Recently I’ve played a lot of slots and the other night I lost £800 this too me isn’t a lot of money but enough for me to be annoyed at myself I’m just so sick of the fact it’s taken me this long to realise I have a problem I have signed up for Gamstop and I know I can’t gamble anymore it’s just sickening the amount lost , I must admit I’m stingy with money and still have £3000 savings I guess I’m on the right track to stopping and saving even more money , hope someone can talk to me to help the overwhelming feel of shame I feel after losing and hope they can assure me it gets better as time goes on.
Hello ellisxg and Welcome to the forum.
You have made a giant step by being here and I hope you will follow the tried and trusted advice of telling your loved ones that you trust.
I will jump in with a reality check that the amount you mention is a lot of money..... a pound is a pound and many gamblers can be careful with money in other areas which shows just how much of a drug addiction gambling is
We have all been there! ..... We understand. I have been through every stage of the gambling illness over forty years.... at one stage my comfort thoughts were I had some savings or a credit card. I ended up throwing away £1000 per session and Ive never been able to afford to throw any money away never mind crazy amounts like that.
Its a progressive illness only going one way..... it doesnt lessen as bigger risks give the same fix which just ends up as numbness and exhaustion
There is no shame in facing this so please remember that
Please tell someone close and get your savings protected. Im serious that the most dangerous thing is thinking you can handle this without close support
The extremely dangerous thing about gambling is thinking that the next go will ease the pain off loss or low self respect
it NOT I repeat NOT a get it back later scheme becuase its random and stacked well against you with no reliability EVER!
You need to stop now and there is some cold turkey to be done as you are given time to heal
I knew I had to force some of this on myself by phoning my father and making sure they didnt lend me a penny more while protecting my savings and making sure I was pating my rent and bills
I still report to my monitoring group and I am never complacent again about it.
It took me 10 months after joining the forum to do that so please get more advice seek more help and act now!
Best wishes from everyone on the forum
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