Hi, I have just newly joined gamcare. I have been gambling for years, online slots, and this is the first time I have joined a help group although it is not the first time I have tried to stop. I gamble until i reach the stage where I hate it and hate myself, and that's where i am now. I have self-excluded from the sites I have been playing and feel a bit better but I know it won't last. Give it a few days and the old need will come back, it's like the slot games are old friends that I need to vist, and the buzz I get when I see them all again is out of this world. I do not want to go back again, I am 73 and I want to be free from this addiction before I die. Whem I think about the money I have spent that I could have left to my sons and grandkids, I feel ashamed and embarrassed. No-one knows that I gamble, or used to gamble I should say, and this is the first time i have sought outside help.
Hello Rachel, and welcome to the site, I myself am new to the site, I have found it to be a great help, there are a lot of people on here that have been through hell and back and have been gamble free for a while, take one day at a time, just break your habits, exclude your self from all the sites you have used and put a block on your computer. You have taken the first important step admitting you have a problem and speaking advice, good luck Rachel and stay strong 🙂
than you Heather 67, as i say it is the first time I have sought outside help and already I feel less alone. Good luck to you too
It is a great comfort to know that there are so many other people going through the same thing, maybe if you are not ready to speak to someone try the one line chat, they run at different times during the day I believe the one tonight is at eight o'clock if nothing else it is another good distraction but there are a lot of good people on there, and thank you Rachel
Hi, I am a new member too and in the same position as you both.
I'm looking to kick this terrible habit and start enjoying life without gambling in it. I've suffered enough and admitted to myself gambling has beat me, now I want to move on and try live a happy life. I hope we can all beat this and use this site for help and encouragement
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