Currently I feel like the biggest loser in the world I am 20 years old I have been gambling over 4 years and have spent every penny that I could get my hands on HOLIDAY MONEY WAGES INHERITANCE ECt I have been that busy gambling that I didn't even realise how bad I was I've lost my job all my friends self confidence self respect my 2 cars and also have debt I have been with my girlfriend 5 years and she has now left because off the gambling I have literally nothing left no one to talk to about it I just don't see any way out the worst thing is if I had 20 in my pocket now I'd be straight off to play roullete how sad is that ! Any suggestions on where I can start would be much appreciated I can't believe I let it go this far I can't even talk to people in the street cause I think they will think what a waster I always said one thing I wouldn't do I spend someone else's money after spending 1000 this morning the last off everything I had I then spent 50 off my sisters money trying to win it back complete joke ! How did it get to this !
This is pretty rough man.
You need to accept you've hit rock bottom, and it looks like you have...it can't get any worse right? You can just keep spending everything you get on gambling.
So now that you've hit rock bottom, the only way is up. You need to talk to your local bookies. Tell them to exclude you from the premises...they must do this if you request, especially if it's an established bookmaker.
You also need to exclude yourself from online sites. When you do this, you must do it all at the same time. It will take you a long time but if you don't do it altogether then you'll just open up an account with a bookie you are not excluded from...I did this many times until I realised that I literally had to contact all the online bookies and get excluded.
It is possible to make it close to impossible to gamble compulsively. You just have to exhaust all routes - even talk to your bank - they 'may' prevent your cards from being used for gambling sites - that would be the easiest thing.
Hi I think talking to the bank if they could do this that would be a very good idea I am going to try 100 days of no gambling atall I'm on day 1 I'm going to post everyday and I will not fail this has to be done I've read some very similar stories to mine and have realised what gambling does to many ! Thanks
Hi mickey its not a candy easy to make disappear , we gamblers don't feel remorse while doing it
Just after we loose everything comes to reality and then comes all the great ideas how to recover the last loss ...mate I've done this for 20 years last December I stopped for the first time in my life and my friend now I understand what is life..its hard but it is possible I had to stop with all the lies,asked for help,lost my old job but kept my family .they don't trust me yet but don't mind cause now I got hope that one day I will be completely free
..get self exclusion don't walk with money give your bank cards to family stay out.wish you all the best.
-DAY 2 not feeling great want to rush this and be 30-40 days in as day 2 seems pointless but I'm determined not to go back from now still thinking about gambling just staying indoors a lot
Get active mate. Set yourself the task of getting excluded. I went to *** yesterday, they were very helpful and took a photo of me. They said I would have the same chance of gambling as someone underage (very low apparently). I also rattled through the websites getting excluded. Each one took a Max of 5 minutes. Even registered my card with new accounts for the purpose of getting excluded. After two days, I'm beginning to feel like iit's near impossible for me to gamble.
I self excluded online which worked on all off them possible I have also done all the bookies last week but I was still allowed to spend 1000 in 50 mins in Corbett without anyone coming upto me despite giving them my pictures ECt
Day 3 still not gambled and currently feel like I never will again with a lot off hate towards it after losing all my money possessions and my girlfriend off 5 years left me cause of my gambling it really does take everything ! Today my heart is racing hands shacking I don't know if this is withdraws from gambling or stress any ideas ? Thabks
Day 4 nearly over roll on day 5 hope this addiction will be behind me forever !
Hi Mikey
I have been reading your diary mate ,you are doing great ,keep fighting ,your life is better without gambling
Hope you will be counting a month free bet in few weeks ,more days you passed without gambling the more confident you will be able to beat this horrible addiction
Enjoy your weed and keep the guards up
Julio
Hello Mikey
Im 19 so I can relate to your story a lot, Its horrible but at a young age I have been told by many on here that we have a huge chance to learn a life lesson and never gamble again. If we do that then in reality the most we have lost is not money lost but money spent in investing in our future of not gambling. We need to stop now before we are 40 and look back on this day and just wish we had stopped. Lifes too short to spend it in a bookie or in front of a computer screen gambling for hours on end, wish you all the best mate and I will keep posting in your diary as much as I can.
Cheers Jim
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