Actually it was more like tripping off the wagon. I hadn't gambled for over 2 months which I was really pleased about. I must admit I have had the urge over the last 3 or 4 days but hadn't acted on it until this evening. I thought I'd self excluded from all the sites I was registered to, turns out I hadn't, and I received one of the usual monthly bonus emails. I foolishly had a look and it turned out I still had some money in the casino account, only £3.50, it would be silly to leave it there I thought so I spun a couple of times on one of the fruity's.
I won about £40.
An hour and a half later I was up to 400 quid, half an hour after that the money was gone and I'd transferred £50 out of my bank. I'm so angry with myself for doing that, needless to say I ended up with nowt.
I've self excluded from that site and will start fresh tomorrow. Day 1, what P****s me off is I've already done day 1, quite a while ago.
I just wanted to share this experience with you, it's not even the money today it's the disappointment in myself for succumbing to gambling after I was so determined. Something as innocuous as £3.50 has set me back to day 1 again. It's as easy as that to fall back into it, so please be vigilant, you can not let your guard down for a second, don't give the gambling bug and casinos an inch.
Thanks for the advice, I'll download a blocker now. I can honestly say that giving up compulsive gambling is the hardest thing I've done. I smoked for over 10 years and successfully quit but that's nothing compared to these cravings.
Thanks for the help and support, I'll keep on trying.
I'll rephrase that. I won't try to quit. I will quit.
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