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Don't usually write on here usually just look through daily . Its got to the point now where I'm losing money and I'm numb to it i use to get angry, upset, frustrated and irritated but now its like it hasn't even happened until the next day and then its like I click back into life . My finances are terrible and with a low income paying debts etc I barely have £200 spare per month after all payments . I'm not here for pity or for people to feel sorry for me I just feel stuck and I need a bit of Hope I guess .Â
I'm 24 Years old so I'm not exactly young anymore and its hard to be motivated by anything when all your doing is beating yourself up . I know there's no magic cure and happy days but there's got to be a way of changing a part of me I mean one part of me wants/Needs to stop and the other side of me is itching to continue .Â
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Hello  RTR2023
Welcome to the Forum where you will find the 'Hope' that you are desperately seeking. Problem gambling is cunning, powerful and baffling and without help it is too much.
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there is hope! I have gone 470 days away from gambling and that took me over 6 years to get to this point with having a lot happen along my journey.
Addiction to gambling is indeed very cunning and clever at tricking you on you're road to recovery but if you truely want recovery you need to want it and work at it too better yourself.
Go to GA meetings or check in on this site and read stories of people in much similar situations who can also provide guidance in a sense.
Youre not alone and lots of people are here to helpÂ
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Hey im also 23 and ive lost roughly 75k lifetime and im in big debt right now. Today is day 3 for not gambling for me. Its hard but I have to take it day by day. I have been trying to keep myself occupied by working extra jobs and taking extra shifts.Â
You definitely still have time. It is great you are coming to terms with the issues you may have. I am 34 and only just doing it after 10 years of compulsive gambling. I know exactly how you feel. I would get my wages and I would lose it all by the next day and the cycle continued. It was hell! I have not gambled for 5 months. I still have issues and debts but feel much more control of my life. I went through the gamechange treatment which is done partly online but you do have access to a therapist if you want it. My therapist saved my life so would look definitely look at getting help. It’s not easy facing up to it to all but honestly wish I had done it sooner. I can’t believe what I used to put myself through when I was gambling. The suicidal thoughts, not eating not sleeping, my life revolved around gambling. Now I enjoy the little things in life and feel much more grateful of the things I have. Please reach out and get help, you deserve it!!!Â
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