good evening everyone, this is my first time in here. I have been gambling since my 2012 when my second child was born and I was stuck at home bored with no one to talk to it started with online bingo then progressed to slot machines. I have spent all our savings over the past 5 years plus have taken out loans to cover the losses. I am around 15 grand in debt I have started working to clear some debts but it has just made the problem worse. I need help to stop, I dont have anyone to talk to my friends and family know nothing about my problem. I want to stop but feel compelled to continue to win back the money I have lost.
never try to recover losses theres only one winner and its not you put blocks on everything then try to occupy yourself
Please please make the decision to come clean....there really is no better therapy. You might think you can't as you can't face the shame, anger, seeing ppl hurt, disappointed, shock, loss of respect for you but believe me it can be no worse than the emotions that you battle with by yourself everyday while you continue to live like this.
No body can try to help you if they don't know about it
I was the same. My wee boy is disabled and because of it i had to leave my job. It's a stressful time being a parent and i started playing the odd bingo game at night to destress. About a year ago though a slot caught my eye and that was me hooked. I stopped playing bingo but poured hundreds into slots. I'd never really spent to much on bingo but a tenner on the slots is 2 spins. Anyway IV been so stupid. Luckily i should be able to clear my feet by the end of the year. It's when i won 4k but lost it two days ago that i realised if i didn't stop this illness would kill me. No money will ever be enough for me. It's the thrill of what if that does it. Its pointless and the only thing it does is make me feel awful. I came clean today to my family and they were amazing. Said they wouldn't take a hair off my head for a 100k. If you can't talk to your partner maybe write a letter? Let us know how you get on. Remember your not alone xx
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