[tjj1986]

So I finally hit what I think is my rock bottom in March this year, Ten’s of thousands of £££ in debt through this horrible Illness… I haven’t remained abstinent from Gambling that whole time but the majority of that time I’ve been well, I’m currently on my 16th day without a bet…

The most important thing I’ve picked up along this recent abstinence period is at no point should you leave yourself a TrapDoor or PotHole to fall in.. I think there could be 6/7 blockers I put on myself each day to get through that day

* No Access to Money
* Gamblock (online)
* Gamstop
* Moses with local Bookmakers
* 100mg Sertraline from GP
* be an open book with your loved ones of your fortunate enough for them still to be around
* If you think focusing on the day is too big of task break it down into 2/3 hour slots to help you through that day
* always tell yourself you have more to lose than to gain by gambling
* Attend Zoom Counselling weekly
* Attend Zoom HWB weekly
* Listen to Podcasts/AudioBooks becuase if there’s just 1 thing we need to remember we are not the only ones at this it is rife in the community

Maybe a little more than 6/7 🤣 but By no means have I beat gambling and by no means do I think this is n easy road but if we take it in manageable chunks I think we are stronger than we think, if this helps one person I’ve done my job by sharing a bit about myself and my recovery

Keep the faith Guys and look to that higher power whoever or whatever that may be (just need to be personal)

• This topic was modified 9 months, 3 weeks ago by tjj1986.
• This topic was modified 9 months, 3 weeks ago by tjj1986.

[kin]

Hi tjj1986,

Thank you for the sharing.

Looking forward to your next post.

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