I’ve been gambling for about a year now but the last few months have been really bad. Ive been gambling away thousands that I don’t have & I have a two year old son & am currently pregnant with my second baby so I really need money. I think I have a problem because I don’t even realise how much I’ve spent till it’s all gone & now I literally feel sick. I took out an overdraft in my account for £500 and I’ve spent it all on gambling.. now it’s going to take me a month to get out of it and I have barely enough money to get by now.. I feel so stupid and just want to cry but I feel like it’s stupid to feel sorry for myself. I’m so angry at myself for making my son have to go without money just because of my habit. Please tell me I’m not the only one struggling.
You are most certainly not, if fact there are thousands of people out there with the same problem. First thing is to admit we have a proble, as we are basically addicts so we do not want to stop feeding our habit. You will need support to tackle this issue so best place to start would be your local GA meeting, there you will find people just like yourself who will understaand exactly what your going through.
Ok your not alone.prob is you maybe on your own to much.thats when you gamble.try to go to friend or family .I now it's hard with a 2 year old.pick up the phone.especially days leading up to payday.get yourself prepared to beat this .its not your fault .plan ahead
you can ring GAMSTOP 0800 138 6518 or go online .they will eclude you from all online gaming AND BETTING sites.it really does work. You won't be able to sign up to any new ones either.good place to start.good luck
Trust me you should feel great, your stamping it out after a year. Now imagine 10 years or 20 or 30? See it as a blessing in disguise it's only up from here. If I could turn back time and stop after one year of losses I would be over the moon. Youve identified you need to stop so now the only way is up- well done
this is an excellent bit of advice, I've just had a horrible relapse after finding a new site, and was feeling pretty hopeless, but this is so true. Thanks.
Samh42 wrote: Trust me you should feel great, your stamping it out after a year. Now imagine 10 years or 20 or 30? See it as a blessing in disguise it's only up from here. If I could turn back time and stop after one year of losses I would be over the moon. Youve identified you need to stop so now the only way is up- well done
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