I have been gambling for years always pretty much felt in some sort of control. But there has been times where I've spent to much gambling and then been angry at myself after like why did I do that. Made me grumpy for a week or so, payday would come again and I'll be fine. About 2 years I decided to sign up to GamStop and banned myself for 6 months it was probably almost a year after I thought ill sign back up to some sites and got my accounts back. The odd football bet on weekends etc gave me some interest to watch the footy and that nothing massive. I'm quite fortunate to have a well paid job, but I do carry a fair amount of debt that I'm paying off. But it's come to a time now when the other day I gambled £200, and a week earlier I was down £300. So that's 500quid in in around 10 days. What it is, is that I actually enjoy just a little football bet on a Saturday and Sunday afternoon and if it's small it's enjoyment and not fussed if I lose and if I win happy days. I enjoy the odd trip to a casino on a night out, me and the wife don't go away all too often so if we go out for a night in the city sometimes it ends up we will finish at the casino maybe £100 on the roulette/slots couple drinks win or lose go back to the hotel. Again I enjoy it like this, or even a day out at the horse racing. It's all for fun and it's money your prepared to lose.
But the big issue is every so often I just can't stop the temptation of having a big bet mainly it goes on horses or roulette or blackjack online. Then I'll lose 100quid and be annoyed try to chase it back and lose another 100. And then I might get to a point when I've won it back and think I'll have another spin or 2 and I'll quit a winner but i end up losing another 200 quid. I get so angry with myself after I do it. Is anyone else in a similar situation when they want to stop this but the fact they enjoy it and don't want to fully quit gambling. I am going to sign up to GamStop so I don't have that temptation of betting on my phone as its too easy. But even by maybe having to go a bookie or get my wife to put a Saturday football bet on for me so it's limited, is it normal that it'll just turn back bad again in another year or 2 and just be a constant cycle. Do I need to completely stop all together everything?
Thanks for reading I know it was a long post and longer than I'd imagined I was going to write but I just waffled on.
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