Hi I used to use this site a few months ago but never really made an account and just read posts up until now. I’ve been gambling for just about a year and recently lost so much that it has put me in slight financial problems. It all started a year ago when I used to place just small bets on football,hockey,badminton and mainly sports I just had interest in. Then one day I came across Roullete. At the start it was all fun me and my friends would go after work play around for abit lose maybe £20/30 sometimes win and then leave. It was controlledf. Then I began going to Roullete online after winning profit on sports bet and playing with it there, I would make more profit then leave. Then one day I went on roullete played my usual game and I was £30 down and nothing was hitting, normally I would walk away but I felt I needed the win this day maybe I just coudnt stomach not winning after winning so often, so I kept going. Nothing at all was hitting for me nothing and from normally losing £30 I had lost £1,000 in half an hour. This was a real shock to me as I never really gambled with such high stakes before but it had happened now. The next day I had to go back and chase my losses, and I did, successfully made back my £1000 in a couple of hours and I was buzzing. After tasting this kind of victory I just coudnt return to my £10/20 games because ‘what was the point’, what does £20 matter when I can win thousands in a day I thought to myself. From then on somedays I won thousands and some days I lost and it was just becoming normal to me I guess, I was in a decent amount of profit so felt untouchable really like I had the whole system figured out. This however was affecting my work I should add and I was really underperforming and taking some stick at work for it. I just blocked it all out and played roullete. Then one day not too long ago. I made £1950 profit and I was like Ile just hit £2000 then leave and that’s that. But it just didn’t hit £2000 and hovered at £1900 for a couple of hours and I really should have just left. But I kept going and kept going and I lost £1000 however I made it back instantly and I was still at 1950 profit and I just needed the £2000 but it never came. Eventually I lost the full £1950. Then I deposited £1000 more and would you beleive it I took it to £3900 and again I just could not stop. The feeling of hitting was just so so satisfying that by now I needed the feeling more than the money tbh. Needless to say I lost the near £4,000 and then I lost another £10,000 on top over the course of 24hours none stop. I had hit rock bottom or so I had thought. I stoppped for a few days before returning and on my return I made £5000 back, however I was deadset on getting all my money back,chasers mindset an all. This didn’t happen, I soon lost the 5k and I was down to my last £500 in my savings. I’m a young adult so it’s not the end of the world financially but I really need to stop gambling as to this day I’m still doing it with £100s of a day which I can’t afford to spend. I have no debts besides to my friends who aren’t too bothered about when the money is paid back to them as long as it is and they don’t know about my gambling habits. I also have some really important meetings coming up in work but I find it impossible to prepare or focus and I just think back to the day I lost nearly £15,000 in one day. Any help would be appreciated. Really apologise for waffling on.
Hi there, weclome to the Forum. Your other post in the Overcoming Problem Gambling has been deleted as it was identical to this one. I take this opportunity to say well done for taking this positive step today by posting here. We do provide a lot of support so, I would like to encourage you to get in touch with us and speak to an adviser. Best Wishes, Forum Admin.
Due to lack of reaction I thought I would post in both places to see if there’s is any interaction anywhere else. Did not know this isn’t allowed. Sorry.
hi mate,
i am struggling also with this addiction , have been for 18 years, today was the final straw having lost £3500 today in the bookies on roulette ! my advice to you would be to put as many blocks in place to prevent you from gambling:
- hand over finances to someone else
- sign up to Gamstop which self excludes you from online sites
-self exclude from bookies / casino
- get a non debit cash type card
this wont just go away trust me. sign up to the 2018 challenge . that has been good to me in the past.
good luck mate
Sorry to hear about that mate I always return coz I have a habit of watching the wheel when not gambling. It hits my numbers more often than not but what do you know as soon as I join back in nothing at all. Good luck to you on your journey too mate will take your advice on board I have mists block in place now.
I'm oddly jealous of you - if only I'd reached out when that was the amount I'd gambled and time I'd wasted. This horrible thing is taking its grip. You're clearly sensible which is why you're on here - talk to someone you trust and hand over your finances to help force stop this terrible habit. PS dont like to count - but after 5 years, I'm probably about £100k plus down - utter madness....If I could go back in time to being just one year and a few thousand in I would in a heartbeat. Good luck
Hi Troublesome27, I have been gambling for 6 months now. Started with horses, then online slots. It all came to a head this week when my partner saw a letter with a new CC and asked what I putting on there. I am currently 5 days GF, spoke to Samaritans for about an hour last night, then Gamcare too who were great to chat too and listen as well as advise. I have now registered with Gamstop self exclusion for 5 years and also spoke to Stepchange this morning to get advice on debt management etc. I know I have a very tough road ahead, but i'm hoping if I get some councelling and support from others I will be ok. I just feel the embarrassment of letting myself and others down is the hardest thing. The secrecy has broken trust in the people closest too me......but it is an addiction. Good luck with beating this
Hey all.
I joined last night after another ridiculous session. Won't go into how much because it's all relative to our situations - happy to chat stuff through with anyone that wants to.
Its a vicious b****r this gambling nonsense and it ain't going to be easy. I only stopped at 3am today and I'm already hovering over the sites in my history. Delete it. Delete it all!
Joined gamstop at the same time but I can still log in to some so will keep updated on how it takes etc.
Good luck all and feel free to send a message. I'm not an expert but if I can help, I will.
J
I too have lost the trust of people close to me and I feel ashamed, stupid embarrassed depressed sad for what I've done to my nearest and dearest. I signed up here to get support from others and more than anything I will stop. be good to talk to anyone else in the same situation.
skliw wrote: I too have lost the trust of people close to me and I feel ashamed, stupid embarrassed depressed sad for what I've done to my nearest and dearest. I signed up here to get support from others and more than anything I will stop. be good to talk to anyone else in the same situation.
With you all the way mate. We can do this s**t!
Happy for a chat anytime.
J
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