Well done the same post a while ago and here we are today here again, just got my monthly pay from jobcentre… and went in bookies to try and earn some spending money and ended up wasting £500 on the fobt machine and i barely got the feature, it just kept taking it and taking it. Iv managed to stay away from them after my last post (lost 1500 id been saving ages for) but recently been spending alot of money on other things so put a small football bet on which i dont really have problems with but the fobt was there and i couldent help it.
i shouldent of been aloud in there as im self excluded but they never noticed me, every time this happens i think this is why i shouldent be alive, whats the point if im gonna keep ending up doing this, its just a miserable existence which id rather be put to rest.
Dear Old-but-new,Â
Thank you for using the forum and posting your experiences. It sounds like you have managed to stay away from gambling recently so try not to be too hard on yourself for the recent lapse. You have shown great courage by posting about it here today and accepting that you want to stop again.Â
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