I can’t stop gambling.

Can not or will not stop gambling?  There are no magic pills you will get here that will stop you in your tracks. The only person on the entire planet who can stop yourself from gambling is you. That simple or difficult depending how you choose to look at this.  Your mind is highjacked so your thoughts are garbled. But if you looked at it in this way. Pretend you do not have any money in your pocket and you can not manipulate cheat or steal any neither. What is there? Nothing right. No gambling no excitement no plans just you and your angst. Now every time you are in that situation you are not gambling so that means you will be able to go periods without taking a bet. This means that you are more than capable of using your time without taking a bet.

All of this is chemistry. When you get up to high you will feel like S*t coming down and you will chase more money. Dont. You can manage 5 weeks without a bet you will restore that balance in your brain. Can you go 5 weeks without gambling so that you dont feel so bad when you gamble? Anyone can and you need your chemicals balanced otherwise you will just continue like you are doing.

You need to make a choice. Do not let your impulses dictate you, Dictate your impulses instead. You may have noted that I have not for a second said give it up and throw it away. No the only one who can do that is your good self so start making your plans. What do you need to do to live outside your addiction What do you need to do to manage your impulses. The more you do the same things the more you cement that wall. Therefore you need to work at this. It is not going to be a free ride. It is dam hard for some an others do not make it so take its seriously.

I wish you well

C

Dear  wrighty9t7

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I found signing up on GamStop and sense is a good way to combat against it. I've not been physically able to gamble now these tools are in place.

Posting this on every message might not always be a good thing Dave.

Wrighty.......I've been there and done that mate and its a blinking nightmare. But you already know that.

The forst thing you must do is speak to the advisors - I used to search for any online bookies that would get me back in too and the advisors will ensure that they are all blocked. You can block your phone from gambling sites too. You can self-exclude from hundreds of bookies etc.

The Gamcare advisors are here to help us Wrighty and we need to speak to them so don't be embarrassed just get on the phone.

As to the debt and abusing your personal, family, friend and work relationships, all this will improve significantly. It does work mate but its down to us to take the first step.....and after that, as soon as you feel the urge, ring up again! Don't put it off.....it takes ages getting it out of your system but it does happen and there is a better life out there waiting.

Good luck

Mick