i haven't gambled for nearly 3 weeks now. i have had gambling in my head but not actually thought about doing it. i spent a large sum of money on a credit card 3 weeks ago on roulette that i have to pay off. My problem is am i a gambling addict or did i binge that one day. the football season is fast approaching and ive always like a few accumulators at the weekend. Will i be able to place a few bets on the football moderately or is this the end for the bit of fun iused to enjoy at the weekends?
You don't say that gambling has ever caused you any problems before so I assume you gamble moderately on football and dont lose all your money. On this basis from what you describe it sounds like a one off binge to me but you still need to determine why it happened? Triggered by some negative event in your life? Is roulette a regular thing too and it has never caused you a problem before?
all i would say is if you can, dont play roulette its a terrible addictive game and in the longrun the outcome will always be financial ruin . I first went to a casino about 2 years ago as soon as i saw those chips the table and the spinning wheel , [ although i did not know it at the time ] as soon as i saw them i was doomed , addicted , done for. You may not be like me but if it was just a binge and not an addiction then ask yourself why did you spend so much without stopping , yes to be a binge it had to be over the top but could you have stopped at half the amount if you wanted and if not then yes i would say addiction is defenetley playing a part , also if you have got addicted like i did then be carefull with your football bets as even though you may not go over the top like you did with roullette, the football bets may stir urges to play roulette again as they did with me . all the best [ seriously dont touch roullette its evil ]
Phillip
Only you can decide if you have a compulsion to gamble fella.
The mantra by and large all compulsive gamblers live by is
I CANNOT WIN BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP
no win halts the relentless pursuit,losses promote a relentless chase
The outcome the same,each episode only halted by the lack of funds,nothing left to punt.
Do you have funds to punt at your disposal??
As I say only you can decide if gambling causes destruction and damage in your life.
I wish you well
The netline will help if you call it
Regards Duncs.
Thanks for your comments guys. I'm looking to go for a counciling meeting in the near future maybe they can give me answers. Bottom line is I couldn't stop on the online roulette spent 6k in one sitting on a cc so money I don't actually have. Not sure if it's a good thing but going back to a few bets on the football. The days when I enjoyed a flutter without the lies and pain. If I can abstrain from roulette where the problem lies I can can carry on as I did a few years back
Well I have put a football accumulator on some football coming up. Im hoping that my problem lies with roulette alone as this is where I couldn't stop. If I can go back to football and abstrain from any other type of betting maybe I can go back to the fun of a flutter. I hope I'm not in denial. The coming weeks I will be able to prove that I can still have a flutter and not have a problem
Thanks again guys for your comments
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