Hi,
I have been gambling for 3 years and each day it gets worse. I started out going to casinos and putting down 40-50 bucks. A year goes by and I'm betting thousands in the same place. Going back 3-4 times a day and feeling the need to lie to my fianc about what I am doing. I recently just got kicked out our place because of gambling. She told me if it happens again she is going to have to let me go and seek serious help. Well it happened and it has never been worse in my life. I need to first help myself and stop gambling completely so that I can prove to the love of my life that I will never gamble again and out our family at risk. Please help me in any way you can while I try to get my life back to gamble free. My friends are always on my case about gambling and even my finances parents tried to help me. I don't know what to do.
Thanks,
D
Hi Desperate,
Welcome to the forum, and thanks for your post. It sounds like gambling has caused a lot of stress and turmoil in your life, and I'm sure a lot of people on here can relate to your situation.
If you're gambling primarily in the casinos, have you thought about filling out the self exclusion forms for them? You can ask them about that at the customer service counter, and that would be a good way to set up a barrier between you and gambling as it prevents you from going back into that casino. That's a great proactive step you can take towards recovery.
Beyond that, you might also want to think about individual counselling. That could help you look at why you gamble like you do, and help you with ways to manage the urges that come up more effectively. We have partner agencies in many parts of the country that provide free individual counselling, and we could point you in the direction of that if you wanted. If you'd like to chat with us more about any of this, feel free to get in touch on either the Freephone Helpline (0808 8020 133) or the Netline, and we'll be happy to help.
I hope things get better for you, take care.
Travis
Hi Desperate,
I have been gambling for 6 months (online games) and I have just opted out completely this weekend after losing a substantial amount of money in less than 24 hours on Saturday.
I had to confess to my partner what I have done and it caused a tension between us and he suggested for me to seek help, which is why I am here in this forum.
After I put the sums of the money I lost last weekend and everything else over the last 6 months, I felt that I had no choice but to stop. I always thought that by gambling more that I can recover my losses, but my tendency has been that every time I win, I will up my stakes until I will lose everything again.
I have committed to myself and to my partner not to go back to gambling. It was a very serious commitment because I want to protect myself and to save my relationship with my partner.
Being on this forum has helped me deal with anxiety at the height of my shock. The forum is a good source of support.
I hope you are able to stop completely.
Ana
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