Hi there I'll try and make this as short as possible I've knew I've had an issue with gambling for a while now losses have been getting bigger and bigger over the last year or so.
I've always liked a flutter on the slots and roulette but it's starting to come to a head lost 300 pound today which I know isn't a lot of money in comparison to some of the losses I've been reading on here bit for me as I'm a student and work part time were talking 2 weeks wages for me. I have been wanting to go to meetings for a while but as you all know well for me personally I always find an excuse not to go I tell myself I can stop myself. I stop gambling for a week or 2 at most then go and lose a weeks wage in 20 mins on the slots my misses always seems ok as she knows I gamble but never really knows the true extent as I always lie and tell her I lose half of what I've actually lost sometimes less if it's a big loss she seems understanding and never really makes a fuss about it and as I'm told she will do anything for me and just worries I might do something to myself if I lose a lot she is a wee diamond but I'm starting to think she is at her wits end and I might end up losing her and she means the world to me but i often dont show it as I'm constantly miserable as i have lost money i just dont know what to do anymore.
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Dear Biggunner93,
Thank you for posting on the Gam Care Forum.
It sounds like you are feeling quite overwhelmed and worried about how your gambling is now impacting more on your finances and how long your partner might remain understanding of your situation.
I would recommend that you put some blocks in to place to restrict your access to gambling and also to think about your current access to money and how you might mange this differently so as to remove your immediate access to funds to gamble with.
You say you constantly feel miserable; I wonder if it could be worth speaking to your GP about this? You may also wish to consider some treatment support which will help you to address the underlying reasons for your gambling and support you to stop gambling altogether if this is what you are aiming for.
If you would like to talk further about any of these points please do contact our helpline or netline (available every day from 8.00am until midnight) for further support.
Wishing you all the very best,
Forum Admin
Im a student too and have a girlfriend. Wheb I gamble I think about how our future will be if I continue. It hurts so much its driving me towards insanity. I have lost 2400 pounds in 4 days. Stop now. Consider yourself luckier than me at least and dwell on that thought. We lose more than we win, therefore all wins are illusions...
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