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I am David, 25. I am in a state right now that I want to do something bad to myself. I am gambling addict. It's been 5 years I have been gambling. I know I can't control myself, I don't know what to do. I told my father, but I think he doesn't understand how hard is to overcome this problem. I was one of the best students in school, in university, but after gambling came in, I lost everything. I droped out of uni, I started lending money from my friends, I started telling a lot of lies to cover up my addiction. I live with my parents right now, and working, but all my salary goes to gambling. and seeing my parents dissapointed hurts me. And still I always think about gambling, I am chasing that lost money. Yesterday I lost all my money, and my father's money too. I tried to control myself but I don't know if they is a way out, please tell me how to stop, I hate seeing myself like this.Â
Hello David,
Welcome to the GamCare forum. I'm really glad you have joined and I hope you find the support and advice from other members to be helpful.Â
I'm sorry that you are going through such a hard time currently. You are not alone in what you are going through - many people have been in similar situations and experienced similar feelings, but with the right support in place, people can and do recover from gambling addiction. You might like to have a look at our success stories to give you some hope and inspiration.
I am concerned when you say that you want to do something bad to yourself. If you need urgent mental health support please make an urgent appointment with your GP or call 111. If you feel unable to keep safe, please go to A&E or call 999.
There is lots of help available for gambling harm. I would suggest that you contact our helpline on 0808 8020 133, or you can chat with an advisor on our 1:1 Livechat, on WhatsApp or on Facebook(available 24 hours). They can discuss with you various options which can help, such as self-exclusion, bank blocks and free blocking software, free professional structured support sessions with a practitioner who specialises in helping people to recover from problem gambling, various types of peer support, our free Money Guidance Service, and time management. They can also signpost you on to other services who can offer further help - such as mental health services, and free financial and debt advice.
Please keep posting David; we're here for you.
Best Wishes,
Sophie
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Good Morning David
It is so good that you are here as it means that you want to get help , I came here last week and I have already seen a big difference in my general mood, I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that other people do not understand how hard it is . I have been in your position so many times , borrowing , stealing lying to loved ones, it is all part of the addiction but help is out there , we are all in the same boat here albeit at different levels, I am 60 years old so it is a real challenge to change my habits of a lifetime. Try your hardest to stop look at other things that you could be doing to with your time and money. Hope this helps !
Take care
Jon
First thing first im only 27 days gamble free and i can tell u online chatroom helps alot as u get advise from different people they run everyday from 8pm-9pm u can stay as long as u like and as little as u like it less intense then going to Ga and if u want the support to quit u have to put the effort in so give it a try?
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