Well a couple of years back I posted on here and with the help of family and friends I thought I'd beat it however I've now realised that I haven't.
I found myself in tears on a regular basis. Distraught with myself. I've just recently started living with my girlfriend and hoping to start our perfect new life together, however I've went and put a spanner in the works on that one. She is very supportive with it all but I feel that this gambling and getting myself into debt may drive her away.
My best friend and her had what I would describe as a mini intervention last night with me. I've currently enquired about going back to my local GA meeting again which I will do on tuesday. I've also self excluded myself from the local casinos as this was my major problem.
I'm currently going to exclude myself from the local bookies as well as a safety measure. My main problem before was online gambling. I installed K9 and that stopped all my online gambling. I'm willing to do everything in my power to beat this and get my life back on track and start a family with the girlfriend I don't deserve.
Does anyone have any further advice for me?
Any comments would be appreciated.
Hi hollyb
Well done for posting you will find a lot of support here and a community of people who understand your struggle with gambling please keep reading and posting on the forum.
You have already taken steps to restrict your access to gambling venues by self excluding from your local casino and plan to also self exclude from your local bookies which is a big step forward.
I would encourage you to call our helpline and talk things through with a GamCare adviser on 0808 8020 133 or on our netline. The advisers can provide emotional support and helpful information as well as facilitate a referral to free one to one counselling appointments if you’d like to access that service.
Best wishes
Rachel.
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