Hi everyone,Â
I am 26 and have been gambling on and off since 2010. It came to a head in 2012 and after hitting rock bottom and causing my family until heartache, I stopped for just over 10 years.Â
Sadly I relapsed back in early 2023. I moved over from Australia ( I am British and lived there for over 8 years ), my Aussie partner in tow. I have blown through nearly 13k in that time, it coming to a head when partner found a letter from a payday loan company.Â
She now has so much anger and hatred and I hate where we are at currently, through no fault of her own. My parents are coming over today and I plan to sit them down and talk to them. There will be tears and shouting however I know I need to come clean.Â
I can turn this around. I have registered with gamstop and put blockers on my phone. It will be a process that will damage my relationships however I feel a small amount of relief just typing my words up here.Â
Thanks for listeningÂ
Well done on your efforts to stop Gambling. I found opening up and being completely open (as hard as it was ) really helped in my journey as well as having the support of groups like this.Â
If you haven't already I'd 100% recommend Installing Gamban onto your devices which will stop access to any sites outwith Gamstop too!Â
it may feel like it'll get harder before it gets any better initially for sure but think of why your doing it and give yourself some credit for taking action too!
I am 63 days without a bet today and can say hand on heart it will get better and the betting Haze is clearing.Â
Good luck.Â
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I wish you the very bestÂ
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