Hi I am new to gamcare chat, I have excluded myself from all online casinos, I stupidly found a way around and managed to get onto another gambling site and spent all of my savings, I have gotten into debt and I feel hopeless, I always chase losses and it feels as though my body takes over and I don’t think until I actually realise how much I have spent, I am 30 and in around 7k debt, I really wish I never got to this stageÂ
Hi thank you for your post and well done for reaching out today. It sounds like GamBan might be a good next step for you to take, I would recommend reaching out to us on the helpline and we can provide you this for free and give you some more information about it: 0808 8020 133. We are always here for you so please do not go through it alone!
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Lauren
Hi
Thank you for sharing your painful journey.
By going to meetings I got to understand that my gambling just indicated how emotionally vulnerable I was.
I did not understand that painful events in my life caused fears in me that I did not understand.
By going gamblng I hurt my self and others.
Sadly I use to think that I loved gambling.
Today I understand that was not true.
Before recovery I use to escape to gambling.
The bigger the risk the bigger the buzz.
For me the buzz was fear based, I was trying to run away from my self.
By attending meetings I would learn to abstain from gambling.
And once I abstained from gambling only the could healing of my pains start.
The person I needed to get honest was my self.
In time I would exchange unhealthy habits in to some very healthy habits.
Being in meetings I got to understand that I was not alone.
Being in meetings I got to understand that I could achive far more with my life.
PLease take the recovery program seriously it saves lives.
Dave L
AKA Dave of Beckenham
Hi all just joined this forum as just came back from Casio another 3k down the drain and can’t cope with it anymore as the physical effects now on my body it’s terrible I’m twitching and can’t concentrate on anything just a broken man after 30 years of gambling. I have gave up twice for 5 years and 4 years but had relapses  and the one I’m on now is killing me I feel this is my last chance to kick this or my life was just a waste with losses of 100s of thousandsÂ
Hello Carl
Welcome to the Forum it is good to have you here. Problem gambling is cunning, baffling and powerful and without help it is too much.
Along with the Forum we have Advisers available 24/7 to help you. You can contact an Adviser by calling our HelpLine on 0808 8020 133 or by using our LiveChat, WhatsApp or Facebook options. I encourage you to contact us so we can discuss the best way forward for you.
In the meantime, please keep reaching out to others who will share their experience, strength and hope with you.
Best
Amanda
Forum Admin
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