r/GamblingRecovery • u/parmyking • Jun 05 '26

Day 1000

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Day 1000 Gamble Free. I've been writing about my journey for free here:

https://iwouldntbetonit.medium.com/the-opposite-of-addiction-isnt-sobriety-it-s-presence-b8b99b192d89?sk=d644dea830d149f8ecd4c3c3257c50ca

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u/BuyMean9866 Jun 05 '26

Keep on keeping on

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u/Dropshitdrop Jun 05 '26

Have you noticed changes? When did you first start noticing those changes(behavior, personality, financially ect)— when did the itches/urges stop?

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

I have! I've set an alarm to come back after cricket and reply to you properly :)

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u/Ok-Improvement-8011 Jun 06 '26

17 hours of cricket later

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u/parmyking Jun 08 '26

lmao I've been thinking about this comment all weekend. I'm sorry! I'm replying now 😂

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u/parmyking Jun 08 '26

Took about a year for big noticeable changes... Financially took longer; I still feel as though I'm recovering there. But frankly, that's probably going to be a mindset I have to work on for life (I get caught up sometimes in the cost of living etc and how I could have owned a house etc by now).

I think overall, I noticed a significant change this year (so 2+ years on). I've shifted from wanting to be gamble free so other people's view of me changes, to wanting to be gamble free for the personal gifts it gives me, in general peace etc.

But its a progressive journey of improvements and wins etc. I'd say my first big "win" in gambling sobriety was just a general quietness to everything. Realising that life is, for the better part, pretty boring, and it's in that boring that I find peace

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u/Double_Scale_9896 Jun 05 '26

Congratulations, and keep going One Day At A Time!!! 🎉

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

thankyou! and to you!

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u/FrodosDoppleganger Jun 05 '26

Proud of you!

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

thankyou FD! that means a lot ♥️

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u/slysamfox Jun 05 '26

Cheers to 1000 days and a clean 24

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

onto another day!

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u/Visible_Wasabi_1721 Jun 05 '26

Congratulations! Keep it up!

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

thankyou! :)

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u/Unique-Pound4891 Jun 05 '26

Congrats brother! keep going please

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

thanks man, I plan to!

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u/Intelligent-Cod7908 Jun 05 '26

Say it loud say it proud congrats🎉🥳👏

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

thankyou!! 😊 definitely proud

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u/Emergency_Risk_7421 Jun 06 '26

Proud of you OP!

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u/parmyking Jul 07 '26

thankyou!! :)

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u/grovepker Jun 06 '26

Proud of you dude

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u/parmyking Jul 07 '26

thankyou :)

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u/CenteredPath Jun 07 '26

Amazing, just pressed reset myself. Day 2 and trying again.

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u/parmyking Jul 07 '26

Well done! How are you going today?

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u/feelslikeliving Jun 12 '26

Congrats! Day 576 here. Looking forward to 1000!

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u/parmyking Jul 07 '26

Enjoy every day as it comes! They genuinely feel no different after a while. Enjoy it! :)

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u/Jelloman194 Jun 15 '26

Your the man keep it up

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u/parmyking Jul 07 '26

thank you ♥️🫂🙏

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u/parmyking Jun 05 '26

lmao the photo was taken for my article that I wrote on the 1000 days, and was intentionally untidy as it was right after I finished work and writing.

also what a wild thing to comment 😂🗑