Hi all I'm David been gambling 9 years in 2018 took IVA out 30;000 in debt was at my wit's end. Now I'm nearly debt free in 3 months worrying about having the extra money, gamble about 20 a week in last 5 years but , probably/ definitely get worse again when have more moneyÂ
Hi David,
If you are still gambling and feel worried about your gambling potentially taking off again when you are debt free, you might consider ways to limit your spending, like deposit limits or money management methods.Â
https://www.gamcare.org.uk/self-help/money-management/
Or maybe you would consider having a clean break from gambling and blocking your access altogether? Please feel welcome to call us for a chat about it if you like, on 0808 8020 133.
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Hi David. Well done for your post.
What steps can you take to prevent future gambling? Gamstop? Banking gambling blocks?
Or dig deeper. Why do you gamble? What made you want to stop in the first place?
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Yes that's the worst feeling, knowing you are going to have extra money and knowing you will gamble it. I would suggest coming back to the forum and try stopping for good instead of 20 pounds a week etc.
Best thing to do is just stop completely and give your mind some time to adjust to the normal thinking and living in lifeÂ
Hope to see you back.
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Dave101
Hi really gonna try stopping, reading everything on the forum has really helped already, gonna be on hear every day reading and taking in everybodys stories and try an stop for goodÂ
@thebean already on GameStop, just need to stop going in the bookies that's the hard partÂ
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