Evening everyone I'm sitting here with my life hanging on a thread I've just told my girlfriend that I've got us into another £5k worth of debt bringing it to £10k now all down to me and my pathetic gambling habit. I hate myself for what I've done to her she is the most amazing person I've ever met but I'm so so close to losing her and my 18 month old son. I would give my right arm to stop gambling and for my mental mindset to change I just don't have the mental will power needed. please please let me stop il do anything to have a normal life
Hi Fufc321.
Welcome to the forum.
You say you would 'give your right arm' to stop gambling. Truth is we would probably give our right arm to keep gambling!
I have around same amount of gambling debt too. You know you've 'f****d up and that's why you are here. You say you don't have the mental willpower - but why not give NOT gambling a shot. You've got nothing to lose. You've already seen how 'pathetic' life is if you continue to gamble.
We have in us the willpower to sneak around, find time for gambling, find sources of money to gamble then cover it all up from others. All that takes alot of time and effort and mental willpower so instead use that negaitive willpower in a positive way. Start self excluding, use K9 blocking software, don't carry cash, keep busy put focus into your girlfriend and son.
Only you can do this but if you committ to it you will - I'm only just at beginning of journey but there are so many success stories on this forum that show it can be done.
Saine great advice from Tommy.
Read the first post on my diary if you need to find a reason why you need to act now.
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