Well where to start...
First of all, can I say at this stage in time I am not "in debt" as such because of gambling.
My gambling started small when I was 17. I had been on holiday to england and met friends and the older friend took me to a bookies and said pick 6 horses and i will put them on for you. lo and behold it won, only about 300. Since then....well i aint looked back.
had my son not long after that, myself and my ex moved into a new flat and bills where high, but i was still betting too. In the end I ran up overdrafts of nearly 13,500. I cleared them with a loan, that has since been cleared by an IVA and it is all finished. However 2 months later my ex moved out the family home and left me.
I found a new girlfriend, and betting become more and more because i was living with my parents and i could afford it. however i was opening catalogues and spending my money on gambling that i should have been spending on clothes and food etc. in the end i ran up huge bills when i moved in with my girlfriend, council tax, electric, you name it, it never got paid. she found out last year, tried to be supportive but couldnt anymore. She left in December.
I moved back with my father, and he is now getting annoyed with my bank balance always being low - due to gambling, to be honest i was gambling nearly 700 a month, last month I cut it down to 300, but even then it is too high. I am looking for that little bit more of a support to kick it for good. What can i do to stop my browsers going to betting websites to begin with, and will it work on any browsers.
Also does anyone else find it hard when it seems like every 2nd advert on tv is a betting one. I would love to start a campaign to stop that!
Anyways, I need help before my dad is going to kick me into touch, and advice is greatly received
you could do a lot worse than ring up gamcare
phone number and online support details above
positive news is there is hope and your not alone
tri
10 days without a bet .. Had my first counselling session on Friday bit nervous at first but it was all good I've not gone 10 days without betting in 20yrs speak to a gam care advisor b4 it gets out of hand like I did it helped me a lot & now everything is out in the open I can c a future without gambling being involved .. Good luck in your quest
I have a practical theory which I think may be of help? This is only my first day - not gambling! Not much to brag about I know..... but, whilst recognising I have only 60 (within m overdraft imit) left in my bank account.... I have 50 to come in from an on line gambling site. That will leave me with 110 for rest of the month - don't know how I will manage on that but will do my best - no cigs or booze!!! As I write this, I would normally instead be gambling - this site is an ENORMOUS help! I have pledged (to myself) that when its bedtime - I will go, rather than tell hubby I want to watch a film - that's what I usually do so that I can gamble in secret. I am trying to get it into my head that gambling is obscene and hideous! I have to forget about the thousands I've squandered - can't get it back - if I try, I will lose thousands more! Let's help each other - remember, stop now - don't chase your losses - lets ALL go for it!!! lets change our lives.
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