Hi my names james I'm 26 years old. I've been gambling for the last 5 years plus! But the last year half! Have been the worse! I've spent thousands and never can win a penny! As I just deposit and if I win a lil or a lot I just see that as extra gambling tokens!! I had a lovely girl friend and I have a beautiful 3 year old daughter! I want her to grow up being proud off her hard working daddy. Not this lieing messed up waste off space I've turned into! So here goes better late than never!! First day off no gambling bring it on!!
Well done on coming here jimbo.
Same symptoms as most! No win is big enough! We'll keep gambling till it's all gone. It's insanity really, glad you've recognised you and your family are better off without it 🙂
Thank you! Need to beat it for my lil girl and my self befor I do something worse then just bet money. I wish I new how to walk away once I was up but saying that unless you withdraw every penny from your account and give it away. It would only go back on!! But hitting rock bottom has worked in my favour. As I don't ever wana go there again!! Reading every body else's posts have helped! There was a very long time there I thought I was on my own with it!! Time to say bye bye to the sites and bring on a better new year!!! 🙂
We've all said "never again" but only by making - often painful - changes to our lives will be able to really move on.
That's very true!
Hi I'm 27 and like you have a lovely partner and a new baby.
I try and remember that a big win although feels good is nothing compared to the low of loosing..
I've reached a point where my mind is constantly working over time. Where am I going to get money from to replaced what I've lost? What lies have I told? Etc..
You've done the right thing finding support,I wish you all the best and you'll get there x
Thank you mate! I'm on my second day off no gambling! Just slowing my thinking patten down is helping standing back and thinking b4 I do things!! Long way to go still but feeling I'm going forward now as everything's out in the open with my family and friends! So hopefully they will keep me moving forward!! 🙂
Tomorrow will be a full 7 days without a gamble!! Feeling very good about my self! No more highs or lows just normality and a healthy bank balance will be fine!! If u really do focus this sh@t can be beaten!!!! Long way to go I no but being on that ladder feels so good!! 🙂
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