I have been gambling all of my wages and all of the money I have touched on any form of gambling for the last 7 years. Casino's/Online/Bookies/Mobile - you name it I have gambled EVERYTHING I have earnt within days of receiving it.
I am 26 and have been living a lie for the last 6 years, no one knows how serious this problem is and when I have explained it to people close to me they don't seem to realise how serious it actually is. I live at home with my parents and have paid minimum rent towards them over the years, purely because its been gambled.
I earn around £30,000 a year and I have never been able to save my wages for more than a week after being paid, how disgusting is that.
This weekend I deposited all of my money onto a online casino and managed to win £6000, and lost it the next day. The casino then gave me £100 free, guess what? I turned that into £6000 and again lost it all.
The debt caused from Gambling must of been well over £30,000 which is now all paid off. I have 0 debt to my name, other than a few small things. Don't get me wrong, my credit report is destroyed for the next 5 years.
I need to move my life forward next year. My partner is currently in process of buying a house and this could be the start of something new and amazing, surely this is my big chance to stop gambling now?!.
Hopefully you can accept with kindness towards yourself that you're really not well and get help.
Don't trust your ego offering the path of least resistance - get genuinely outside of your comfort zone. Open up to yourself and to others. Admit your pain. You'll feel relieved.
We have all worn your shoes.
Best wishes
Louis
sorry to hear this i have been through exactly the same for the last 9 years done nothing with my life just existed not lived a life cause soon as a bit of money comes in an i get on my feet bang the self destruct button i can relate to alot u have said and was good to read this thanks for sharing all the best kicking this out your life
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