Hi Guys, I am on the first steps of a long recovery process. Today is day 9 . It is also the first day that I have had any money put into my account since my last big binge .
But here's the thing, between yesterday and this morning I have had numerous emails with codes and bonus offers . Also on that social network account that we all use I keep having sponsored adds for slots and casinos on my news feed.
So is big brother being particularly evil and testing me continually . I mean does the gambling industry have access to your Facebook, do they know when money goes into your account ?
Or am I just being completely paranoid ?
Anyway for today I will not place that first bet . I will log in and read diaries, I will not deposit , I will keep my money and my self respect for today.
T x
No I get them messages all the time , so does my friends who dont gamble.
It sucks , but as we are compulsive gamblers we notice it more.
Gambling is everywhere these days, dont give in , fight it.
Thanks Gav
You probably right . The fight continues today again.
Hope you are recovering well 🙂
there are lots of measures you can put in place to stop them or to avoid the temptation
contact gamcare and ask them via the online or phone support
The ads you see relate to the type of sites you go to, so inevitably if you visit gambling sites you get gambling adverts.
An old quote usually used in reference to someone having a s*x tape leaked online or some other embarrassment ... "The internet never forgets"
Google knows alot more about us than you might think -have a look through your settings if you use gmail or have a google account it'll tell you "how you appear to us" this will include your s*x, age group, location and the IP addresses of any computers/devices you regularly surf from -at a minimum. To this "profile" they add trends and surfing history to build up an idea of what your interests are, mainly with a view to targeting advertising at you which is a large part of their current revenue. Basically if you visit gambling sites you'll see casino ads and you'll probably get targeted emails also. There are many conspiracy theories and lengthy papers written about what this means for data privacy and just exactly what is google doing with the data they are collecting (who do they sell it to etc).
There are steps you can take to circumvent this. You can actively stay "of the grid" by using anonymous proxies etc when surfing but that isn't practical for most people. You can also try to cut your exposure to the ads and emails - google "ad blocker" and look into the settings of your google account (you can change settings such that adverts are less targeted - and yahoo charges an annual premium for a service without adverts) some sites however will detect and refuse you access if you are running ad blocking software. With regards to emails you can dependent on your email provider set blocks / filters (I've posted previously about the email filters I've set such that any promotional emails from gambling sites I receive are instantly and completely deleted, I now don't had to suffer them in my inbox to further my urges or guilt).
But yes, big brother knows 🙁 and he tells lots of additional people out there in the ether, it's a great way to make money out of vulnerable people.
FM.
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