This time last year was the start of my downfall, 2023 I actually made about 5k profit from a year of sports betting but I didn’t feel like I had made profit, I certainly never bought anything to treat myself. The next 3 months in 2024 Jan-March I lost the 5k and more.
Was in over 20k debt in May last year so set up a DMP and now my debts are down to around 7k so should be debt free before Xmas. It would have been less but I missed a couple of months payments as I continued to gamble.
I am due to receive a refund of 3k in the next week so I made the step to self exclude today so I’m not tempted to blow that amount of money.
Football is my life I watch every game I can when at home and often have a bet. Now I know I can’t stop and don’t want to stop watching football but I will stop gambling now but my question is what helps you stay clean? Any tips for hobbies or even just behaviours to stop me thinking of gambling again?
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