Hi all, I was experiencing problems myself where I would feel that I am not making enough money and I feel worthless so I tried gambling on the roulette machines online and in the bookies... w*f did I do that for? I did have relationship problems myself where I have had to move out of my girlfriends place and get my own place which has been ever so tough being 7 hours away from my family and having a pregnant girlfriend around the corner from me. Thankfully we are getting on at the moment, but lately I have been my own worst enermy thinking I am a failure because I aint earning enough... me gambling has been like ' I must win I must win' 'if this number comes in I will get this' which is almost nil anyway. Most of the time I feel stressed, thinking I need a new job, I need more money, thinking low of myself, in which gambling has always been my answer which is completely the wrong answer obviously. But what I am hoping to achieve on here is to get the right advice and help for me to strive on with my future. I have read all comments on this page and what I have seen is really sad and actually it is making me realise that actually I have a lot to be thankful of and I am actually doing really well for myself and I should be more proud!
Hope all is well
Jamie
ALAN 135 wrote:
Hi kim , yeah that sounds a good idea from what youv'e said you have to look after yourself first and that's your prority at the moment , the gamblings nothing compared to your safety , I left a note to forum admin asking them to post to you but I don't know when they'll pick up on it ? but you should def go to the f& f section for lots of great advice from people who have experinced what you are going through now .
cheers Alan
Hello kimkim,
Well done for joining the forum. As Alan 135 suggested, you might find it interesting to look at the Family and Friends section of the forum where many women share online peer support. You are welcome to create your own thread so that your posts receive more attention; to start a thread you just click on the forum section you want your thread to appear in, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page where you'll see a blue button 'New topic'; clicking on that blue button generates a new thread.
If you'd like to talk with a GamCare adviser about how you've been affected by your partner's gambling problem, you're welcome to call us on our freephone 0808 8020 133 or on our netline.
As you've posted that your partner is violent, we would encourage you to also call the National Domestic Violence freephone helpline 0808 2000 247
http://www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk/
Take care,
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