Hi all.
I have not used this website since 2015 and I'm not sure if i posted then.
I am 32 years old and have been a gambling addict for many years. I can not remember what it feels like to not have serious debts. I gave gambled since I was around 16, it got much more serious in my early 20s when I was using every access to money I could find to gamble. Which brought on the debt.
I have maybe done 6 months off gambling in all the years since my early 20s.
Recently I have been so far deep into gambling I can not see a way out from my debts and the grip gambling has on me.Â
I just want to stop and feel content with life.
I wish I didn't feel miserable without gambling. Almost like I'm missing out if I am not gambling. I wish I could enjoy other things than gambling. Im really forcing myself to not gamble today with it being christmas and really want to escape this. I just feel like I should be gambling as I have a chance to win, even just enough to cover my bills.
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Long story short, I work really hard in my career. I gamble all the money I earn plus I am in debt to every family member I know plus all friends and every loan or credit card I could get hold of.
All above is unfortunately not exaggerated. I sometimes feel I am the only one in my position.
Thanks to anyone that reads this.
Hi there . Thanks for your wake-upcall presently i have managed 5weeks off crypto trading it’s destructive to all aspects ofagood  life why do I think  I can be good at this loss after loss  and all the time wasted I can never get back
There has to be a better way
Best MHÂ
Hi @zen123 Very brave and honest post you wrote. Have you considered gamstop, for all UKGc ( UK gambling commission) licenced casinos, online? You can choose your period of exclusion from 6 months to 5 years, and the exclusion runs even after the 5 years, unless you explicitly take steps to remove it Not preaching or anything, just mentioning it in case you're not aware you do have options. I know what the anticipation of the win is like, the hope that every spin will be the winning spin .... It's destructive. But we have the power to say, minute to minute if necessary, just for now, just for this hour, then eventually, just for today, we won't gamble I can only imagine the stress and strain you must be under. Stepchange.org.uk are a debt organisation who will have heard every story imaginable before, perhaps giving them a call could help. Keep posting here, we all know your struggle at least, so you will never be judged. Perhaps told things you'd rather not hear, but hopefully, at least, always kindly. You matter, and you are worth recovery. Know that. I wish you strength on your journey 💚,
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