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My name is Phil. I'm a compulsive gambler. It stems from online gambling. 10 minutes ago I closed an account down losing £3300 on my credit card. I don't know where to go or what to do from here but I liked the post you wrote and want to get myself better. Today is day -1.
First time on this site. My gambling problem is literally ruining my life. I have always dabbled with gambling, but the big problem started when I won £9000. Gave me such a high at the time, thinking about it been money I had never had before and how much it would help..but it didn’t, because before you know it I had stuck it right back on for more bets. I feel like I’ve been chasing it ever since. Worst thing is now, I am not sure what I class as a big win anymore. Blew the majority of my wages on blackjack and roulette this week. And I even made it up to a 3grand profit but I just cannot seem to stop. That sick feeling afterwards tortured me for days. Not only did I ruin my chance of catching up on my bills from 2 bads months of it, I have to deal with the embarrassment of not been able to do anything, go anywhere, not have food in. Yet none of it seems to be enough to stop me. I even spent the money I had set aside for my niece and nephews Xmas on gambling. At my wits end. Makes me feel like an inadequate adult. I can’t face going back to all the people that think I’m doing well just to say I’ve relapsed again. I sometimes wish I had any other addiction beside this because gambling is such a hard one for someone who hasn’t been in that situation to understand. I’m at complete rock bottom. It’s affecting everything. I work for the government and since I have started gambling I have had more sick days in the last few months than I have in my entire working life. It has the potential to ruining everything and I really don’t know how to stop. Hopefully regular check ins and support will start to help and I’ll loose the feeling of been so alone in all this
Phil, Cmile62,
Welcome.
Please get yourself to a Gamblers Anonymous meeting asap & keep attending, ideally twice a week.
https://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
In the meantime if you want to stop do the following.
Self exclude using Gamstop, and exclude for 5 years.
Self exclude from any bookmakers, casinos etc. If you have to make a personal visit, take no cash or cards with you while you self exclude.
Hand control of your finances over to someone you trust (parent ? sibling ? girlfriend ? ).
You must remove easy access to cash & credit.
Admit your problems to people close to you.
Don't try and solve all your problems at once, your priority is simply to stop gambling a day at a time.
K2
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JW - 175
K2 - 160
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Jappy - 107
Change - 91
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Sam301 - 86
Stew - 74
Herford - 41
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Marcella -38
Lil30 - 34
Markman - 34
boxingdaydresh - 32
Self Sufficient Stephen - 23
D122010 - 19
Ineffable - 17
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hats off to all working on their illness
tri
Checking in on day 425, have found myself thinking alot about gambling recently and without those blocks in place i could well of undone all my good work, so glad they are there and doing there job well.
chartom3 wrote:
Checking in on day 425, have found myself thinking alot about gambling recently and without those blocks in place i could well of undone all my good work, so glad they are there and doing there job well.
After about a year i had thoughts of being able to just gamble say £10-15 a week and once it was gone leave it at that, if i got upto double the amount i put in, take it out and wait till the next week to do it all again. In my head this was all doable and sounding so sensible. Even back then i knew it was idiotic, but looking back now it was even worse than that. Your mind plays tricks on you no matter how long it has been since you have gambled. Everyone needs to know to stay strong these urges that you get from time to time will pass, but you have to be strong to avoid being sucked back into gambling.
Neil
Neil C. wrote: Thats the same kind of thoughts i have been having lately, glad someone else can relate to what i have been thinking,and as i say i would be snookered without the blocks i have in place ... why would we even think about returning to something that has caused so much misery?
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Checking in on day 425, have found myself thinking alot about gambling recently and without those blocks in place i could well of undone all my good work, so glad they are there and doing there job well.
After about a year i had thoughts of being able to just gamble say £10-15 a week and once it was gone leave it at that, if i got upto double the amount i put in, take it out and wait till the next week to do it all again. In my head this was all doable and sounding so sensible. Even back then i knew it was idiotic, but looking back now it was even worse than that. Your mind plays tricks on you no matter how long it has been since you have gambled. Everyone needs to know to stay strong these urges that you get from time to time will pass, but you have to be strong to avoid being sucked back into gambling.
Neil
chartom3 wrote:
Thats the same kind of thoughts i have been having lately, glad someone else can relate to what i have been thinking,and as i say i would be snookered without the blocks i have in place ... why would we even think about returning to something that has caused so much misery?
I think it is because we have been gamg for such a long time it is kind of hardwired into us, thats why having the blocks in place is such a good thing to have. I only used to bet on one site and am only blocked on that site, but my best blockers i have in place are my children, i know if i mess up i will lose them and i am not willing to do that. The urges come and go from time, but luckily when they do i think of my girls and the urges quickly get kicked into touch.
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