I quit yesterday for good.
The stress and anxiety and guilt gambling causes me is just not worth it.
However, I keep thinking and imagining situations where I feel I have control and do one big final safe bet and win loads and then quit.
I know I won't give in but when will these silly feeling go away?!
Did anyone else experience these urges?
Hi and welcome, I should imagine we all at some point thought we would have one last try and stay in control, but truth is we are not, read some diaries on here, exclude from all sites, bookies, casinos and draw a line under the losses as you will never win them back and if you do you will only give it them and more trying to chase it. In the early days the cravings can be hard so you do have to be strong but it can be done, read the success stories, I feel proud of some people and I don't even know them x You can also get counselling if you feel that will help. Best wishes on your road to recovery x
I am 23 days in and still dream of the features of online slots
It does get better over time I can assure everyone.
You have to focus on the history of your gambling and what brought you here. Youve probably been having one final bet for ages and machine players do it every few seconds.
I spent 10 months having one final bet and it made my problem ten times worse.
The features are deviously designed to make you chase them. When you really think about a feature they are a highly devious method to keep you playing. They allow a near miss syndrome and thats very dangerous for any gambler
I will tell you now from a position of calmness that three green bars lighting up in almost a random way was enough to take hundreds from me in on session. I was actually fixated on the feeling of the third bar lighting up. When zoned out that became what I was looking for and I didnt really care what money that may have translated into.
The fact was the feature could pay as little as pence so just focus on how they were making you gamble. It really shouldnt have been allowed and I hear that they have psychologists in the team designing these things.
No siree features are dangerous and the reason these machines became the heavy drug of gambling.
They very nearly made me homeless if it wasnt for my family.
Im so glad Im gamble free
Hi I was the same always thinking just one more big win will sort all my s**t out and then I'll quit but it just doesn't happen , because even if you do win you will always gamble it again it's a no win situation . It will get better in time but when your a compulsive gambler like me you carnt even have a little flutter because we carnt stop . Try and stay strong and put up all blocks in place and ask for as much help as you can get , you can beat this, you will beat this . Loz
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