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Well there you go Seri you have started.. you have started your journal.. its a place you can record your journey and have support at the same time. Well done for coming for help. Gambling addiction is a very sneaky one.. that is the single biggest thing i see in this addiction, how self deceptive it is…. its amazing really the trickery our brain comes up with to allow us to continue to gamble.. you have done the right thing and a wonderful step is put in place already by you by reaching out, seeking help and starting your journal.. the one on one helpline is good when you need to talk too.
Just get through today Seri.. break it down and get through short periods of time first.. when you get urges, try not to sit there and let them intensify.. if you let someone know straight away you have the urges then get busy and do something else.. you could also find Gamblers anonymous meetings in your area which are a good support too.
You can ban from gambling places, cut up cards, put blockers on computer, go to counselling, there is lots of help available.. and know this.. you are not alone…

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Well you are going along really well.. keep it up just today dont gamble and those days eventually become weeks and months etc.. just today is all you need to think of when it comes to getting through gambling. Of course we need to plan things further ahead etc but just for gambling if you get urges, break it down and think just get through the next hour, get busy, contact people and the urges fade, but you are doing great at the moment, pleased for you

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You start to write a journal exactly as you have done now.. you just keep on posting on the thread that you start on..

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Just wanted to say hi and wondering how things are going for you these days.. still think of you when i hear that Taylor Swift song. Hahahah.

Hope you are doing well these days Cat 🙂

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Keep moving forward, gambling ruins things for us but you know when the days add up again and the money starts to rebuild again and you have enough to get you through that things will get better, its just right now.. I used to save and save then bust.. i would punish myself for gambling and not spend a cent on myself.. one thing i have found now is making recovery fun, filling it with things that are good and having little treats on the way.. only possible by not gambling.. making recovery fun and nice for myself allows me to enjoy life more and i have a better chance of wanting to stay in recovery if its a nice place.. i understand you are financially strapped now from gambling but it will get better, congratulations on resisting the urge yesterday, if you did it yesterday, you can do the same today.. just today dont gamble.. you will get through this period..

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Hi there,

I remember you from a long time ago on here. Are you the same one? Congrats on getting back here and fighting for yourself.
I am really glad to see you… just stay with one day at a time, just today dont gamble. Dont worry about next week or never gambling again, just dont gamble today. Post, go in the chat room, talk to someone one on one.. wahooo here is to recovery wishbone

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Keep your chin up.. you are still trying at recovery. It doesnt always come straight away.. ive been here since 2009!! falling, getting back up, over and over and over.. just keep trying, dont give up. Everything is overwhelming when in the midst of gambling, the aftermath is horrendous but it can be changed. day by day just by not gambling today.. keep it simple, break it down into small pieces. I find lots of problems easier to manage with the day at a time thing not just for gambling but for anything, just focusing on what this day brings and what i can do just today.. dont give up.. just continue on and life when not gambling will improve

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Well done on opening up and telling us your story. The great thing in all this is you are not gambling at the moment and you will be able to make better decisions because of that..
Well done

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Well done on your gamble free time.. its good that you are setting little goals for days gamble free but really all you need to focus on is not gambling for today.. just this day.. dont worry how many days you accumulate just not placing that next bet… for today. It is fantastic that you do have your days adding up not discounting that but sometimes.. it can be a little trap in itself.. so i found. I seemed to slip many times when i hit a time i had given myself to reach, thats not to say you will or what you are doing is wrong at all its wonderful, just sharing what happened for me in the hope that if it were to happen again it could maybe prevent it.
I get up in the morning and i think just for this day today, i wont gamble.. i cant look too far ahead.. just this day is all i can handle.. sometimes i would go just for this hour!!
Well done on your progress. you really are going well, just keep moving forward a day at a time..

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Congrats on 32 days of freedom from gambling well done!! i know people say tell this person and this person but you know what.. i think you tell whoever you feel comfortable with when you want to.. its up to you. Sure it would make life simpler if everyone knew but everyone doesnt know everyone and no one can say for sure how people are going to react or what the outcome will be.. you just do what feels right for you.. you are doing really well at the moment. Small steps.

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It is fantastic you recognize that you cant do this alone. Yes, why not use all the support you can against this addiction. Its a very sneaky cunning addiction and we need everythign we can against it. You are doing well to recognize that too.. keep going,

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Its easy to become deflated.. try not to be too hard on yourself and just look at what you can do to prevent another relapse happening, learn all you can each time you fall down.. just dont give up. It takes however many times it takes.. you can do this, you already have shown that, its a hiccup in the road

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Im sorry you dont want to post with hubby reading anymore but i understand that.. how about coming to the groups for chats.
I was so glad to see a post from you again. I hope that things improve for you soon..

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Its so good to see you are doing so well. Probably catch you in a group again one of these days when you are not so busy.. well done on your recovery journey.

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Hey… Hang in there. Urges are very strong sometimes and can be frighteningly powerful. One thing to remember is urges will pass… Delay them for an hour. Just for the next half hour do something else, I find the more I think on the urge the worse it gets. Tell everyone about your urges, write, eat, clean, watch a movie, ring a friend, read, surf the web, anything but gamble, buy a treat out for yourself. A meal, a coffee, a gift. The urges always pass, it’s like riding waves.. They will fade but it’s while they are intense it can knock you a bit. Urges are only urges, they cannot harm you unless you act on them. Hang in there Micky, you can do this, keep posting, keep trying… Never ever give up on giving up…

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