Hi,
Well here's my story, I started online gambling near 3 years ago started on bingo now spend a lot of time playing slots. I used to be able to controll my gambling but now it's all I think about. I say to myself every day I have to stop but always find myself going straight the computer and putting money in. As soon as my wages goes in On a Thursday I go straight to the computer. Even if i win I can't seem to bank the money I end up keep going til I have nothing. It's affected my life big time. Im only 27 and have 2 kids. It's affecting them to as I never seem to have any money to be able to take kids out places which is sad as im putting my money into gambling thinking ing going to win.
My moods have changed around my children I'm always down and shouting at them and my partner is getting annoyed with my moods to. I even don't get to see my friends much and feel that gambling gives me comfort makes me happy at the time until I loose and think why, why did I just but all that money in?
I want this to stop, I want to stop gambling so bad, but it's just too hard really struggling. I can stop for a day but day after end up putting loads back on online. Im feeling depressed constantly worring about money wondering were it's going to end. Don't know how to get myself out if this. I want to stop for me and my kids to give them a better life. I need help
Hi Sarah
Your story sounds familiar. Like you I’ve had my head battered for years due to online gambling. No matter how much I won it was never enough and I could never cash out no matter how much I would attempt to convince myself “this time I’ll do it.” The truth is I always ended off broke despite winning £1000’s. Time and again I would say to myself “I’m never going to do it again.” The truth is I meant it every time but would find myself returning to gambling in spite of masses of evidence to say I shouldn’t. I’ve always known that if I gamble I eventually lose. The problem is from time to time all that gets pushed to the back of my mind and I start to convince myself “this time I’ll make sure I control it.”
I’ve self excluded myself from countless on line sites only to open an account with another for the result to be the same. On line slots has been my problem for many years but thankfully I’m beginning to get my life back slowly. I’ve put some software on my PC to block me from all gambling sites to make it impossible for me to gamble on line from home. This is one of the best things I’ve ever done and certainly the best £20 I’ve ever spent. I’m using TXNogam which is helping me you can get it via google. I’m also going to GA and using the forums. Keep posting. Hope this is of some help.
Hi Sarah,
I was in exactly the same position as u two kids and all I thought about was gambling and chasing my losses even if I won I wouldstill lose it all no matter how much iI won. Its a vicious cycle and if u carry on its gets worse. I never thought I would be one those people who took out payday loans I use to look at them adverts and think people are crazy to use them, but I did in the end I had 5 loans a creditcard an overdraft. I hit my lowest and new I couldn't do it alone anymore. If u can talk to someone tell them it will take alot of weight of ur shoulders and things will get better when u stop.
Wish u the best. X
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