I need help really bad..ive been struggling with gambling addiction for about 4 years..it stopped for a while and it felt good but ive recently started again. But its worse than ever this time. I ended up winning ВЈ6500 on an online slot and i decided to withdraw it felt good..then in my head i kept saying to myself ive got plenty there give it another go..well now i have nothing and want to put more in. I am £1500 worth of debt in payday loans and i have so much that needs to be paid off in other things...sometimes i feel like giving up but ive got a 2 year old daughter and it feels like its all getting on top of me i feel like crying all the time..my moods have gone pretty bad.. and sometimes i dont want to get out of bed. I work full time and i clear 1300 a month but i always gamble it all online..ive tried putting restrictions on the sites i go on..but then i alway fond another..please someone help me..tell me what i can do even if its the first stepping stone to get me on the right path
Hi bellabob21
Firstly welcome to the forum and congratulations on posting on here as this is one of the hardest steps I found I've done. Like everyone we all win in the early days and always get greedy and go back for more and it always ends up with heartache. Your daughter is your willpower to give up as you don't want her to see that her mother is a CG and she's young enough to grow up and need not to know anything, but you have to WANT to stop gambling !! I would definitely ring the gamcare helpline and see what advice or help they can offer you. Can you not confide in anyone with regards your addiction/illness and also they might be able to help control your finances ? Hope you can get sorted and I will look out for future posts.
All the Best
Darren
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