Hi all
I've been up all night reading some amazing story's can not believe I'm not the only one with this disease / ruining habit....
My story goes a got into gambling very young on childhood holidays playing the machines at the seaside everyone else was doing it then it stopped no urge at all till I hit about 19 fruit machines in pubs a go out with friends for hours have one pint and blow every penny I had, a then started a different circle of friends from my old works a got into bookies roulette etc a won big at first living the dream then wow hit hard lost a lot not like what a did on pub bandits thousands.
It hurt that much n hit that hard it put me off for years recently am creepin bk even playin online my problem is a dont go everyday probably not even once a week but when I do a go big yesterday £1.4 k a mix of bookies n online about an hours worth of fun, it was a payment off a job I had just finished I'm self employyed. How can this be stopped anyone please
Hi
For online, consider getting a gambling blocker, ' TXNogam ' is an inexpensive one (£20). (Google to find). Is there someone you can trust to look after your money ? If not consider opening a savings account that you don't have online access to. Think about cancelling credit cards & overdrafts, or at least report your credit cards lost & cut up the replacements when they arrive. Give it at least 3 months before ordering new ones. Don't get into debt to gamble, then you're paying twice over. Learn not to feed the hand that bites you. You probably worked hard to fund your latest gamble, get in touch with the anger / resentment that the bookies have taken that hard earned away from you. Think about going to GA meetings near you. Nip it in the bud before it gets worse. The money's gone treat it as a lesson learned don't chase after it. Look at www.gamblingfactsandfictions.com for how you won't win gambling. Change your mindset : is it really 'fun' to lose all that money ?
all the best
Done what ppl have said told my partner as she new a went in bookies now n then but she never knew how much I spend she is now basically takin all my money till I can be trusted that's if I ever can be like a said it's not a go every day a walk past bookies everyday and never think about going in a dont bet on gee gees or football just hit the machines. My problem is when I feel low or down under presure a use it to relax calm me down maybe get away for real world for a bit then things just feel even worse a always bounce bk button gettin to hate that feelin almost hate my self ano it needs to stop now
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