new to the forum and looking for advice

Hi ash2713, welcome to recovery 🙂

I'd suggest picking up the phone to GamCare for a start...They provide counselling services if you are looking for GA but can't get there I guess it's the next best thing!

Next we'll be saying you need to get barriers up to break your gambling (Time-Money-Location, remove one & you cannot gamble) triangle! Fruit machines were my poison & I self excluded from machine shops, bingo halls, Bookies for miles around & handed over my finances to my better half as no money = no gamble!

Good skills coming here before sinking to the depths I did. We cannot win because we cannot stop but if we choose 'No' One Day At A Time, we can get our lives back - ODAAT

Hello ash, I play fruitmachines and two months ago I lost about one fifty in one machine was tottally gutted too. Make a start by coming on chat room at 8pm any night or going on netline and having a chat to an advisor it really helps adam

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Hi ash2713,

Welcome to the Forum!

Posting here is a great first step to take and I wonder how you've been doing since your first post. If you would like any additional support, please do contact us and speak with an advisor in private. Our HelpLine number is 0808 8020133 and alternatively, you can contact us on the online HelpLine (NetLine) here https://aurapp01.mplaurora.net/chatapp/joinchat.aspx

Both services are open from 8am to midnight every day.

I have moved your thread to the "new members" section of this Forum, as you are more likely to receive responses there. Hope that's OK.

Kind wishes

Gabriele