Can't stop playing roulette

Firstly, well done! 150 days ago, I done exactly the same....posting, reading & sharing is the best therapy you can get. Make a solemn honest promise to us all, we've all been where you are, some worse, some not so, but it doesn't matter about quantity of money, it's the lack of self respect that is lost, and just reading your first post, I feel your shoulders have dropped and the guilt associated with your illness! Read other people's stories and posts, it's great to know that you're not alone in your struggle! I've NEVER abstained for so long, it does work, don't let us down! Keep strong, be honest and you will do it....I have! But remember....it's not easy, no one will tell you it is, I've struggled with the demons in my mind, roulette was my nemesis, I still dream my numbers drop in, but now, I've knocked it all on the head, even the lottery....in that 45 minutes, I've lost several thousand pound, some people possibly 10's of thousands, to others a few quid....it's not the money we lose, it's our self respect! Hold on to your belief that this can be beaten! ( I never end in good luck, there's no luck involved, just hard work & determination!) be strong! Dean!

Thanks Dean. I felt really good during those four weeks, sadly that positivity was obliterated in one 45 minute spell of insanity.

I'm going away to visit a friend at the weekend for a few days, which I think will do me good. The gambling demon seems to rear it's head when I'm at a low ebb, or bored.

I'm determined this addiction will not beat me. I'm going to look into GA

This will not beat you mate. Roulette is a horribly addictive game. Remember the more and longer you play it the better chance the house has of winning because of that green bean at the top of the table. The more you play this the more you'll lose. I talked myself out of my roulette craze by reminding myself of this. I would win, keep spinning and always end up losing.. That's the way it works. Stay strong and keep posting back here whenever you feel an urge to start spinning again. Good luck mate!

It can be so easy to give up, but please don't.

So many people have slip ups, sometimes several, but it can be done.

Gambling is often triggered from boredom and also when life is not too good, even if these things are only for a day or so.

If you have spare money, my advice would be to get a savings account that doesn't allow withdrawals without notice.

You don't have to put all your spare money in it, but even half would soon build up.

The trick is to immediately upon being paid transfer the money into the savings account.

I had debt and still gambled most of my spare money away. Once I decided to give up, on payday I paid as much to my debt as possible and saved some, leaving me just enough to live on.

Seeing the savings amount and the debt decrease was a real eye opener as to just how much I was gambling away each month. It was enough to make me realise just how silly I was.

Fantastic post Steve

Thanks for the encouragement everyone, good to hear from people with similar issues. Funny in that I've never had any interest in any other form of gambling, apart from roulette. If there was no fobts, I'd never even dream of going into a bookies. I even once watched youtube videos of people playing them! How sad is that?! That spinning wheel was even in my dreams!

I've known I have a problem for a long time. The main sign of that I suppose is that even having a big win would never be enough. I could stake a pound and turn it into hundreds and it wouldn't suffice, as has happened in the past.

Anyway, today is day two. I've got extremely limited funds at the moment so not really feeling any urges. The test will come next week on payday I suppose

I too had and still have no interest in gambling on anything but one thing and that is slots.

I don't have any interest in horse racing or indeed sports gambling in general at all.

As for roulette I must say it's so boring in my eyes, never ever seen the appeal.

As for worrying about payday it really is as simple of putting as much spare money out of the way as soon as you are paid.

If you really don't trust yourself and don't want a savings account then how about family who you can trust and put money into their account. You can just say your saving up for something or several things.

When I couldn't trust myself I gave my mum my bank cards and only withdrew money needed and provided a receipt with an updated balance to show I hadn't been gambling.

Anyone really serious about giving up needs to do whatever it takes to beat the gambling addiction.