Well here i am again!
Where to begin..... I have been gambling since the age of 18. over the years it has become progressively worse and worse. I am lucky in that i have a good job and earn relatively well. Having said all of that i am gambling more and more and losing vast sums of money.
I have always been captivated by casinos and since the introduction of online gambling and FOBTs I have been hooked.
I am forever chasing the elusive big win... and when it does come i waste all of the winnings on gambling.
I have had a number of prolonged periods of times where i have not gambled. I even managed to save for a deposit on a house, however this is quickly being lost with a number of bets.
Enough is enough, i have some money saved towards my first deposit, but i am also aware that i wont be able to get a mortgage as a gambler. i need to stop, i want to stop and i want to make my life and future better.
I have put in some blocks on the computer and will self exclude for the local bookies.
I will keep it brief at that!
Today is day 1
Luke
Fella welcome to the forum, a place full of like minded folk who share the same goal, to arrest that all important next punt, to put an end to the self created misery that is the compulsion to gamble.
We all live by the same mantra
I cannot win because I cannot stop.
The compulsion to gamble is a progressive addiction, the stakes are raised and the losses with them.
Self exclusion is a great tool it buys the rational side of the brain time, time to think.
The advice gifted to me on my first days recovery, still works today over three years on
There is a triangle
time-money-location
Take one away and the punt becomes impossible Gifting the rational side of the brain time to think, time to re wire itself.
Put some solid blocks in place to ensure those savings don't get consumed by addiction and you will turn that mantra upside down.
Arresting the next punt actually makes you a winner without staking a single penny.
Enjoy it, give recovery as much effort as you did your own gambling, the result will astound you.
Abstain and maintain
Duncs stepping forward never back.
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