Cant stop and i hate money

 Jimbo

Thanks for posting and sharing , never give up hope because you can stop gambling with the right approach and support. 

Contact StepChange – 0800 138 1111, www.stepchange.org regarding the financial situation and they can support you. 

Please feel free to contact the GamCare Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or Netline to explore the additional support available to you. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if you would like to talk to one of the GamCare HelpLine advisers.

I would encourage you to make an appointment with your GP surrounding your anxiety and any other feelings you may be experiencing due to gambling.

Take it one day at a time and try to look after yourself the best that you can at this stage. 

All the best 

Kirk 

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A truly heartbreaking post! ☹️

I know it's easy for my to say however it will get better, do take heart as I've proven you can escape this horrible nightmare, I've been  in the depths of the abyss looking flush into the eyes of my demons feeling the lowest I've ever felt. I know the pain you are going through and empathize with your. At this point you need to concede defeat to gambling and put all the blocks in place to prevent further gambling , you then need to reach out to all you creditors and communicate with them, I'd then seek some professional help like the gambling helpline. 

I've had the same issue all my adult life with money. Always been incredibly anxious about it and always been reckless with it. 

And always in my mind thinking it's never enough. I just wanna be comfortable without just getting by each month. Even with a standard Job that happens and highly depressing. Triggers me seeing so many people get on so well and be financially okay. Good for them but I'm just terrible at functioning normally. 

Now owe a full months rent £750. Owe £1900 gas and electric. A few thousand in debt and on universal credit but might have messed that up as I'm not updating my profile and looking for work. My mental state is terrible. Dr's won't allocate me another fit note. I have no one around to help and my bank statements are filled with reckless transactions. Failed direct debit and alot of gambling transactions.

I can understand where you are coming from. I had to turn  finances over to my wife. Things are  better now that I have financial/controls/blocks in place. It does get better with time, as Oranje said. Keep the faith.