Good evening everyone,
After over a decade of gambling, my time today has come to really get a grip of my life and start a new chapter of becoming gamble free.
I find myself in a place regular knowing I have a problem, however I have never had the strength to stop. There is always another bet in a gamblers world.
It all starts after a few days of not gambling. I start by staking low and before you know it my small coin amount is raised by 10. I vow never to do it again however I end up doing my balls in and never learn. Today I am going to change this madness.
There is no pattern to my betting. Online betting ruined me a few years ago however k9 protection helped block gambling sites. unfortunately I simply swapped this for the dirty highstreet bookies. Fobts got a hold. I would go in the shop thinking if I win at roulette I could get free money for my football bets and horses. 90% of the time I would loose. And if I won and my bets never came in on the sport I would not be satisfied. I would need to go back and place crazy money on the fobts to make my efforts worthwhile. I would always loose never stopping.
I identified I had a problem 10 years ago and spoke to ga for a short conversation on the phone however I was a little young to fully understand the route cause of my problems. I have also tried ga meetings in recent years which worked the first time for three months however I then stopped going and relapsed. I then went back but it never worked and I was not convinced with the methods used.
I regular read comments on the forum and it's great to here so much success so I thought tonight would be great time to say hello. And introduce myself.
This is yet again day one of my mission to stop. its not going to be easy however I hope I find the determination to kick this horrible disease.
Thanks for taking time to read my first post.
Hi Lucan just thought I would wish you good luck with beating the gambling. I am at the beginning of beating it too, I'm 40 next year and don't want to be battling this then. Ideally I am wanting to save for a holiday as I havn't had one for ages. All the best.
Hi Garfield,
Much appreciated in replying. A holiday sounds like a great focus and I am thinking the same. It will never happen if I continue in gambling my life away. I wish you also the best of luck in your recovery. I hope you get your holiday soon. Hopefully in time we can both talk about victory having a just deserved break beating this compulsive addiction. I want to hear about your trip in the near future.
Hi you have taken the first step and you should be proud of that, the gambling itself and the web of lies around it is destructive. I have my first GA meeting next week and I'm waiting for a counselling appointment. After I have paid off my bills I may only be able to afford a trip to Skeggy but that will do me as long as I keep out of the bookies/amusements.
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