Hello

Glad you have come on this site. Sounds like you know exactly what to do as you have supported your son. Good luck on your journey

Thank you for your reply. I feel I need help and support as I have nobody else to turn to. My son knows he can come to me if he has a problem but I don't have anyone I can share my feeling around gambling with.

Hi Bluebear & welcome.

Well done for encouraging your son to stop gambling, the earlier he stops the better life he will have! 

For yourself to stop gambling you need to tell your partner and come clean. I know it will be one of the hardest things you will ever have to do but there will be no more lies. You will receive support and encouragement. The relief you will feel will be incredible after every thing is out in the open. Being a compulsive gambler is an illness which you need support to defeat.

Have you considered going to gamblers anonymous? You would receive great advice and fantastic support from the other members and you wouldn’t get judged.

The chat rooms on here are helpful but if you really want to stop and have been gambling so long and you want a heather less chaotic life you should consider looking at going to meetings.

Put up as many barriers as possible to stop yourself from gambling. No cash or cards, self exclusion, software on devices to stop gambling.

All the best. 

Thank you Ram,

I want to go this without involving anyone else. I am determined to stop this. I have self excluded from all the on line sites and tonight was my last gamble. If my son can do this then so can I. Am I going to find a local gamblers anonymous i can attend. I will beat this X

I understand you want to do this alone but I can’t stress enough that It will be a lonely place and you will need to talk to someone and allow someone to look after your finances, a friend maybe? 

Step one of stopping gambling is to confide in a supportive friend or family member. The act of telling a friend or family member is often the most worrying part of the entire process. The relief will come and you will feel so much better the lies as a compulsive gambler have to stop to achieve success. Please consider it bluebear.

Welcome back 🙂 Hope everything is gonna be great too:) Stop Gambling... Chatting better.. 🙂