I'm Glad I've joined this Site. I have a gambling problem I really want to Stop. It all Started 4 years ago. I was I was gambling on roulette ВЈ20 - ВЈ50 here and there nothing big...for Some reason I can't remember why but I joined up betting Site BET 365. I thought there is Very Easy money to make. I had Saving of around ВЈ13, 000. I thought If I just do small bets ВЈ50 here are there I can't LOSE as I can always Double up my Stakes if I lose. I can remember Winning ВЈ800 in about 3 weeks. Then I thought to myself i would win and win more and more. This is What gambling does the Winning makes you think you can carry on Winning. I was ВЈ800 In profit. The ВЈ50 stakes would not feel like a lot so I Started doing Higher Stakes . I'd lost all my profit in Space of a few bets. I remember being down ВЈ1000 out of my own pocket. Chasing that 1000 I Lost all Of Money in 2days. The Worst feeling Of my life I felt Sick and couldn't sleep for weeks. It Took me a long time to get over. My family found out I felt really low that I could do this to them I promised them I'd Stop and it was just a Stupid habit. I've never been Able to Stop fully. The money I Lost I can never forget about. Each year since I guess I Lost about £3- 4grand Betting on roulette and sports betting This year another 3000. Ive Realised I'm an Addict I need to STOP.
Google gamstop a join it, welcome to the forum and good luck ur future is what u make it.
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Hi, i know what you feel bro.
I've lost 80k on sport betting for the last 7 years... 🙁
Hi @gigary ,
you are posting on someone else's older thread. You can start your own thread either in New Members Intros or when you're ready in Recovery Diaries. This way it is easier for others to find your posts and engage with you.
In general we advise to try and let go of the losses because the thought of the money lost can exercise a strong pull to carry on gambling. I appreciate it is easier said then done, but it would be worth trying.
Wishing you all the best in your recovery,
Eva
Forum Admin
Hi
Gambling in secret was fear based and also I knew that my deceptions and lies were going against my own conscience and were betraying people trust of me.
The Gambling addictions and obsessions were a from of escape because I was emotionally vulnerable.
Keeping secrets is living in fears, the recovery program was going to help me get honest with myself first of all and then honest with other people.
If I admit my emotionally vulnerability to another person did I think that they would take advantage of me.
The recovery program would help me understand that any addiction or obsession is self destructive.
In the recovery program people would tell me that pride gets in the way of my recovery, that was not true, it is our facade and walls built of fear that will restrict and delay our recovery.
The truth is that once we stop lying to our self and other people only once we get honest and exchange unhealthy habits in to healthy habits do we become proud of our self.
The rewards of working our recovery program is pride in our self.
With each lie comes growing fears.
Often when close people asked how I was feeling was not a question, they suspected things were not quite right with in our self.
Dysfunctional families causes people to keep secrets, to not let the out side word know what is happening with in a family.
Dysfunctional families blame, guilt trip, manipulate bully intimidate person please and stop people being expressive in healthy ways.
In the recovery program healthy people will be nurturing and encouraging we work as a team, we become nurturing in our self, we take on bigger challenges and by doing so our confidence and value in our self increases.
It is very important to write down our needs, to write down our wants, and to write down our goals, this a commitment and accountability to our self.
Love and peace to every one
Dave L
AKA Dave of Beckenham
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