A week ago after a few months of wins lost £900.
Made me feel sick and depressed again. Lost it all on horse racing chasing a £20 loss.
It's scary how you forget the horrible feeling and the dark place it takes you too.
Haven't been able to look at any sport since which I miss as it was a hobby and was enjoying it. Shouldn't of gone back to gambling as been doing ok.
Sorry to hear that Gary , There's probably not much I can say that you haven't already heard before mate but fair play to you coming back on and seeking some help .
You are right in saying " How quick you forget those dark places and horrible thought's " but the truth is I gues the mind and body heal through time and we start thinking " I'm cured and all will be controlable this time " ? , trouble is mate , this is for life with us CG's and we can Control it but we can't cure it , maybe try and hold on to some of those bad thought's of where youv'e been with this addiction or write yourself a long personal letter as to how you feel and if the need ever arises then use it as a reminder to yourself why exactly you don't want to go back there ?.
It's not the word's of wisdom you seek but welcome back mate and your not alone :))
All the best ................... Alan :))
It is a bit strange what we put ourselves through, i got a fair electric shock once being too care free at work with my health and safety approach, now 20 years later i have remained very electricity aware after that 1 incident. I haven't been able to eat jalapeno's since a food poisining incident about 10 years ago. I did however suffer greatly and kept returning to gambling for nearly 30 years. I obviously got nothing out of the electric shock or the food poisining and have kept away ever since but the gambling caused me far greater and more prolonged harm. So i guess the gambling must have been scratching some sort of metaphorical itch otherwise why return right? The itch wasn't so easy to find and i am still working on it through counselling but you are both right, how quick we seem to forget the dark days of gambling and walking home alone and broke.
Hi gary, i have been doing some reading on here (as I do when the urges come, it helps to remind me of the pain gambling can cause) , noticed your new thread, all I will say at this late hour, is I have begun to re-alise only recently that this problem will stay with me forever and I have to work constantly to stay away from gamling, their is no quick fix, thinking of you mate, hang in there, time as you know is a great healer. Nite,
Thanks Paul. Really appreciate your message old friend.
I seem to be really tempted at the moment after quite a stable period. Need to stay away.
Hope your ok. I know you've not posted for a while hope your dealing with each day and you are still with your lady : )
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