I’m having huge problems coping with what I have done. I lost inheritance money, life changing amounts after my parents died that could have provided for a comfortable future.  I struggle with this fact daily and realise it is futile but do not know how to move on.  Gambling was clearly a way of coping with grief but I have ruined my future and any hope of owning my own house etc.Â
Hi Cj,Â
You haven’t ruined your life you’ve had a mistake. Try not to dwell on what you’ve done but what you can do going forward. By the looks of it you are trying to make a change because you are here and you a posting how you feel.Â
thank you. I try and tell myself that I have a job and a roof but it’s very hard not to look back. In many ways I’m in a better place because I have a job that I enjoy etcÂ
@cj1974 i used to be the same. I used to look at all the money I wasted all the things I could have done with it and then I thought what’s the point because I know I can’t get all that money back. But if I take it 1 day at a time I can start looking forward.
im glad you enjoy your job, keep working hard and think of the things you want to do with your wages now your not gambling. Maybe create some smart goals. Save a little a month towards something special. You will get there ☺️
Please don't be so hard on yourself. We all have an illness. We are all only human. It is very easy to be exploited and manipulated by a multi-million pound industry. Stay strong and look to tomorrow.
Have you put blocks in place as I told myself I could do it on will power alone but couldn’t x
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