[DanielleCH]

I’ve had more urges in this past week than I have in the past few months. I’m having a very hard time staying away from gambling. I just want the urges to go away.

I’m so sick of this. I’m hoping if I can make it through the next week gamble free, I’ll be in the clear.

Have not gambled yet, but was not expecting the urges to creep back up on me so harshly.

[jen3]

Yeah!!! You made it through the holidays when several of us did not. I believe it will get easier with time. Hang in there. You are doing Great!

[MurrS7]

I relapsed after 40 days g free. I was feeling so amazing
I was saving again working part time while in school for a measly 16$ per hour. I went to the casino nye knowing I shouldn’t and mix alcohol in I blackout and lose every penny I have made in 2 months of working hard 16$ per hour all gone in a matter of 2 hours just over 3k. I am so ashamed of myself I can’t believe I did it again. Please you don’t want to feel this pain. It is so hard to earn and we blow it in minutes and hours. Now I am in debt again it’s a bad feeling but it’s a new year I want to make this next 365 days gamble free and I know you can too. Think of the feeling of losing when you want to try to risk it. It’s not worth it. I’m sure you can hear the pain in my sentences. Nearly with tears in my eyes what I have done to myself and my loved ones during
My 10 years of gambling.

[Steev]

I know this time of year can be a trigger for me. A combination of Christmas being a “family” time – and not having any family of my own, that can be hard. Also if I am away from work with time and head-space, I can be tempted to fill both with gambling. Hopefully as times get back to normal the urges will lessen. Well done in being gambling free and I wish you well for the years to come.

[charles]

Hi Danielle, well done on not gambling. The thing is the urges won’t “just go away” we need to work at it. If we could do that on our own then we wouldn’t have the problem in the first place. I just found your previous thread – it’s been over a month since you posted on it. Have you been using other support?

How have you filled your gamble free time?

If you have come close to gambling then think about where you would have gambled – get yourself excluded. How you would have funded it – get some financial barriers/accountability in place.

Keep posting and keep using support.

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