Haven't been on hear for a while and I've been doing OK until a few weeks ago and now I can't seem to get back control I just seem to want to bet all the time and Google games all the site that arnt protected by gamestop, I really want to get control of myself again and stop wasting all my money this is worst than the last time . I really need to gain control again for the sake of my wife and 2 kids who I am letting down everything I betting large sums of money ,
I don't know the best way forward I am addicted and I know this to online gambling so I've thought about changing from a smartphone to a basic phone, and maybe when I get paid I send money over already for the bills so atleast that the main thing but I'm think am I better at drawing the money I have left over as cash as i don't go in to the street bookies
Any advice I would be gratefully for
Hopefully tomorrow will be my day on back on the wagon
hi, ive had same problems as you, searching for casinos not on gamstop, easily found! I've deleted all card details saved on my phone, blocked gambling on my banking app, self excluded from numerous sites, but ultimately the onus is with us and will power because we always find a way ?
I only ever gamble when I'm drinking, never ever when I'm sober, it's basically boredom, we need something to avert our attention when the urge to gamble appears, tbh, the more avenues I block and it gets harder and takes more work to find sites and deposit I find I get bored with trying and switch to quizzes and game apps I have on my phone. failing the above I google for help after spending money i couldnt afford, when I'm close to melt down and self loathing, it gives me short term relief, a 'head wobble'. we know what we need to do, we need to just do it!
According to Anna Lembke ( A researcher) you can look at pleasure and pain as going hand in hand. You can have one without the other. Look at it at as a seesaw. Put pain and the gremlins on one side and pleasure on the other. The more you imbalance that the more its going to tilt opposite when you come down ( called dopamine deficit state) means nothing else is enjoyable. You feel withdrawal anxiety and depression , you want to keep on gaming and feel normal. Getting a new balance can take a long time and when you walk around feeling like that there is a chance of relapsing. The tip to addicts who have this state is to look at a month as a starting point before you feel better. That is how long time it can take for some to start restoring some balance. I am only saying this because we don´t normally get to hear this as addicts and it can be good to know why we go around and feel like S*t for so long.
Best
C
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