Any advice I have been gambling for years now and don't know how to stop. I need serious help it every month and keep doing the same thing over and over again. I have barred myself from online sites. But my life is that boring i do it for excitement. I hope there is someone out there that will support me in this. I am done with gambling it ruins life. These companies shouldn't be allowed to do this. There aim is to make money not give it. I don't think anyone wins big. It is a scam all of it. Well had my rant I need to change but change is hard if you are use to doing the same thing over and over. This addiction is like being a crack addict its horrible and how you feel after you have lost is terrible. I would not wish it on anyone. I need to stop but how this addiction is horrible I hate it and I hate myself.
Yes, we are like headless chickens running around doing the same again and again. It is a trained in behaviour.
I think I've managed to solve this much. Unless you take charge you will be stuck. Unless you have an intention you will have no intention whatsoever Unless you plan. You will be clueless
We gamblers have one place where all is good. The bubble. We get dazzled/ mesmerised/ hypnotized and we release all emotions till the money is gone. We would rather gamble than have s*x or eat. It is the ultimate brain hack. But it does come from your own unwillingness to take charge. If you own your decisions. Clean or gambling. You will have something no one can take away from you. A small bit of dignity in this gd awful mess we got ourselves into. Going back is taking decisions. Making change is taking a decision.
Decide.
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Give you some stats
Canadian experts think that 1 person kills themselves every 45 seconds because of gambling problems. Every day all year. That is 31556952/ 45secs. So if they are right 701.265 /year top themselves because of gambling. It is not corona statistics but it is pretty darn horrible if you calculate the many years this has been going on. And on the other side, the super-rich are just getting happier and fatter at our expense.
You can beat them by staying clean and staying alive and well. Pay it forward when you have been cured and help the next man who needs to get help
Never give up never surrender!
Hello everyone, I'm new here and looking for support with my gambling issues. I have amassed around £250k in debt over the past ten years since discovering "online futures trading" or gambling for short. I am terrified, got COVID 19 loans and blew them trying to make my fantasy fortune. I fear i will loose my wife, my home and my sole. I need to stop but just cant do it, at 51 I should be relaxing in life but now fear for the future, been to some ver dark places and feel like just htrowing in the towel
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Dear sjm5558,
Welcome to the Forum!
Thank you for sharing your experiences and well done on making the first step in your recovery.Â
I am sorry to hear you have been in very dark places because of the gambling. It sounds like the negative consequences of it have caused you fear and uncertainty around losing the aspects of your life that seems important to you. There is plenty of help here and you do not have to deal with this alone.
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Thanks for sharing your story.
Firstly, your true self should tell you a big fat NO. By repeating the destructive behavior is not going to help any one in the long run, especially yourself. So be that man and change for the better.
The fight against yourself is not going to be easy, so just take one day at a time and all the necessary blocks are in place. Life may be long and boring at first, gradually, it improves day by day, week by week, and month by month, and year by year.
I hope this set you off in the right way.
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All the best
Hello everyone, I'm new here and looking for support with my gambling issues. I have amassed around £250k in debt over the past ten years since discovering "online futures trading" or gambling for short. I am terrified, got COVID 19 loans and blew them trying to make my fantasy fortune. I fear i will loose my wife, my home and my sole. I need to stop but just cant do it, at 51 I should be relaxing in life but now fear for the future, been to some ver dark places and feel like just htrowing in the towel
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Hi sjm,
I have had my own problems with trading and gambling and all I can say is that there is no blocks for trading which is basically gambling with high leverage. It’s insane and blocks should be allowed to be put in place imo.
what I have found to get away from trading is by leaving those sites, closing accounts and completely distracting myself with other things than going on market websites and checking prices of stocks, forex or crypto’s.
I have spent weeks watching the price of some c**P and it’s messed me up in the past and I know it lures me in again to gamble and so I have physiological blocks in my head to steer clear of those sites and urges to want to trade again.
I feel for you and your current situation and I hope you can get out of this horrible place at the moment and be free of trading and gambling.
keep posting!
dave101
Hi all, been trying to give up for years, I have spells where I do but then fall down, mostly as a response to stress. Really annoys me that I can't just stop!!! Looking forward to hearing from others and hopefully learning some tricks.
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