Ones to many and a thousand is never enough

Hi Tamm,

Thank you for coming on our forum to share it is always a really big step and connecting with others can sometimes feel reassuring. In addition to the peer support there is also 24/7 support on our helpline. 

Try to take care of yourself.

Best Wishes 

Fiona 

Forum Admin

Hi there.  Your addiction is the complete opposite of mine I have the slow chipping away of all funds energy and quality of life no big binges 

Its as if it’s the only thing in our lives that matters and we fool ourselves into belief that we are total professional’s until the money dries up

 Tey to break the cycle right now use all possible positive help from everyone and everywhere cut off all access to funds and get back to basics

keep coming on here regularly it helps load’s. Best

bright lights.music. fun atmosphere is all designed to encourage your addiction. gambling addiction imo is not like smoking addiction.

you can get edgy if you haven't smoked for a few hours the nicotine isn't there in your brain.

but gambling for me isn't like that.its a frustration feeling when you lose and a happy feeling when you win 

I think about gambling a lot but I don't get edgy like smoking causes.

told my workmate last yr I had won.then the next week told him I had lost.

he said you need a cheaper hobby  he said he went for country walks in the weekend. he has never gambled.

Hi Tamm,

Thank you for sharing that with us. You’re not alone in the way you feel. I could relate to everything you said. Like most addictions the onset is gradual. I’ve had a problem with gambling for about 5 years now and I didn’t realize/accept it until 2 days ago. 

I have generally been able to control myself in casinos as I only bring cash I can spend and leave my cards at home. But online gambling has no limits and became my downfall. And just like you I earn much more money from work now than when I started. But I found myself gambling until I either won big or lost it all. And we all know the big wins become a distant memory and desperation to win my money back lead to even bigger losses. After losing my last two paychecks to online gambling I hit my rock bottom. 
 
I emailed the administrators of the site I used and told them to please deactivate my account and not to let me make another one. It’s only been two days but I already feel better and I am committed to not going back. We have to cut our losses and realize we will only lose more trying to win back our losses. 
stay strong, cancel your credit cards and gambling sites and just commit to it. Sorry for ranting, but it does feel good to share. And I’ve enjoyed reading about your experience and others on this site as well. We can do this!