My name is Ryan and I have known about my gambling addiction for about 6 years. I’ve always had an addictive personality so it wasn’t a shock yet this one is by far the hardest to stop. I just don’t know how to do it, Iv stopped for months at a time but always end up cracking. I have 2 children and I’m afraid of losing them. I’m causing constant problems with money and stress etc and they don’t deserve it, I’m always in a foul mood because of gambling and taking it out on them. Even when I have stopped in the past the feeling of wanting to never goes away. I’m at a really low point and don’t want to be here anymore but that is the most selfish thing in the world because of the pain I would leave my children with, so what do I do? I’m stuck at an all time low with no options.
Hi Ryan, sorry to hear that. Lots of people on here will have great ideas. I started with self-exclusion from the sites, and am registering on gamstop. You can also access counselling services on here. It's probably advisable to hand control of your money over as well, but I’ve found that a hard thing to do.
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