I have gambled since the age of 17, without any significant breaks...yet it has taken me to the age of 35 to post a subject on a forum regarding gambling.
I have flirted with the idea of attending GA but have never went further than the website. I have scored 20/20 on the GA problem gambler questionaire.
I have lost friends, isolated family. Lied cheated and stolen to gamble. When my girlfriend wakes up from her nightshift sleep I will more than likely be kicked out and dumped as this will be my 3rd or 4th last warning.
A normal person would say: "Your crazy."
But in my mind, I cannot let go of gambling. It is like a dark shadow that follows me about and affects every decision I make. No matter what I do, I am lured by the thrill of winning.
I have self excluded from most online casinos and banned myself from Casinos for 5 years but I am still gambling in bookies now...on FOBT's which are rigged worse than a roullette wheel.
Last week I had ВЈ30 in my bank and placed a bet on football on b****5, won ВЈ180 and decided to transfer it to the b****5 Casino where I hit a jackpot of ВЈ5000 on lucky aces. I cashed out immediately as I knew how important £5k is....but it was the weekend and I could reverse some of it "jst to play a bit more". In 5 hours I lost it all...woke up the next day and didnt bat an eyelid.
Am I beyond help?
Hi MrDenial ... you may find this post useful (first post in the thread) ---> http://www.gamcare.org.uk/forum/want-do-something-read
All the best,
Mixer
Mixer wrote:
Hi MrDenial ... you may find this post useful (first post in the thread) ---> http://www.gamcare.org.uk/forum/want-do-something-read
All the best,
Mixer
Thanks mate il have a look
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