Hey, I've finally acknowledged my addiction and that I need help with it. I have been gambling on and off for ten years and it has caused a lot of financial problems in the past.
For the last month I have been playing slots, and every day I keep putting an extra little bit in even after I've already lost so much. I can handle what I've done so far but if I keep going like this I fear it could get pretty bad. I just don't know how to stop.
It's only online slots that get me, and there's this one game that I cant stop playing. It's like it draws me in because of how fun it is, but the enjoyment turns to stress and guilt pretty quick, which still isn't enough to stop
Im also planning on dumping a big chunk of my pay when I get paid on online slots then that may help the urges stop for a while, but I don't know.
Thanks for reading. It helps to just finally get this out and not keep it bottled up inside.
gambling again will not help the urges it will increase them, you need to stop as soon as it becomes out of control, it sounds as though you are aware of the addiction which is a good start but it doesn't sound as though you are totally invested in quitting.
You have to want to stop, i worry that you still believe you can regain your losses, I think you need to accept them. Maybe have a read through some entries on here to see how bad things really do get if you continue down the path you are on.
Good luck, there is lots of support on here, and there are many blocks you can put in place to stop you from gambling, and talk to someone if and when you need to, Gamcare are brilliant and so understanding, they have many tools that can help you.
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