Do i have to keep proving myself ? Funny, quitting is the easy part, re-building finances and trust is where the works begins. But then, not so long ago i thought quitting was the hard part….. Week 10 and going strong.

P.S. Charles thanks for your wise words, gratefully received

[JayKay82]

Hi Jonny, hope the weekend was good to you. Hows your GF time treating you.

[JayKay82]

Hi FMM,

Hows the healthy living going ? Good i hope!

[JayKay82]

When life is tough, why would you make it worse by gambling ? Wednesday will be 10 weeks GF….

[JayKay82]

Keep up the good work FMM, thanks for your words of encouragement on my thread.

[JayKay82]

Today is week 9 gamble free. Looking forward to many more.

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