I’m 24 years old and after being heavily addicted to gambling since I was 18, my life choices in these next few weeks really are do or die. From losing all my money till pay day ... to a pay day loan here and here .... then came the credit cards .... and bank loans and due to all of this totally spiralling out of control I now find myself entering a debt management plan as I can’t now afford to pay my debts. I am paying back my debts at a lower rate over a longer space of time (8 years) so yeah that’s a pain which I’ll be living with for a long time but as it will stand when it goes through; I will for the first time in a while have a little spare money around (if I don’t gamble) and may be able to start buying normal things and god forbid even save a penny or two. This is the time I’ll stop, I need to, I’ve let everyone down in the past and need to rebuild to the person I used to be. Would appreciate any advice.
Hi shine on, any advice? If you stop today your life will be good. 'The house always wins'. Be honest. Gambling is a choice. Find a GA meeting? Live just for today. You just have to not have that first bet.
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