52 days GF but struggling with financial demons.Â
The road ahead seems a long painful one as I am struggling the last couple of days with anxiety and a few demons.Â
I almost feel the same way I did after losing thousands after a sports bet loss. After 10 years of 250k losses and constant borrowing to fund my addiction the reality has hit hard of the financial severity I am in.Â
Some of my borrowing was into my mortgage however I have 5 credit cards and 3 loans totalling around 48k and paying over £1200 a month and it is crippling me financially.Â
Hoping for a better day todayÂ
Hi King
Well done on being gamble free as that's the hardest step.
I can totally relate in terms of money as I secretly remortgaged but am also in a similar situation where I also have £50k in debt over 4 loans and 3 credit cards and I think about it every minute of every day. I keep wishing my life away as I know things will be different and better in a year, but then I'm trying to focus my mind and take each day as it comes and live in the moment.
I was considering a debt management plan to reduce payments but we remortgage next year and I know this will have a major effect so I think I will just have to live with paying the debt off so my credit file isn't completely demolished.
My husband knows what I've done and I really want to share the news with family to get some emotional support but struggling with knowing how to explain it and deal with their reactions, and the shame and guilt of it all as it doesn't make sense now that I'm not gambling anymore.
How are you feeling overall? Do you have support around you?
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