Hi All
I assume like most of you on here, I never really felt I had a problem with gambling. Or at least I told my self that.
Online Roulette has been my problem. I found at first I played it when I was stressed or out of boredom. Then it got a lot worse and I would be playing for hours and losing a large sum of money at a time.
Over a few months to the end of last year I lost a very considerable amoutn of money. I admitted my problem in January and managed to STOP completely until two weeks ago I played randomly on my phone. I then played again this weekend and lost a large sum of money again and this really reiterated to me that I still do have a problem and I just don't know how to go about solving it.
In my head I have told myself all the money I have lost is gone. However, I still like to think somehow I can get it back.
It was the hardest decision I have ever made to tell me parents. It has put my family under a lot of stress and hurt which I dont like seeing at all. Although, they have been very supportive towards me and I feel that I can talk to them about it,
I just want it to ALL STOP now.
Hi Gilly
I was gambling for bout 3 weeks and I was funding it through stealing at work, I got caught denied it and was arrested resulting in losing my job, and going to court yesterday. I came on here and people reading and replying to my posts have helped me and although it has been hard for me I have not done it since the 16th august.
I have found the people on here have been a great help and I know they are all in the same gambling boat as we are in, maybe not the same type of gambling but its all gambling, Please read my post as I have gone into more detail on there so it may help you
good luck and keep posting as it will help
N x
Thank you very much for your response Nessy.
I can already feel the support from everyone on here and it is upsetting reading some of the posts and it makes me really think about myself and how I need to STOP NOW.
I am only 21 and still have a lot of life a head of me to make up for my mistakes and don't want the burden of gambling hanging over me.
I will read your post.
Thanks
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