Signed up here yesterday after realising that online gambling accounts wouldn't accept cards anymore. Maxed out on debt which gambling was 'supposed' to pay off.
Coming up to 24 hours without a bet now. Part of me is gutted that faced with two choices of last bet yesterday the one I turned down for sure fire winner, did go on to win. Gone now though.
Realising that I have a problem I need to address and that I'm going to have to come clean to my wife. Fear the results are going to be devastating and getting as many hugs in with my kids as possible right now.
Feel absolutely broken
Feel your pain mate. Its a hard road back and your at rock bottom...BUT theres a way back. Its slow...it'll take time...but when you get there you will have the trust of your family and the peace of mind that allows you to sleep at night.
First..come clean. This is hard. There will be great shock...tears..you'll be told to get out and that your hated (but if she loves you...she will eventually support you).
Then...a plan. She'll take all your financial means(even took my id because i could get 50 quid with my id from bank). You'll be treated like a child..given pocket money. And made to go to GA(all for the greater good). GA is great place as you'll see first hand how bad this illness is.
I make no bones about it....the early stages of recovery are hard...painful sobering but they are the start of a new life and the saying bye bye TO THE MISERY OF GAMBLING
good luck and stay about
Thanks for your words jj. Not quite sure how or when to completely blindside her with all this but know it needs to happen soon.
Need to get my head around the fact that it isn't this conversation that is potentially going to ruin everything, I've already done the damage with my behaviours
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