Tomorrow is day 1

Hello Ashley 

It sounds as though gambling is affecting you very badly, please do call our HelpLine on 0808 8020 133 or contact us via NetLine to discuss with an adviser how you're feeling and to get free support and help. We are here for you 24 hours a day, so you are not alone.

It also sounds like your mood is quite up and down so it would be good to discuss this with your GP, who should be able to help you with that.

Wishing you all the best with your recovery

Josie

Forum Admin

Thanks you for your advise 

Well today didn't go as planned as soon as I finshed work it was all that I thought about as soon as I got in the car I gave in and had a few bets and now I'm down even more money but tomorrow is a new day and I will have to be strong to beat this addiction 

Stroll on tomorrow I can do this 

Ashley I feel what your saying and know how hard it is to stop I'm sat here today eating food supplied by a church as I gambled on the 24th of April after being gamble free for over a year, well I went on to roulette online and in the space off 1h I had lost nearly  £8000, well I did this through my partners PayPal and couldn't understand how it allowed me to get so much in debt as she only had £1000 in PayPal credit. Well it let me and I lost alot money that night but after putting money in out of savings and current money coming in we got the debt down to  £3100. Well spoke to PayPal asking if they could hold this balance for a couple of months so I could have a chance to sort finances out but they never and eveytime we get the overdraft down they sweep in and drain what they can so all I'm saying is at this end it's a horrible way to live and you know how the addition grips you, don't be left with nothing get help and sort it out my friend 

I spent years telling myself that tomorrow was the new start I needed, years. I told myself every day. The difference only came when i stopped saying it and started doing what I should have done. Don't rely on willpower, it doesn't work for problem gamblers.

Have you told your wife? Have you given over access to your money? Have you put any of the blocks that you read about on here in place? Gamstop, Gamban, Gambloc? 

Have you called and spoke to a Gamcare adviser? Contacted GA? 

I feel I need to say I'm not having a go but unless you do something different than before you'll always get the same outcome. My wasted life is proof. Don't waste yours.

Chris.