Hi im a new member i don't know were to start but ill try so here we go i have been gambling for about seven yrs i think I have lost thousands like so many other people here but the hardest to cope with is the selfworth time and the destruction hurt that I've caused i think this forum is very helpful to realise this is an illness and I must accept im an addict the thing is ive now taken steps to hopeless break the cycle and would love to hopefully break the cycle and would love everyone with this problem to know it needs to come from you wishing everyone recovery and for people to know they are not alone because I thought I was the only person like this reading other peoples posts really helped me & hope this message helps someone take care everyone also ive signed up to gamstop for 5 yrs and it feels great better than winning the jackpot
Hi,
I'm currently in around 6K debt from recent habbits. Someone said to me think of it like this; 'The money is not coming back, you can take steps to stop yourself making the situation worse. There is people on here and elsewhere that have lost tens, even thousands of pounds to this addiction. The situation can be much worse but you can make a change to prevent it.'
I never realized how true that statement was till today, when again I lost even more money and have more debt to pay off. I will be joining you as I hate gambling. I hope you have a good success and recovery.
In my opinion, there is no real 'jackpot'. The money you win from gambling is basically just a short-term loan because we never stop when we do win or when we are close to being 'up'.
You must stop associating feelings with gambling
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" i signed up to gamstop and it feels better than winning the jackpot"
Your brain is associating every emotion with gambling if you want to properly recover this must stop
This is because otherwise the feelgood "feeling" will soon wear off and you will turn back to gambling
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