Yesterday I finally had the courage to tell people about my problem. First I told my parents, then my girlfriend and brother and then many of my mates. It genuinely feels like so much weight off of my shoulders.
The ten people I told yesterday feels like it’s given me 10 times the motivation to stop. I now have 9 more people to do it for, not just myself. And already feel like it will be way more comfortable for me to be held accountable. Before today I never truly thought I’d be able to cut gambling out of my life, but today feels different. There is obviously a long way to go and I am not cured. But I feel in the strongest position I ever have been to beat this right now.
hopefully this serves as motivation to anyone else who’s been lacking the courage. People will understand and want to help, you are more important to them than money is. Day 2 of no gambling, very optimistic about making it many many more
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Absolutely amazing!! Well done! Keep on talking, the addiction hates it!Â
Claire x
So I joined gamcare yesterday. I am getting addicted to online games winning big and then a few days later putting all back on.  I have put limits on my betting accounts and have reached my limits on three of my accounts.  I have put a block on my bank card to stop me losing any more cash. I was in a what’s app betting group and have now left it. I want to completely stop on all games so will plan to block them all on sites but I just want to take it slowly. I think as they say I will take one day at a time. Oct 5th will be my Day 0 & then go from there. I guess I need to have a strategy first on line games, then football and then horses.  I am averaging about £200 loss a month so that’s about £2,400 in the last year.  That’s it for now.
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