Is this ok?????

I just log on on a wet Monday morning after a week-end of utter depression, knowing I have completely ruined my financial future life, and the first thing I see on a gambling help-line, yes HELP-LINE, is someone saying is it O.K.to have a bet !!!!!!!! Mark my words you will be back here for years to come trying to quit this awful addication. I guess you are where I was 5 years ago, type a few words on here, think you are cured, well obviously you are not. Yeah have a bet, but don't ask, people on here is it O.K., we have suffered immensely from gambling on here, we just want to quit gambling, and deal with the emotions it has left us with. - This is a polite response to your thread, my actual thoughts are not printable.

Think you have misread the question being asked Lost. I would suggest asking someone else to do it. Or tell your partner to do it themselves(unless you cant because they dont know your issues). Not a good idea to be in a gambling environment for you.

Think you probably need to explain your situation a bit more. Does your partner know about your gambling problem? Does he/she also have a gambling problem?

I'd say absolutely not !

My mate is a gambler, about a month ago before I quit he went on holiday, asked me to do him a 'small favour', log into his online accounts each morning (can't bet on some abroad) and put his daily bets on for him.

It's like pouring and ice cold beer infront of an alcoholic ! We need to avoid it. I found myself in no time studying the form and putting bets on myself. He was very selfish to ask me knowing I was trying to avoid it at the time. I've said next time your abroad you'll have to give it a miss or find someone else.

Keep strong and avoid it !

Don't really appreciate the first reply - absolutely no need dreadful way to correspond with fellow quitters. I thought we were here to support each other!!!!!

my partner does not know about the situation no, probably not the best way to introduce it "no I won't put that bet on I have a gambling problem and have done for years and currently gamble free for the longest time in my adult life"

- was merely asking if it was something anyone has crossed before or opinion of others. In the end a colleague put it on.

Best advice would be for your partner to know your gambling issues, then there's nothing to hide.

CW

krlsthjkl wrote:

Don't really appreciate the first reply - absolutely no need dreadful way to correspond with fellow quitters. I thought we were here to support each other!!!!!

my partner does not know about the situation no, probably not the best way to introduce it "no I won't put that bet on I have a gambling problem and have done for years and currently gamble free for the longest time in my adult life"

- was merely asking if it was something anyone has crossed before or opinion of others. In the end a colleague put it on.

Hi kristhjkl

Yes it was best that you didnt do it because you need the pride to say I dont really want anything to do with the gambling process.

Dont get upset with the first reply. Lost my life is ok and its just that sometimes people on here get upset with the way they see a thread is worded. You must understand that recovering gamblers can get deeply upset about gambling and the way a thread might trigger that upset. Hair triggers can be here and I understand why so please dont take it personally

You need to be clear with partners that you are happy to be gamble free. They wouldnt ask you to buy them drink if you were a recovering alcoholic so if they know the facts thay wouldnt be so insensitive. I feel you need to discuss it more woth the people close. Any gambling near you is not a healthy environment

Well done for being gamble free

Best wishes from everyone on the forum

I would ask somebody else and try to avoid the resault IE if the bet won.

Like any addiction theres never a harmless bet or just one drink are addictions wont let us

Act like normal people we do hot undersatand the concept of moderation.

You did the right think coming here for advice.