Hello everyone!
Not really sure where to start?
I started gambling seriously about 2 years ago. I have a wife, one 4 year old daughter and I’m 26 years old. I have a very happy life except for this serious problem.
I have a good job and nice house and go on holiday around 3-5 times per year. My parents are very well off and often also pay for things for me and my family.
Writing this, I find it hard to see my self why I gamble...
Anyway, after many attempts, I’m packing up for good and for the first time starting an online diary to track my progress and maybe even help out a few people along the way if possible.
Let’s talk losses- this week alone I have lost around 1.5k, but won around 4k since January. Even though this year I am up, I have realised it has to stop.
I only bet on one thing - TENNIS. I must be around 10k down all in all. I have no debts and own my house and I’m married. I have no need to try and earn extra money. I have broke down in tears 3 times over the last year to my mom who has been my rock. I told her I have quit for good last time and since done a hell of a lot more gambling! So this is as much for her as it is for me.
Anyway... here goes!
Hi you are young, very lucky, comfortable. You're married and you told your mum. You should tell your wife. The only way to stop gambling is to be honest. Keeping secrets feeds addiction. What is you mum going to do? What are you going to do? You need to actively block yourself. Self exclude, online software that blocks gambling website, give up finances. if you don't take this seriously you could end up like many others constantly covering their tracks, lying, losing everything.
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Hi you are young, very lucky, comfortable. You're married and you told your mum. You should tell your wife. The only way to stop gambling is to be honest. Keeping secrets feeds addiction. What is you mum going to do? What are you going to do? You need to actively block yourself. Self exclude, online software that blocks gambling website, give up finances. if you don't take this seriously you could end up like many others constantly covering their tracks, lying, losing everything.
Hi, thanks for reading my post. I have self excluded myself from every single online betting site. Even little weird ones like Super Lenny and Bruce Betting etc. My problem has been physically going into bookies. I need to ban myself from all my local bookies I guess.
So I walked into Ladbrookes today.. put my money in the SSB and for the first time ever, pressed pay out and got my £15 back and walked away. It felt good, although I had the intention of going to put the bet on.
I haven’t thought about betting once since that incident (around 10:30am) so that feels good and different.
One day at a time..
Hi Winnerchickendinner - and welcome.
This seems like a good time for you to quit. Your life seems, for the most part, free from any major gambling damage ... but that can change so quickly. I remember watching a Ted Talk by a recovering gambler, Justyn Rees Larcombe - a successful man who had just about everything but ended up losing it all - home, wife, job and self-respect. It all started with a £5 bet. If you've not seen it, it's worth a watch.
It sounds like you're serious about this, so I'd exclude yourself from the high street bookies as soon as you can.
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