Is there hope?

@vladimiruk which is why you need some kind of support on examgle GA/ Councelling to combat this is issue i use to like this putting all block in places it didnt help until i found out the cause of my addiction im in a far better poisition now through CBT and GA

@vladimiruk how did u cure yourself? 

You only need to look at this forum to work out about only 1/10 successfully do it first time 

It really depends on individual circumstances , i quit online gambling because i was tired of it 

Tired of punching numbers into a screen , tired of listening to eastern european dealers bored out of their skulls making idle chat whilst taking my money 

tired of losing hours infront of a screen , tried of damaging my bank account 

i wanted out of the circus so the only option was too turn my back on it 

i managed to stop because i wanted to stop 

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Many rock up here expecting a shoulder to cry on but a few days later they will be back on the tables forgetting the dismay they were in 

It really comes down to attitude and willpower

If you want to stop gambling then you can stop gambling

The problems start when you just want to stop losing or are just upset about losing.

@suckedin exactly right you can have all the blocks in the world and all the help u need but if your giving it 100% to stop you will always find a way, it helps having all this in place but u have to be determined to stop and get to the bottom of why you are gambling and what is your end goal, these business needs compuslive gambliers then casual gamblier to survive thats how their business operates your paying service in return and if the money is an issue find other ways of money money and if it not the money u can always find something else to do with your time, 99% of gambliers are in denial 

Tazman

I did not cure myself and I believe that no addiction can be cured for rest of the life of any individual once you have been addicted in the past.

I just don't gamble no more,gamble doesn't exist for me anymore.I was big gambling addict for 20 years on day to day basis lost all togerher around 400 000 thousand pounds all together plus minus 50 thousand.Dont know exact amount and don't even want to know the exact amount of money that I gave to those multimillionaires.

I don't count the days that I am free of gambling I know which date and month I stopped but I stopped counting.Instead of gambling I just do things like other people do everyday,cook some nice meal,watch a good movie in TV,go for walk,read a book,go shopping,go to coffee shop and enjoy a latte etc etc

@suckedin WELL SAID

That's exactly the way that I stopped gambling I have relapsed at the beginning 3 times in total there was no 4th time and never will be I guess and I know that's the truth first 3 times i didn't really had any intention to stop gambling really I knew in back of my head that I will but again once I get some money again.

It's very easy to stop gambling for good if you really want to 

You have to stop because you will never be happy continously losing money by engaging in gambling(Hitting Bad runs) . They have every bit of detail of what you have won and lost with all this data they have - they know when to play with you . You will never win because you always come across a bad run in gambling,  but the addiction overrides all the common sense . You have to spend that time with other stuff that gives you more of a safer and sensible dopamine hit. Think of what you enjoy , get some order rather than chaos out of your life and start amending your volatile lifestyle before the years go by .

@vladimiruk thats exactly what i have done im interested in fashion movies i like travelling as i have been on two hoilday as i managed to save while not gambling before relapsing i did a year and 6 months twive before i relapsed longest ive been GF since my last relapse was just over two years i was saving for another hoilday i have been gambling since 2004 around 2007-2012 was the worst for me i have lost around 90k still a significant amount however the last few years i have improved alot i'm hoping my last relapse is the end of it sadly in this world u cannot do alot of things with out money and i actually like spending money i never enjoyed gambling only when i won as for the last 5 years i would get rid of the money i bought alot of stuff and realised i was into other stuff requires money my last relapse i had no intention of gambling i had family truma and used gambling as an excuss my only motive in the past was to make quick money which rarely happened apart from two relpases which ended up in losses, im still getting urges as i wanted buy something and if i didnt relapse i could have bought it, im over 6 weeks GF and i made the decision my money been stolen by them and i refuse to give them a penny, i just feel so stupid for even having these thoughts has i hate the indusrty 

Tazman it's all understandable one of the biggest and worst triggers to repeat this same behaviour it's family trauma which can happen unexpectedly,similar thing happened to me when my father died suddenly 5 years ago.That triggered sadness inside me and the only way that I could cope with it and find quick escape was gambling again.Thats what I thought at the time anyway,but I was very wrong.

I am sure that I won't gamble ever again in my life it took me 20 years to reliase that which I am quite ashamed of but can't take it back.

I found lots of other coping mechanisms that there is when you suffer from any kind of sadness,temporary mental problems,when you're not happy with yourself,dealing with difficult situations in your life never look for gambling to be your escape way,because gambling will take every last bit of your hope for better future.

There is not a 1% chance that you will be occupied by gambling and that gambling will give you anything positive into your life because it won't I know what I am talking about I had many many times In my life false hope that I will find the system how to beat the bookies or that I'll find some system how to slowly win the money by betting on sports METHOD TO WIN ANYTHING AT ALL SIMPLY DOESNT EXIST.

Stay strong my friend and avoid this devil temptations

Tazman also people need to be aware that it's completely different to each individual who is or was addicted to gambling,The strategy that they need to use to be gambling free forever may vary

It all depends on individual circumstances and lifestyle that they live for example if individual is married or single,if they live with their partner and children or parents or on their own.If they're employed or not.If they like to socialise or if they're withdrawn.And many other factors.

I will be trying to help people who cannot get out of this ,,magic circle' in next few years it's much easier to stop gambling forever then people think it is.

@vladimiruk ive made note on this family trauma i should have talked to someone let it all all out i have made a note on this my friends could have done abit more but they were bit busy i cant blame anyone else what i can do is learn from it find things to occupy your time and expect life to do the unexpected i have pre planned all this i would rather spend all the money on something to give those hearless s**m another penny, i feel this time im ready for a fight when it comes

I unfortunately found a way around the blocks. Gamstop and gamban. So annoyed as they worked for me for 8 months and they would have saved me from hell if I didn't work it out. But I did. And my life is awful again.

Dont act smart trying. Let the blocks take control and change your life.