Good day all
Here goes with my first post, not sure if its going to help
I guess this is a similar story to many of others, some i have read on here. I am in my mid twenties and have been gambling for 6-7 years, the last 4-5 years of this have be at a fare worst level than the first couple of years.
I have tried to stop a few times over the last couple of years but have not got any further than holding out for 10 days. I have blocked every online accoutnt that i have ever opened, changed banks, moved monies around, taken out loans, gone cold turkey but i have not been able to change myself. My main issues are the FOBT's and horse racing, i think nothing to loosing hundreds of pounds in a gambling session. I truely think that i have lost the concept of money
About a week ago i took out a large loan in the intention to pay of loans and other monies, but im sure you can all guess what happened here. I ended up gambling the best part of half that loan and have left myself in a huge hole. Money wise i am in a terrible state.
Im at the stage where i genuinely dont even like or enjoy betting any more, a win doesnt excite me to the extend that it use to. I just want to be ride of this illness and to never think or stake a penny every again.
Best wishes to everyone on here who is fighting a daily battle
24 hours in and its gone wrong already. went out the office at lunch time and ended up on a FOBT machine, despite being well up i didnt leave until i had lost my entire stake. I have never had this little control over my problem, the last week or so i feel like i cant pass a bookie without going in and losing hundreds. I simply play until i lose now. Currently im struggling to find a way to stop this, gambling has a huge control over me and large parts of my life
unknown1122,
1st things 1st...You must stop chasing your loses. You are a compulsive gambler like myself & like millions of others who have not been lucky enough to find this site. The only winning days for us are days when we don't gamble!
Use anything you may have left to pay back the most pressing debts & just keep back what you need to survive until your next pay day. That will be a new challenge but with gamble free days in the bank, hopefully one you will be able to face. You may have read it on here but:
no money=no gambling
Secondly, start your Day 1 again! I am no expert but I went looking for a cure to help me control my gambling, was gobsmacked to discover that as a CG, there is no such thing & started my journey there!
You don't get any buzz from gambling anymore anyway so you won't be missing that. I hadn't felt them for years & actually found I got one from choosing 'no' in the middle of one of my battles against the urges! Now it's just a terrible habit that you think will help get you out of the hole but you know if you're honest with yourself never will! Try everything you read until you hit on something that helps & until then just don't gamble...one day, one minute, one second @ a time if needs be!
Best of luck!
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