Newbie with a problem

Hi Rolo84,

Sorry to hear of your struggles, if you’re looking for some help then you’ve definitely come to the right place.

I too have problems with online gambling and it’s seems like we both relentlessly chase our losses to the point where we have nothing left. Literally nothing!

You can be sure that you’re not alone and I wish you the best on your recovery.

There are loads of stories here in which you can find support and guidance. If you’re serious about stopping I would suggest you sign up for GamStop, install GamBan on all your devices or self exclude from all your local bookies.

Sometimes this demon takes over our willpower and having the option to gamble taken away from you makes the journey a whole lot easier.

Hope it gets easier. Never thought I’d see the day when I am nearly 2 weeks GF. You can do it.

All the best

Hello Rolo84,

This is my first time on here too. Last night I went on a binge on online roulette and got to the number I said I would stop at if I got to it. The trouble is, I said that about a smaller target 6 weeks ago but I do need to stop this time.

The only thing I feel different about this time is I have not had a 'big win' in weeks. I think I became interested in gambling because of the wins. I won £ £3k, lost it, £7.5k, lost it, then £12k - yep, lost that too, but I was hitting big numbers. Now it's been a progressive loss for the last 6 weeks and it's getting to the point where I can see how far the odds are stacked on against us.

My biggest issue is the regret. How can I get over that? We worked hard for that money to then go and burn it. I keep thinking I can win and I clearly can't.​

Day 1 done.

Thank you for the kind words and well done on 2 weeks, I will definitely be using this forum.

I'm sorry to about your experience Iwanttstop I know that exact feeling. For me I'm trying to draw a line and say "it's gone I can't get it back" living with a regret will make you unhappy so I'm trying to look at what I can gain for not doing it and have set myself a goal by paying for a holiday with the money I am not gambling with. Of course this may not work for me or for anyone and the difficult thing will be trying to resist the urge. As sjr12 said the gambling software will put in place the blocks that can stop you being able to do it easily.

I wish you luck.

I'm on day 2

Going on holiday sounds like a great idea. At 21 days I’m buying myself a new pair of trainers 🙂

I’ve written a list of the pros and cons of gambling and it’s crazy how long the list of cons is. Stress, expensive, frustrating, stupid, can’t win in long term, time consuming etc etc. There were not many pros!

I’ve also been watching some Youtube videos on getting over the money loss. I think take it as a an expensive learning curve and wipe the slate clean seems sensible...

day 2 almost done. So far so good...