Hi every one I have been addicted to gambling for 16 years tried to stop many times but never fully committed last year in November it came to the point where I had to chose my family and friends or gambling
So I got help from gamcare I have had a relapse in February this year I dident gamble like I did before
I walked into a betting shop I had £208 in cash I put first put in the £8 placed my bet on the fobt and then I just started crying and walked out before the result of the spin and it really hit home I couldn't stop by my self
Since then I have joined Moses for 5 years and banned my self from all betting shops I could think of I blocked my cards from gambling transactions I self excluded from all arcades and bingo halls I even went into my local service station and banned my self from there and asked them what happens if i come in late at night when no one is here thay showed me there is a camera in the machines in service staions that recognises people that are banned and switch the machine off and get some one to escort you out
So now getting to my point of you can stop your self from being aloud into gambling venues it really helps with the urges
So any one trying to quit put as many blocks in place be honest with people and talk to some you trust it really helps and as time passes life gets better
Hi Henry. It was nice chatting earlier on the chat forum. Like you, I have gambled on and off for the past 15 years - some of the time ok but most of the time, with catastrophic consequences! With me, I don’t always gamble every day. My main trigger is payday! Probably the reason why I didn’t gamble every day all the time is that some of the time, I would lose my entire salary as little as one hour after it had hit my account!🙈. I had not done that for such a long time and even went 5 years gamble free but once that 5 years were up, I did not renew the block and slowly, since last November, gambling has creeped back in. So yet again, I found myself winning quite a bit but as I know, no matter what I win, I am always after “just a bit more”. I think you know where that ends up! Yes - in even more debt. I am 61 now and enough is really enough! I m so money savvy with everything else so I need to be the same in keeping my hard earned money safe also.
Take care and stay strong in your mind.
Pink Lady. 🍎
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