Need to to talk to people about my addiction

Im so pleased u.have recognised u have a problem while you are not I'm debt and actually in profit. Read through people's posts and diaries on here. Most of us became addicted after starting off with wins. Mine personally was a 7k win after my first visit to the casino with only 40pd in my pocket. Needless to say this spiralled into debts of over 25k.I managed to escape the hell of debt and although I can't claim iv ever stopped gambling completely, I did manage almost 2 Yrs without it being a problem. I'm now back here. I have once again ran up debts of a few thousand which isn't alot I know but disappointing all the same. I owe family 700 which again isn't alot but I just don't have the money to pay it back at present and its killing me. Iv tried for many years to.gamble my way out of trouble. I'm sure we all agree it doesn't work. Even if it works once it's gone and more the next time. Stay strong and stick with it. Admitting u have a problem is the first step to recovery for us all x

yes when we see wins it always in the short term ----- however debt is always long term.......

for me a win was always the trigger for long term debt - the win would be gone and lost in hours /days / some times a month but the loss would set me back upto 10 years........just to feel a short term win.........

just does not make any sense!

gambling never does - hence why i had to give it up.............89 days gamble free and still owe £28,000 and earn £280 a week......all because of previous gambling.........

it just doesn't pay.............it never will.

for the money i gambled i could be driving a 6.2 litre amg merc and not care about the fuel cost................instead i have nothing much to show for it but nearly 30k debt.

gambling takes every available avenue if you don't protect yourself and steer clear.

Wow well done on all those days lest we forget. You are so right about a win paving the way for more debt. I hope uv had proper financial advice on the best way to get your debt sorted without losing all of your weekly wage. I don't think for one minute we shud get away with not paying it but at the same time lots of lenders lent us irresponsibly and I therefore have no guilt in setting up an affordable repayment plan x

yeah true the interest rates are very high but setting up a repayment plan will affect it worse in the long run....

currently the more i reduce my debt the better the offers i'm sent - without gambling i will be able to juggle such offers to clear the debt better than a five year plan as they lead to a ruined credit rating for a further six years after they end........11 years is far too long to have a shot credit..........so although it seems mad to keep paying it as it is........it will pay eventually and in better time frame than repayment plans.....as long as i don't mess up and gamble all will be sorted in 3-4 years.

I don't know how effective the following response will be, but I hope that you will take this advice and STOP NOW -- as I can guarantee you that one day you will look back on this time, and wish you had stopped. I can relate to the feeling of not wanting to stop, but let me just say that the feeling will always be there, period.

Let me ask you this, how many arbitrary targets have you set out for yourself, that you have already ignored? I bet that you've said once I get to £X, I will stop, multiple times, and still have not stopped. Greed has no boundaries, not when you are up and attempting to win more money, or when you are chasing your losses.

The ONLY way to WIN is by NOT engaging in gambling.

You don't want to get to the point where your whole life is destroyed, you can't even laugh at a comedy film, and even if you do stop gambling -- your mind is preoccupied with the massive amounts of debt you are in. Please, take this advice and stop now. It will save your life.