About a year ago I got into 4k debt through fobts, came clean to my wife which was horrendous, I got help via gamcare and saw alovely helpful woman for six months I thought I had my obsession licked..how wrong was I, ive been on the sick for six weeks and ive relapsed too many hours alone and you cant go anywhere without passing a bookies one split second decision and your sucked into those evil machinesbefore you know your down200 chase that then its 400 then to the cashpoint and the credit cards come out thats 2k I lost at the weekend I cant afford it I feel sick and cant eat I must stop again..
I am exactly in the same boat as you, you are not alone, my life has been completely ruined by FOTB'S and on-line gambling. But I accept it was my choice to play on them in the first place, so we have to accept the consequences of our actions however painful they may be, and believe me the suffering of the losses is a painful intense process. We played to win and we lost, that's the re-ality of it and we don't like how we feel now, so the answer is ....is there one, on this site you will get massive support as I have had, but I have struggled to stop, the answer is in your own hand my friend.
Whilst there's an element of choice in betting Compulsive gambling is a recognized illness
Its a problem that doesn't go away but there is plenty of help around including lots in here
Keep accepting that help
Well done for accepting you have a problem and working on it
Tri
Thanks for your sound advice this is my first day of abstinence and im going to take my grandson out this evening because when you end up in that gambling spiral you think of nothing elseim physically and mentally drained ,and I need to focus on others instead of bein a selfish gambling addict....
Thanks spaingone and tri ive always found it hard to speak to non gamblers they just dont understand your comments are much appreciated thanks
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