Hi everyone,
I am very ashamed of myself but I have to admit I have returned to gambling after more than 3 years. I played bingo in the past a lot, after my daughter's dad and my partner for 18 years passed away it all got worse, I never had debts, but we had to struggle because I spent so much money on this...I left my country and came in the UK to work and support my great child, but last month I eneterd a bingo and went down the spiral again...I hate myself for going back to the gambling, but at the same time I want to stop because this is going to ruin my life...I know in this forum I will find the understanding from everyone else, because we all are struggling with similar problem.
Just wanted to introduce myself, it is a bit of relief to know that I am not alone...here I am not....but in the real life I am all alone, I can't tell to the people I know about my gambling problem as I am ashamed, my family thinks I have stopped, I feel like I am a waste of oxygen...it's just so hard I am totally confused and frustrated by not being strong enough.. I recently stopped smoking, and I am afraid that the stress I am experiencing with this bingo will make me start smoking again...and not only that, will destroy my life ...:(((
Hi ya,
You are correct that here you are not alone but you are very wrong that you are a waste of oxygen! Many of us here do not know what it is like to be gamble free & I am sure many smokers are in the same boat! You are strong, you have quit smoking and you were also strong enough to stop gambling! You found a way to 'forget' your sadness when death parted you from your best friend but this escape brings a different kind of pain.
You did it before & are just having a little set back, you just have to find a way to believe in yourself & then you can start your gamble free life all over again. I believe you can do it!
Good luck!
Thank you very much for your kind words! I hope we all succeed in this battle, it is very hard thoguh and requires a lot of courage and determination, I just pray to have the strenght and I wish this for all of us who are in the same boat!
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