I have been gambling on and off for 5 years (am now 27 yers old). All online , never been to a bookies. Its started with £1 accumulators on football matches. This then developed into larger bets. Last September, I almost lost every penny I had but somehow managed to save myself. I promised never again.
However, in the last few weeks i have lost over ВЈ800. The amount isn't what hurts. It's the fact that all I think about is winning that money back. I know even if i did win it I will keep gambling until i have nothing left. I have recently started playing online casino games and without realising I am betting £100 on the spin of a ball.
At work all i think about is the next bet. Same when with family and friends. I have got to beat this thing before I let it waste my life.
So, I have decided never again. When I think about the time i have wasted on gambling and what i could have done with that time I feel like cr**. I was watching a Tom Cruise film called ' Vanilla Sky' and there was this line in it ' every second is another chance to turn it around'. So, I have decided to that. Hopefully, with the suport of this site I will live my life rather than let it be controlled by gambling.
Hi NA
Was good to meet you in chat tonight xxx
Like you I have doen the same before I knew it it was £100 a spin..crazy stuff..I used to be prepared to do whatever I could get my hands on to try and win a few hundred back and before I knew it I was chasing 1,000`s instead xx
Welcome to the forum NA, I found this site in september and it works.. I started a diary and it helped me through some tough times...
Glad you are here..keep posting xxx
Love
Lucy
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Hi NA
you sound like me, im 27 and have been gambling for about 5 years on and off.
im about £40k in debt and that is not including my student loan.
i dont think that i gamble to try and win my money back. i do it because i dont have any other interests and i feel that gambling is exciting.
i think that it is very hard to stop. even if you stop for a while, you will eventually have a quick punt on something.
last night i went to manchester with my friend. we played a double chance poker tournment, then spent about £200 in the casinos.
it was the best night i have had in a long time. My friend lost about £700 but for some strange reason, i felt that it was a good night out.
after losing all the money i have done in the past, i probaly know that it will be hard for me to quit but i hope that i can be made an example off so my brother will never gamble.
watching my brother building a career and getting married is worth the years i have suffered.
you have to find something worth accepting your losses for.
my gf left me about a year ago and once in a while i think about her.
i started gambling because i felt that winning a quick ВЈ300 before going out meant that i have an extra £300 to spend and while other people spent about 40 a week working hard for that money, i recieve it in 15 mins of easy work.
that was what i was thinking.
in term of actually gambling- there is a reason why liverpool lost to barnsley at anfield or when liverpool won the champions league when they were 3-0 down at half time.
my gf said one phrase that should have help me " the money you could win from gambling is not worth risking the money that you might lose"
the money you use to gamble can pay bills, buy food or money in your pocket to provide security but the money you win can not buy what you want to.
with the money that you might win, you do not intend on buying more food with it or paying the bills because if you needed to pay the bill you probaly will not gamble.
the money you try and win supports higher risk reward such as car, holiday or the false hope of a lifetime living as a king or queen.
im sorry for this long winded message.
jason
Hello. I have only just been introduced to this online forum for gamblers. I spoke to the founder of GamCare today and he seemed like such an understanding and caring person that I was inspired, despite my embarrassment, to post a message on this forum.
I said to him that I was at a crisis point as previously my gambling was controlled or I hadn't admitted to it but it has got to the state now whereby I might lose my flat (can't pay the rent) and/or my job because of it. I want to give up for good and enjoy ordinary things like reading, exercise meeting people etc instead. It's difficult to admit to the amount that I've lost over the last 2 years - mainly on the roulette machines in the Bookies. I want to be absolutely honest about this problem and would appreciate honest feedback from other people.
Siegried (screen name).
I am back because I had a relapse. I had gone over six years without gambling apart from the odd bet of a few quid here and there. I thought I had it beat but yesterday for no reason I joined a online site and within 24 hours I had lost just over £2k. This really hurts. Not so much the money (as although it is not a small amount it doesn't really fianancially hurt me too bad) but the fact I slipped. Cannot believe it
Like last time it will be small steps again. One day, One Week, One Month, One Year and hopefully beyond. My quality of life over the past six years has been amazing. Not thinking about gambling 24/7. I really don't want to become that person again. I am hoping yesterday was just a lapse and I can continue. The only thing that got me wrorried was when I had lost the money I was tempted to put in another 10K to win back the 3k. Stupid chasing - that always was my problem. Thankfully I did not do that. I look back at how I used to be a the peak of my addiction and just feel sick. I cannot believe that was me and I have to make sure I do not become that person again.
Hi never_again
Well done on your progress and wish you the best in continueing your fight. I think personelly its best to hang onto to a few painful memories. I think the worst thing a compulsive gambler can do is too burry your head in the sand and to try and forget the pain, lost money etc. To quote another movie 'pain lets us know we're alive' lol. Your here because like me you have a weakness, instead of running away like most people would do. We've turned to face it and fight it head on. A weakness becomes a strength. Granted we fall from time to time, but its about getting up and keep going 🙂
Hi never_again
Well done on your progress and wish you the best in continueing your fight. I think personelly its best to hang onto to a few painful memories. I think the worst thing a compulsive gambler can do is too burry your head in the sand and to try and forget the pain, lost money etc. To quote another movie 'pain lets us know we're alive' lol. Your here because like me you have a weakness, instead of running away like most people would do. We've turned to face it and fight it head on. A weakness becomes a strength. Granted we fall from time to time, but its about getting up and keep going 🙂
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