I've identified why I gamble. My mum was a gambler and I think it's in my genes but also, there's two other reasons. One: I want a big win. I want to have security in my life and only money can bring that in the way of a home. I rent and have been forced to move so many times I've lost count and yet again, I have to move in a month with my children and nowhere to go. This isn't due to gambling. Just because I'm not well off enough to be able to buy my own home and landlords wanting property back. The second reason is I gamble when stressed and as the stress never ends, neither does the gambling. I'm addicted to online slots and yet again, I've emptied my bank account. I'm not a stupid person, so why do I keep doing it? I feel depressed and have have fleeting suicidal thoughts a lot of late. Always when I've blown the lot. I can't tell anyone. I'm ashamed that I have no control over it and that at times, I've spent rent and food money thinking that at least one site will pay out but they never do. I struggle as it is being a single parent and no help from anyone financially at all so my escape has been to hope for good luck that never comes monetarily. I just don't know what to do. I don't even have the money to install the anti gambling software or I'd do that. I wZnt to stop so much so why can't i? I've been through some c**P in my life that never ends and I've got through it so why can't I get over this???
Hi Akakate,
I feel you need counselling. Please discuss with Gamcare about this aspect.
You may wish to consider talking with your GP about your feelings of depression.
It is a horrible vicious circle that you are in. It can be broken with the right help. I've broken it and so have others on the Forum. You can do it too. Please believe me it is possible.
Take Care Now.
i know the feeling mate! just lost my last 1500 on roulette and not bet for 2 months! its the same thing all the time, i don,t bet for ages and i get stressed and start again and sometimes win but always end up clearing out my bank account!
Thanks for the replies people. I read somewhere yesterday that my ISP can put a block on gambling sites so I rang SKY and nope...they can't. They told me to use their broadband shield to block gaming sites so I did, tried to login to a site and it hadn't worked.
Leroy...suicide isn't the only way out...getting rid of the stress is 🙂
I'm a single parent. Been screwed over by my kids Dad's (sounds worse than it is-just two Dad's) at every turn regarding money. I was even threatened with Prison when one didn't pay Government debts and I had to pay them for him. I won some money and paid it off and I think that's when I got hooked but now, every time a money problem comes up, I gamble.
It makes no sense though. All I'm doing is getting further into debt and have a constant jittery feeling going on. Ironically, the rare times I've not gambled, I have felt great so what is it that is over riding my common sense to blow every penny? I have no one to turn to...my family would disown me if I told them and I can see why. I risk the roof over our heads and non gamblers just don't get that it gets a hold of you in a way that I can't describe.
This sounds like a cliche but I'm sure that if I had a place to call home that I knew was forever...I think it'd all stop. The minute my landlord told me we had to find a new place, that was it; straight to slots online and it's simply because I always hope that I can win enough so that my kids have security in a home but what I'm really doing is the opposite. I don't know the answer. I just hope that the next money that comes in (Thursday), I can stay away from it.
Sounds odd but I do the lottery on and off and it's not a problem. I never spend a lot on it...maybe a few quid a month yet that's gambling but it's not out of control.
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