Well never thought I would be in this predicament but hear I am.
I just signed up to Gamstop. I was spending way too much money, staying up late, hiding it from my partner, family and friends.
They still don't know. And I'm not sure if I want to tell them, I don't want to be a failure. I'm ready to give this gambling up.
The problem was I was self excluding from sites myself. Saying I'm done, then a few days later I'm looking for other sites to join and spend more money.
Then I would be left, frustrated at myself. Guilty for doing it.
I been thinking of partcating in other hobbies to distract myself.
I thought about in my spare time doing comping. Just so I can get away from the gambling side and have a healthy replacement without placing money down on it.
Well heres to the first day going gambling free.
I wish you all the best.
Hey and well done for signing up to gamstop!. That's the best thing you could have done. It will stop your gambling in its tracks.
I went through the same cycle. Iv'e come to the conclusion that excluding from individual websites is a complete waste of time for the simple fact that... "there is always another website"....
Like you say, the hard work now is to fill the void with something else, jogging helps me..
Kelly, I had my first day yesterday. SA above was kind and I found a part of who I am in his advice.
I find a part of myself in you when you reason "I don't want to be a failure"
You can do this, and you can be a winner. Your only game is to fight the addiction, for a day, a week, month or for years... the bug will always be within. Have something to remind you that you need to win for another day.
I have a 33 years old story, with the last 10 going out of control and the last 5 being something I do not want to remember.
Each will have their own winning trigger, to win against our addiction, and there are no buts or ifs of the past, but just winning another day.
I am proud of my two days.
You can do it. Have faith and firstly believe in yourself.
well done Kelly don't punish yourself with this horrible addiction anymore.
We are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. You can also contact us for free on 0808 80 20 133. If you would like to find out more about the service before you start, including information on confidentiality, please click below. Call recordings and chat transcripts are saved for 28 days for quality assurance.
