Gambling has ruined my life completely, I went on a run of no gambling got my debt to 6.1k after borrowing 10k in total and was finally paying it off and had 2.5k savings. I recently got into a blip,a month of everyday betting which got me in further borrowing raising my debt to 12k and raising the monthly installments I have to pay 343 instead of the 271 and I haven’t even included the interest and also I have no savings to back myself incase I lose my job. I worked so hard to build my credit and I don’t want no markers on my credit file for accepting help. I have £50 to my name and I hate my job. I really don’t know what to do as my job not fixed times so I can’t even commit to a second job as the timing is all over the place and doesn’t have overtime. I get paid weekly I still can save some a month but I gamble cus i think ill make back the money when reality it’s never going to happen. I know how this goes. Requires discipline and saying home as not new to losing money gambling but seeing ppl my age im 23 just be normal with their lives makes me want to risk the lil money I have to make back my money. Im very ill I know this a disease thats come in my life I dont know how to combat this. I hate not having an emergency fund and not being able to afford things and I live with my parent so to not save at this time is inexcusable. I been gambling for two years and lost 27k. I just want it to stop so can live a normal life. I have nobody to talk to about this and in homesty I don’t want to talk to anyone as it’s so tough getting back on your feet I just want to sleep and work. I noticed I’m gaining weight and not taking care of myself as much so it’s impacting me a lot. It’s sad I don’t want no support I just want to know how to accept the money is gone chip away at my debt and become completely normal and not waking up and being sad straight asay
Hello, sorry to hear that mate. We are almost the same but i dont have debt. I am 22years old and i have been gambling for last 10years and last 5years with a problem. 3 days ago i lost 10k (all my savings) after that i told about everything to my dad first time ever. I can tell you its best thing i have did. I am not alone anymore and its much easier to continue gamble free and focusing on getting the life back i used to have and make the difference. I hope you can talk about this to someone. Its going to change a lot.
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