Ok so 3 years gambling many attempts trying to stop lets make it a different attempt a recovery diary..
Since ive started gambling
-Social life has been alot worse
-Not saved a penny (Was a big saver)
-Mental health seriously affected
-Weight gained
-Had no money several times an had to take loans an ask family members for food
-Got into debt
-Quit Jobs/Not turned up for work
-Not been able to buy what i like
-Missing out on important and fun things
-Days layed in bed after huge losses
So since i was 18 i been gambling heavily an its doing me no good ive tryed to quit a couple times this year but i keep relapsing im using willpower. this time im gonna try make it different so share ideas with me. As i really am sick of this ******* now. I wanna start saving an rebuilding my social life what i have been doing but still been gambling. Any ideas of what else i can do . Forget councelling i cant commit to it. Gordon moody i didnt attend. I need a way to solve this on my own. When i was younger i was a saver an used to attend work now i have companys asking for money from me.
Day 1 GF! LETS DO THIS beacuse im fed up.
Hi there,
I hope you are doing well with your recovery. I just wanted to highlight the fact that overcoming this on your own is much harder. We have seen over and over that will power alone is not enough. I would like to encourage you to get in touch with GamCare and speak to an advisor.
Also, I hope you get a lot of feedback and support from other mebers here.
Best wishes,
Forum Admin
I can related to most of this. I'm started my journey too. Best of luck to you!
Hey there :)).
So you don't want to do councilling ? Have you thought about GA or is that something youve already tried ? , have you shared your problem with anyone , friend's or family ? .
Just trying to gain an insight into why you haven't stopped yet and for what it's worth I haven't been to GA or tried councilling yet I am nearly 2 yrs Gamble free so from my point of view it can work but you have to want it bad enough and be totally commited to turning your back on it for good .
If I'm being honest then I'd say " You just haven't let go yet " and it's as simple as that , you keep kidding yourself that the next bet will be the winning one that'll make everything ok again and replace everything you ever lost , I know those thought's so well as it kept me trapped in that cycle for many years before I finally quit and all the time I kept saying that to myself nothing ever changed , just the bets got bigger and gthe debt increased , I think I was a " Dreamer of fortune " ! .
That fortune never arrived ( well it did ) but only when I finally stopped and slowly day by day life started to improve , you start feeling better about yourself , you don't have to lie anymore or cover your tracks and the debt's start going down , things don't happen overnight but they can get much better very quickly my friend .
You just have to take that leap of faith sometimes in life and you'll realise that you don't need the support of gambling in order to surviue :)) .
Have a think about what you really want from life and if you need a Natter I'm alway's about .
Take care
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