Well where do I begin,
Ive been gambling since I was 16 and still do although now I have it a little more under control but still not where I want to be.
Im currently 21 and work full time. I buy scratchcards, play fruit machines and play roulette. Ive borrowed countless payday loans, overdrafts and a credit card.
Im a lot better now thankfully but still nowhere close to where I need to be in regards to gambling. I had a really bad week a month ago which resulted in me currently being on a debt management plan for 9 months.
Ive just come out of a relationship with a girl who was also a bad gambler, I really felt something for her but unfortunately she really was beyond help (Trust me I tried).
I hope I can quit at some point and if I do have a slip its not going to set me back months of paying it off.
Hi Charlie, I'm new here too. I guess the important thing is that you want to stop, for me I had to really hit rock bottom before I decided it was a real problem that I needed to sort. I guess we all have our own thresh holds and how much we are willing to tolerate.
I wish you well in your abstinence and recovery 🙂
thanks I appreciate, but I think recovery is a long way off. I've seen so much due to gambling and being around the whole gambling environment.
Hi Charlie,
Well done on addressing your concerns so early in your life. When i was 21 almost 15 years ago I thought I knew better, never dreamed of asking for help. Lost thousands over the years and currently owe just short of 9 grand due to gambling beyond my means (payday loans credit card and bank loans)
I wish you all the best in trying to gamble responsiblly, it wont be easy though. I tried it for quite a while, thought it was working but think ive realised that gambling is still gambling and trying to control it will at some stage lead to a big splurge when things go wrong and you try to chase yout losses.
Winning sounds good but it only ever leads you to want more the day after. Even if you win the day after and the say after that, noone can keep winning and winning so the chasing losses starts again and that leads to losing everything you orginally won and more....
Yeah i know it does. I just feel that gambling has been in my life since I was 17. Its a horrible addiction a fair amount of my friends have it even my ex girlfriend was a terrible gambler. Funny enough I met her in a casino actually.
Im still gambling at the moment and Just want to stop theres no point in trying to control it. When you cant.
I mean am not as bad as a used to be, and am not just saying that. My mum gets a lot of my money and transfers it over when I need it, but to be honest most of time I gamble what she transfers.
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