After years of gambling 2025, I really want to get my act together. My problem is i get drunk then with the people im with i end up taking drugs then go home and go on massive gambling binges into the high thousands. Please don’t judge as i am trying my best to stop all this. If i dont drink i dont gamble as much i have racked up a fair bit of debt which luckily i can start to pay off. I haven’t gambled since Xmas day night which i ruined and lost alot in a night and only a few weeks before lost even more plus all the other weeks the amount is astounding and sickens me to my core so needs to stop im 34 and could of done so much better things with the sheer amount of money i have spun away.Â
i have signed up to Gamstop. Put a block on my debit cards but the thing is i still play. Feel at a loose end don’t have anyone to take over my cards and stuff just don’t know what else i can do bar good old fashioned will power which sometimes just isn’t enough.
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Hiya im kay,
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I'm in exactly the same position as you and I have been doing exactly the same. I hope we both can help each other to get through this. I'm new here too and happy to be here to chat if you'd like to.Â
Hi Kay it’s really a tough place to be in, I have tried and am trying to not drink or socialise because i know what it ends up leading to. I am here if you are struggling and need someone to talk to sounds like we both could do with it. Weekend is here so if we both get through to Monday we will have a pat on back from each other.
Im not sure if you can exchange numbers here, let me know if we can. It would be good to support each other through this. I think someone that knows what your going through is the best help you can get if you understand me.
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Hey Kay how did you get on last night ? Did you manage to battle the demons?
I’m new to this site …. talking and stuff is just something I don’t do I always been strong one .. I want to stop gambling . It doesn’t make me feel better but worse .i have chronic illness aswel as a number of other health issues . Feel alone .  All the time . Husband here. It still never felt so alone . I want to tell him but I am scared he will leave this time . Have done this before I stopped for 5 years . But started back again past 5 weeks or so as have been ill and housebound due to illness . Always I’ll . Have no life . Feel useless and a burden . Have thought  few times life better without me but can’t leave my dogs ..Â
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for us all, I haven’t had a bet since Xmas day and don’t plant to make sure you have put all the blocks in place you can gamstop your debit card. I have just managed to find a way to lock my phone on screen time with iPhone so when i am venerable to gamble on a weekend it is not possible through my phone. Maybe best to talk to someone who is a professional if you are at such a low point i have been there myself once and it’s not a nice place. Just think of you stop the gambling now you never have to feel this way again that is how i am approaching. Always here to chatÂ
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