Hi, I’ll try keep this short, I’m 21 and have been gambling since I was 18 mainly online on sports betting. Started off typically a few quid here or there harmless accumulators then up to £10 accumulators and now it has got to the point where I’m betting three digit sums on sports I know nothing about, I’ve lost easily over 10K, so it’s time to stop this now. I have signed up for GamStop, I am going to give my finances up to a friend, I am going to look into trying to delete online banking. I need to get my life back on track, my last binge was losing 2K of my savings, I’m scared that if I don’t stop now then it could be the beginning of a really downhill life which I don’t want to be a part of. Luckily I am in no debt although the money is one of the reasons I want to stop I just want to have a better quality of life.Â
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Welcome to the forum and firstly well done for coming here in the first place and recognising you could have / could develop a problem.
Certainly is worth stopping now and nipping this horrible disease in the bud, read my diary for an insight into what can happen. I, like you, started on the very same route and before i knew it was betting vast sums on everything imaginable and have lost in excess of a quarter of a million pounds.Â
It will save your life if you stop now, there is a wealth of information on this forum so have a browse and definitely keep posting, even if it is ranting like i do to get things off your chest!
Good luck on your journeyÂ
You are young enough to stop mate, write off the money, learn from it and find a new path in life or you will end up like me , previous bankrupt, didn’t learn and still 25k in debt at my age.
good luck, don’t ever gamble again, I wish I was you.
Hi mate, good luck on your journey, you certainly have lost more financially than me, funnily enough I don’t think I’m admitting a gambling problem because I’m sick of having no money, I think I just want a normal life back, I will be keeping an eye on your journey mate, I hope it goes as well as it can!
The money has been written off already...if I carry on it’s only going to get worse never going to get better...I need to learn and act now.Â
1 week done, not many gambling urges had a few but disregarded them as soon as they were available, probably because I am not in a financial position in order to gamble anymore money. I go on holiday a week today for a week with my partner which will be a welcome distraction and should do me the world of goodÂ
Congratulations on your first week of getting your life back GTS :)) , I know from experience how tough that can be , it's great that you've got block's in place to keep you safe when those urges strike and the focus on the forthcoming holiday will also be of great use in the fight .Â
I know those feelings of betting stupid sum's of money on thing's you know nothing about and remember well chucking my hard earned on some animated race from a non existent track but It's not till I stopped that I realised just how crazy that was .Â
Stay well my friend and keep pushing forward 🙂
Alan Â
Well done, keep going
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