First Day of the rest of my Life

Hey CML

Thanks for checking on me. I am well and still GF. How are you doing? Like you I have found that self exclusion works for me. Keep strong buddy.

changemylife wrote:

You are so right when you say that it's really hard to accept the losses. In the cold light of day we cannot fathom how on earth we got ourselves into this mess - the loss of control, the overwhelming debts. But we have to keep believing in a better future - once we have got our lives back together, and to also accept that we are responsible for the gambling and unfortunately will have to pay the price.

Think of it this way: I was told many years ago to stop chasing my losses but I took no heed. I was angry at the losses. Angry at the bookmakers and angry at the injustice of it all. But that was 15 years ago and I've lost another 30K since then!

So where does that leave us now? - Same scenario - leave the losses behind, or risk even more.

Personally, I'm scared to go down that path again and again.

20 months ago I had re-mortgaged the house to pay for debts but I thought that I could just have the odd small bet to keep the thrill of betting alive, but within that short space of time I managed to accumulate another 10K of debt.

So the point is: Whatever position we are in financially at this time - lets imagine ourselves in 5 years time with a further 20K of debt as a result of more gambling. Feel the pain, the torment and bewilderment. Then think again... we don't have to go down that path. We have the power to decide!