Hi all, I just bumped into this forum and thought I could get help here. I have been gambling on and off for 4years. Maybe a total loss of about ВЈ5,000. Not much compared to others I guess but about £2,000 of that is in the last 1month. Not heavily into debt but I think it's getting rapidly worse. I speak openly against gambling and no one knows about my habit. I have a young one on the way and worry about the time and money I'm spending on gambling.
Since I'm not heavily into debt I convince myself that it's just some entertainment but I keep putting off expenditure on other things some of which are important just to spend the money on gambling.
Been 2 days since my last bet and now it's payday and I have money in my pocket resisting the urge to put a little wager on something.
Kavian
I was in that position about 5 years ago. Read the post I've just put up about 1 year gamble free. Keep that wage and get to day 3,4, & 5. Get out now and it won't affect you too badly. Pay off your debt slowly - whatever you do, don't think a big win is just around the corner...
Thank you Stelvio. It was a strnge day but thankfully I didn't gamble. Just paid off a bit of the debt and paying some bills well in advance just to get money off my hands as I don't trust myself. A strange day as though I was feeling great and went out for a drink with friends I found myself placing random wagers with them. I won and it gave me feeling like I can't lose but I didn't go beyond that. I don't know if rhat should cou t as gambling but maybe it should as I would have lost money had I lost the debt. Anyway, feeling good that I've paid my bills well in advance and actually only have a small amount of money left. Will go grocery shopping tomorrow and finish off any extra money as a lot of times I would forego some stuff just to get extra money for gambling. Feelxing much better though, like I have time to do a lot. Even put in a good shift at work today. I'll fight to keep it this way.
Hi Kavian you have made your best decision ever! Get out and stop! Your comment “Put a little wager on something” this was my thought - then 6 hours later ..... I have read a book Alan Carr “the easy was to stop gambling” where the book try’s to realign your mind, that gambling is bad and not just a bit of fun! It helped me rethink. Keep posting and enjoy your recovery
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