Ok so this was two and a half years ago and now I could do with this forum. I didn't place a bet for 2 whole years and then I went down the pub one evening and then went home i had a urge to do onlin roulette and won 4 digits off £50 and then as everyone would know that's where it started. To be fair I haven't lost loads. But the amount of times I've chased recently and got lucky is disgusting. Praying my 2 best numbers to just break even. But then I've come to the conclusion if I stopped now I would never have this feeling again. ( I won £60 today and now I'm laying in bed down £400) it's vile I'm only 22 and was talking to someone today who earns almost 7 digits a year but he said as his wage went higher as he got higher in work his betts got bigger he works harder to bet bigger not good for anyone. It just made me think w*f you can't win I don't have the personality like my dad or my older brother to bet £5 lose on a horse he likes the name off and leave it . so a total miss is needed please help me not on day 1 yet but it will be tomorrow thanks
Hello mate good post and I can relate to some of your post. I'm bit older I'm 26 and I wish I done what you've done at 22 now I'm £10k in debt so good that you've made the step before you get to a situation like mine. I wish I could just go and do a football bet on a Saturday or put the odd £20 in the machine or the odd bet here and there but I've finally realised i can't do your right mate we've got to stop it all. My day 1... Again today
Thanks for the reply.
No Debts yet which is a bonus.
So Yesterday i managed a day without gambling.
Mainly due to spending the day with my girlfriend.
The pain of the loss on sunday is slowly Drifting off.
Today will be the real test as i am self employed at the minute working from home and its usally now when not much to do i start deposting money into the online account.
The most frustrating thing of all is that i backed wales at the begining of the euros so cant just block my Online account (the last one i am not self excluded from)
But regardless win or lose my girlfreind has the password and told her if they win she can keep all the money.
Day 2 commencing.
george
George
I am the parent of a gambler and this is exactly how they started out but we were not aware of what was happening at the time. It was only when they hit rock bottom with debts and the threat of losing job, partner etc. that we found out what was wrong and had to quickly get into action to help sort eveything out. Now, you will probably not want to hear somebody's parent rambling on about this but I am going to attempt to give you a firm talking- to before you get any deeper with this and because I do not want another young person going through the pain of all this. You are in a good position to nip this in the bud now because you are debt free and your girlfriend knows you are gambling - secrets are the worst side to gambling and they make it so much easier. However, if you keep on like this it is highly probable that you will get into debt eventually and you will be risking losing your girlfriend and you are risking your credit rating being damage for a very long time. If you are self employed you need to be more carefula and that applies to people with a regular income as well. I hope you stay on this site and talk to a professional counsellor who will give you emotional support and also advice on self excluding on as many levels as possible. I also hope you read as many posts on here as possible so that you can see what happens if you let this awful problem get hold of you. The people on here are from all walks of life and all ages and good people at heart who have just got sucked in by the lure of gambling. You will find that they will be very supportive towards you and I hope you listen to their advice. Talk to your girlfriend today about this and ask her to maybe monitor your finances so you cannot easily spend on gambling or even talk to your Dad and brother and see if they can help you. You need a support network in your home life as well as the support you will get on here. I have seen how gambling eventually ruins a person's esteem in the long run and the stress and tears of eveyone concerned, including us parents is heartbreaking. I have written on here many times in the hope that I can get through to at least a couple of people so that they can have a happy productive future and in the hope that people like you do not have to go through the heartbreak that we all went through. I know it is a hard thing to stop but please try hard. You will feel so much better about yourself.
Make this day 1 of not gambling George and keep counting the days from now on.
I wish you lots of luck.
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