Hi, my names Selina, I’ve been gambling for as long as I can remember, I use to gamble on everything and anything. Like most people who are compulsive gamblers, I lied cheated stole for those I love, I burnt bridges and caused my life absolute carnage. I’d seeked help for a long time, until one day I contacted the national gambling clinic, something finically clicked for me.. I felt cured! I went to all my sessions, i shedded The deficit, things were amazing. Friends and family started believing in me again. It’s coming close to my one year .. and the brains at it again, I’ve been thinking about it a lot more and on Friday I got paid and broke and ended up losing everything, I guess I’m looking for guidance.
I can offer compassion. I think that I've heard and seen that mile markers like 3 months 6 months one year and so on... they can be triggers. One time at 6 months; this was around 7 years ago, I relapsed. I have not had a full 6 months since then and now I'm going on 5months... I have more personal story line but I'll stop here and just say... Sorry sek02. It's rough to digest stepping back out . Good thing is you stepped right back into recovery. Relapse is like a poisen medicine pill that's hard to swallow? It's like a poisen but if we learn from it and use that pain to get back on the path with more conviction, then we turn it into medicine. Over time , with more conviction we just go on one day at a time. Hope this is helpful in some way. It's all going to be okay. hold on. I'm holding on odaat . odaat! tara2
It’s very helpful and I thank you so much for replying. It’s hard because no one in my life really understands the compulsion it’s hard to explain that I know how bad it is and I really don’t want to gamble, they think it’s a choice. I suppose they’re kinda right, it’s just so hard to put into words what the hell was going through my head
Hi Sek02. I hear you! I am starting again today after an awful month. Everything is just bringing me down, but I'm taking this as an opportunity to start over and try to rebuild some of the trust my family and friends have lost in me. Keep strong and keep in touch with the forum. You have done so well and should be so proud of yourself. Everyone falls, but it's how we get ourselves back up that counts x
Hi Sek02. I hear you! I am starting again today after an awful month. Everything is just bringing me down, but I'm taking this as an opportunity to start over and try to rebuild some of the trust my family and friends have lost in me. Keep strong and keep in touch with the forum. You have done so well and should be so proud of yourself. Everyone falls, but it's how we get ourselves back up that counts x
Keep at it
We are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. You can also contact us for free on 0808 80 20 133. If you would like to find out more about the service before you start, including information on confidentiality, please click below. Call recordings and chat transcripts are saved for 28 days for quality assurance.
