I need to stop this gambling lark before I lose all thats important to me including my husband, I was in a really good place 6 months ago , the debt was coming down nicely I was happy but now due to one thing and another stress at work which ive finally realised is one of my triggers , its having a huge impact, the stupid thing is all my family know i have an issue but my husband is also a gambler thou we gamble in different ways or forms mine is slots nowhere other than the local arcade and no i cant bar myself out because i live in a small fishing town where every1 knows every1 i cant bear the thought of been talked about which will happen because at least 2 of the members of staff are huge gossips theres no confidentialality at all! My husband as my friend says is the biggest hypocrite going its ok for him to gamble he had debt once but got out of it due to promotions at work so hes learned to play within his means most of the time , he always seems to win big and boasts and that gets me in the when is it my turn, ive asked him not to speak 2 me about this, he has a huge disposable income , im down right depressed and feel sick at what ive done , but i have to move forward, i wont be going near the places I gamble going cold turkey is my only way forward , ive restarted some old hobbies and whilst today is only day 2 somewhere in the back of my mind im hopeful
Hello Time for a better life,
Thanks for sharing this.
You’re doing really well to notice what has triggered you to gamble more recently and to put a plan into action of trying to not to talk about gambling, avoiding the arcade and restarting some hobbies.
It’s hard when others close to you are gambling but I can hear you’ve decided to concentrate on what is within your control and you are working towards what’s important to you.
Perhaps you could have a look at ways to help you manage the stress in work – there is some info on the Mind website about this here.
If you’d like to chat about all this and find out about different types of support, we’d welcome a call or message from you – you get in touch with our Helpline any time.
I hope you can keep posting on here and updating us on your progress.
All the best,
Claire
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