Hi there,
Newbie here,
I've never really been a gambler but the last month or so I have been feeling a bit down, and the excitement of gambling seemed to remove me from it a bit. I lost about £1500 in the first week or so, and the beginning of this week nearly got about £1K back. But got sucked into chasing losses, and now i'm about 8K down. Luckily I had a bit of savings so i've not gone into debt. I just feel incredibly stupid and ashamed at how I have let this happen, what a waste. I know I need to just walk away and put it down to a loss and hopefully a lesson learnt. It's so difficult though, and keep wondering if I could still get it back..
I can't tell any friends or family as i'm just still coming to terms with it. I'm so dissapointed in myself and feeling quite sad. Feel like i needed to say everything out loud, on here, to help me admit to things and hopefully move on.
I warn you to NEVER chase your losses, it is a catastophe and I promise you that things can get much worse than they are at the moment. You are not in debt but you have lost your savings. I know it is difficult trying to come to terms with your loss, but accept it as a hard lesson learned.
All the best
No need to wonder if you can get it back. The answer is no. A compulsive gambler can't win because they can't stop.
Draw a line under it. Treat it as a life lesson. It may seem like a disaster now but unaddressed, this spirals. You're in the fortunate position of realising and admitting you have a problem before you've done too much damage. Many here would give anything for that. Do all you can to walk away now before it happens to you.
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