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Hi there we are all fighting this together so I hope you can find some support x you need to remember that we cannot win because we cannot stop. I don't know your situation but there is help out there to deal with your debts x please ring gamcare to talk as they are fab and it is a great help. You look quite young so as soon as you can stop, the better the rest of your life will be. I have also tried to win back losses on many occasions but the odds are stacked so highly against you that it does not work x good luck and stay in touch with this forum as it is a great help

Wipe it off Mate. Expensive lesson. Try get anything you can onto low interest repayments. Pay off your more expensive cards etc first. And when you pay the lower ones off ask if they have more 0% or anything. That's my way at the moment. Don't try and load back up. I'm in 20k debt. Turned £10 into 10k last week on slots and roulette. Clicked withdraw. Then reversed just wanted an extra 1k. You know 10k not enough ??????? Unfortunately our brains aren't programmed to win money. We see it as making money. The complete wrong ideaology. Good luck on your journey mate.

Hey, thank you for replying really appreciate your time, and I hope if any of you have problems know I'm here too, I have set up a plan to sort myself out and have taken the first step I guess, I just find myself wanting to go back,

And I have gambled little amounts for years my bad habit used to be scratch cards but that was roughly £10 a day maybe £15,I never once thought I'd be that much in debt, and yeah roulette is nasty, I played it on an app on my phone Emily, it's too easy to gamble haven't been in a betting shop, I'll talk to gamcare tomorrow too, I guess it's only up I can go right now going to be a long 6 years for me and you're right Matt, 10k not enough silly us right

Hi Christian

Like everyone on here we are all compulsive gamblers and I have tried and failed a couple of times to stop gambling, but this time I need to for my own self cos I probably have lost my wife to gambling ! Unlike yourself and as Emily has said roulette is the devil of all evil I hate to think where I would be if I had got into that and slots for example ! You have made the first giant step by coming on here and posting and even get some councilling through gamcare when you talk to them if you think that will help ! Look forward to reading your progress and it's not easy believe me but such a better feeling than when we were gambling !

"It's good to talk and take it one day at a time"

Darren

Morning Darren,

I'm really sorry to hear how far your problem, and I hope you don't lose your wife, I know we haven't met but message me anytime and I'd be happy too listen,

Been awake about an hour and a half, and roulette has crossed my mind about 20 times already, determined to get myself another habit maybe a rpg game see if that can help take my mind off things, I think I just need to realise I'll never win it back and if I try 46 grand will soon be 146 grand, I know if I ever come into some money which is unlikely I'd definitely help so many people that have got into this hole, one day at a time.

Thanks Christian

Hi Christian

Sorry to hear your having a hard time of it at the moment but this will pass if you knock the gambling on the head now.

I was like you, constantly playing roulette hoping my numbers would come in but as others have said it's so stacked against you that you will always lose in the long run.

Something that really worked for me was distracting myself. I would always gamble for an hour on my lunch break so to combat this I bought a mountain bike and go out for an hour every day on it. Not giving myself anytime to gamble really helped me, and now, 20 weeks later the urge to gamble has greatly reduced. You mention getting some games so perhaps this could work for you as well?

Wishing you all the best.

Silver

Hello Silver

Thank you for the message appreciate your time, and that doesn't sound like such a bad idea but a tad cold at the minute, it's usually at night when I really think about it, there was a point where I was working and spinning the wheel, guess you don't realise how bad it gets until rock bottom, but I'll try out some games cause I do get into them, I think I just have an addictive personality which isn't very nice, but haven't spun in two days, got lent £50 and have been tempted just to see what I can get from putting £20 in but I haven't yet and I hope i don't I know I can do it 🙂

Hi Christian

Thanks for your words, I am on day 37GF today and must say life feels better already with regards gambling or shud I say lack of gambling !! It is very hard in those early days and can only imagine what you are going through as I was once in that state/frame of mind !! The only thing from my experience is to tell as many people as possible about the gambling and try to be in contact with people regular in the early days and more importantly try to keep busy !!

Good hearing from you and all the Best on the road of recovery !!

"It's good to talk and take it one day at a time"

Darren

There is an app called gambling free or something. I forgot the name. If basically adds up all your money you've saved not gambling every second or something. You put in how much you would gamble per day and it does the math. Nice too remind you after a week or so. Even if you just put in £25 or the cost of the first spin. All the best

Nice on the 37 days GF Darren keep it up mate, saw my doctor today, been put on tablets that have horrible side effects, this is the worse time I feel like spinning, lucky I have no money atm I guess, games helping but I'm still thinking about it, get paid a little tomorrow hoping I don't find an app to put it in as bet fair and w*********l deactivated my account due to spending too much and sent me this link, would of been nice for the link before deposited the 46 grand over the 8 week period, and Matt I'm not sure I'd like to know how much I've wasted I think that would put a worse effect on me but everyone deals with stuff different, cup of tea and put on a game and it'll be third day today, I haven't told anyone apart from my flat mate couldn't tell any family they all saw me doing so well and to just ruin it is a failure anyway, just thought I'd read some comments and try to steer me in the right direction,

Hope you've all had a GF stress free day, take care everyone

Thank you

Christian

Hi Christian,

Wanted to just check in to see how your doing mate? I read your story and you sound so similar to me and what I've been going through. I been gambling for a few years but never really had a problem to I started online betting. Took out loans and credit cards etc and this was meant to be for holidays pay off debts but of course I just gambled it all online. The temptation is there everyday to try it again but I know I will end up losing thousands more and I just don't want to keep going back to that life.

I hope your staying strong dude and fighting the temptation still. You can talk to me anytime as I said I feel I can relate to your story.

Take Care

Paul