Hey guys. I too am in the same situation in my final year at uni and yet i still find myself gambling all of what i have. I have since banned myself from casinos or 5 years which has helped buy then i still go into bookies as they are everywhere! Is there a wy of banning yourself from bookies too? I hate this life
HI chunny, Happy to see you've decided to come on here. As you might have read, I'm a student as well... feel free to read some of the posts i've made on here and "overcoming problem gambling" page..In response to your question, you can self-exclude from bookies. It's worked really well for me so far, I'm self- excluded from about 15 in my area!! so that instant temptation isn't there. It's important to put these security meassures in place. just walk into a bookies and ask for a self-exclusion form.. they will give you 24 hours to think about it and complete it, go back with a photograph and you're legally not allowed to enter that particular bookie. Not only does this prevent you, I feel that part of the recovery process, it helps deal with admitting you have a problem and it's a step in the right direction. I felt proud every time I did it. It's definitely worth looking into...
Good luck!
Hi, am no stranger to this site, however, I am really struggling to navigate since the update....It goes like this, yesterday I lost 6grand in fobts...Really pathetic because I believe i'm self excluded from that particular branch. Another point is the law is worse since the government got involved. The trick was, the bookies only let me play £50 per spin, until I lost enough then they let me sqaunder £100 a spin, this tactic was very clever....I had a thought in my head that if I leave I will certainly not get bck my losses elsewhere because of the £50 limit that will be enforced elsewhere.
Hello,
My husband is a CG now in recovery, and I'm a generation older than you. Also a graduate.
Two things are frightening about this thread. Firstly, that so many uni students are falling into the CG trap of wanting a quick fix - the conventional answer is effort and work - and secondly, apart from one post, you all sympathise with each other, which is fair enough as far as it goes but it won't change anything! There's no mention in your posts of doing what it takes to go into recovery and stay there.
If any of you are serious about wanting to quit, take action to change your situation. Change your friends and your socialising, so that you're not hanging around people who frequent casinos and bookies. Go to GA meetings, call GamCare, get counselling. And tell your nearest and dearest, I assure you that there's nothing worse for them than finding out the hard way. Yes it's hard, but that's not an excuse.
re finances, having a Visa card is bad news where there is money in the account that can be used for deposits. If you must have a current account, keep the available balance to a minimum. Open an instant saver, cash card only, and store your living money in it. Set up DDs for rent and main expenses to come out of your current account at the same time as your grant and other income come in, also a DD to move money into the instant saver. Better still, ask your parents to help you to manage your finances by drip feeding you cash.
The other biggie is to ditch your internet mobile, use a brick. And install blocking software on your devices. Unsubscribe to marketing emails.
There's plenty of advice on the forum but you each choose whether to follow it or whether to gamble instead. The bookies etc may tempt you but grow up, man up and take responsibility for what you do.
CW
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