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Moving on and i’ve hit day 60 , never thought i could do it but here i am , i was in town today and saw a guy who works in one of the bookies i self excluded from, i just said hello to him. Thats life i suppose , we move on when we have to . I cannot remember the last time i was gamble free for this long.

[Nick]

I was thinking the other day about gambling and an idea popped into my mind, i thought a bookmakers was not on my Multi Operator Self Exclusion Scheme , one that was about 5-6 miles from my home. When i checked to see if it wasn’t , low and behold it was on the list , success , my barrier worked. 🙂

[Nick]

Hi Philip , you have a massive reason to stop gambling , a baby on the way, going bankrupt is not the end of the world. You can start today by being honest with yourself and facing up to your debts , get help through g.a. and start a thread on here you will get some great advice .

[Nick]

Moving on and on day 49 and i’m 55 years old today . Feels so good to be able to go to the shop and buy what i want on my birthday , never done that for a long time. Hope anyone reading this takes heart if i can get to day 49 , you can as well 🙂

[Nick]

Hi cmc your doing great , everyday is a great day when we don’t gamble and you will feel so much better in yourself for not doing it . Keep moving on one day at a time and you will be fine. 🙂

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Hi Emma thanks for your post on my thread , yes i will be on day 50 tomorrow and i’m loving, like you say having money to spend on the things i need and want. It’s not easy and recovery never will be but my barriers are working . Keep moving on one day at a time and you will reap the benefits of not gambling . 🙂

[Nick]

Hi Emma, we will never win everything back and well done on recognising you do not want to lose your money, your doing great, one day at a time, moving on. Personal development sounds great 🙂

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Hi idi ,
thanks for your positive post to me on my journal, i cannot remember the last time i went this long without gambling . I’m now buying things and treating myself with my money and not money i think i would have won gambling. Because we never really win , in reality we have lost so much over the years we will never get it back . Keep moving on one day at a time . 🙂

[Nick]

Recovery day 40, i havn’t mentioned how many days i am into in recovery but idi said i should to give others on this site hope. So i’m being brutally honest now , this is why i have not mentioned it , i did not want newcomers to gt to think it’s easy . I have owed , been in debt for thousands of pounds in the past, i used to gamble every single penny on payday , surviving on £3 bags of frozen sausage whilst having a well paid job. I have been to prison, i have been close to drinking myself to death , i have attempted suicide on more than one occasion, all because of gambling. I’m 54 years old and i’m moving on now because i could not go on living the lie . The lie of a gamblers life. Because we are all lying to ourselves when we gamble . I hope some of the folk on here read what i have said and never go to depths i did because of this addiction .

[Nick]

Harsh Criticism is what it deserves everyone on this site knows that. In england there are 460 thousand problem gamblers that they admit to , in reality its alot more . I’m sick of the false adverts ” When the fun stops , stop” were addicts and they know it , it never is fun it’s an addiction. Your now getting into a routine , you must be so pleased 🙂

[Nick]

Trigger today my ex , sent me a message saying ” I cannot stand any contact with you please stop” . I say trigger, it might have been in the past but not now, not today, not ever. 🙂 I’m sitting with a cup of tea and enjoying it.

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Hi Lizbeth just been reading your last couple of posts , you are doing great while admitting you still get urges you know what your triggers are and you are not acting on them . Your daughter is doing great and you have your grand daughter with you i’m so pleased it’s turning out well for you. One day at a time , yes it’s a cliche but it does work i should know thats how i’m doing it . 🙂

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Hi idi thanks for your post on my journal, i’m just dodging the bullet she has fired toward me, enough said about it. I’m bigger and better than that ( Bros i owe you nothing ) . It is great as you put it “To think in a straighter way” , i’m 36 days gamble free now and never felt better for a long time 🙂

[Nick]

Trigger today , just a remark from a friend (unintentional ) about my ex organising something to which i’m not invited . Got me thinking for a while but i’m not acting on it. : Happy recovery day . 🙂

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Jag såg online jag tror bbc sport webbplats, att ägarna av hästar bojkottade några möten häromveckan. Några av fälten var ner till 2 löpare mest om 4 eller 5. Jag erkänner att jag kollade resultaten nästa dag eftersom jag ärligt trodde att varje favorit skulle vinna varje lopp på grund av diminshed -siffrorna, jag gjorde detta två gånger. Även om jag var inne på ämnet grouplast night hade jag helt glömt att jag hade gjort det här tills nu. Åh, och resultatet blev inte alla favoriter som vann 🙂

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