Time to stop this once and for all

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(@m2008)
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Hi All 

I am 32 and new to all this online chat etc 

I have been gambling since I was 15 years of age, and to be honest it's all I have thought about since. 

But there comes a time when enough is enough. 

I have already lost my relationship to this horrible addiction, although  for years I would not blame myself or my gambling for this as it has always acted as a comfort or getaway from everything, its only the past few weeks months that I can now see what I was actually doing to myself and everyone around me. 

Hopefully I have gambled for the last time as of this weekend because I know I have said it before many a times but this cannot continue. 

It's come to the stage now were if I don't stop now I never will. So hopefully posting on this will help me keep a tab on everything and reading other people's story's can also help me. 

 

Thanks for reading 

 

M2008

 
Posted : 19th April 2020 9:01 pm
SamG
 SamG
(@samtrowsdale)
Posts: 37
 

All starts with you mate, I’m in the same boat but together we can smash through this. Hope you are staying safe pal. Don’t worry about the past it’s happened and we focus on being the best version of ourselves from now on. 

All the best 

Sam

 
Posted : 19th April 2020 9:19 pm
Si_mon
(@si_mon)
Posts: 136
 

Hello,

I would recommend that you put blockers in place, Gamstop is excellent and you should be able to stop the bank from allowing you to use your account for gambling sites too.  

I've been stopped for over 2 years now, all my problems were online and I spent hours every day frittering my hard earned cash away on live sports, all came to a head for me when I couldn't pay my tax bill and had to explain to the tax man that I needed time. Thankfully that was my wake up call and I took action to block the access to sites for 5 years via Gamstop and that just stopped me dead in my tracks, I thought I would really miss it and be stuck for things to do but other things just took its place, it's best thing I ever did.

I also came clean to those close to me (friends and family), was a big weight off my back and kind of liberating. I come on here to stay grounded and to remember what I am.

Take care and best wishes in these difficult times. 

Si

 

 
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