Hello to all of you. I have used this site before and thought i could manage but i have been steadily gambling for over 10 years. Today i lost a significant amount of money, it has made me feel sick. I couldnt stop once i started playing. I hate the fact that it is back to day 1 again. It feels like it is such an uphill task from this point. I have made changes already by giving my card to someone else. I gamble because i worry about work and i have anxiety issues and gambling has always been a way to put those thoughts aside, but it is doing me more bad than good, in fact it isnt doing me any good whatsoever. I would love to see boarded up bookies out of business, i would not give a damm about the workers who would be out of a job. I just think if 50 problem gamblers quit roulette machines that would be a significant amount of cash the bookies would lose. Fobt machines are addictive, i am addicted to them. i want to look back at these messages in months to come and see postivity and change, and that i havent gambled in a long time. It starts now. i wont call this day 1 as i have already gambled today. day 1 will be tommorow, i hope you will all lend me your support and tell me what your gambling weaknesses are and how you avert your attention from gambling thoughts. thanks for now.
Well done on making a decision not to gamble. Whilst I agree that FOBTs are highly addictive and if we all quit then bookies will go out of business, it is up to us as CGs to make the decision not to feed our cash into them. Only when we take control can we make the bookies pay. Make sure you self exclude from all bookies you could go into. If you remove the location, time and money factor you will help yourself greatly. Make no mistake though, as long as we gamble, the bookies willl be there so be positive and make your stance by being one of the 50 and choosing not to give them your money. "No problem", you must admit the there is a problem and join us in deciding that tomorrow will be a great day as it is a day that you will choose not to gamble.I absolutely guarantee that if you do that then you will reach day 2 gamblefree! Good luck and choose wisely.
Thanks for your reply. Today is Day 1 of no gambling. No urges today at all. I have in the past self excluded from many places but ended up driving miles to find a bookies i could go into. I am going to beat this affliction. im only 33 and i wasnt gambling at all until my early 20's, well maybe a scrathcard here and their. I want the bookies to suffer. Every dog has its day and i am sure the bottom will fall out of it at some point. I will use this site as a marker of my progress. I am determined this time more than ever.
hi No problem, hope you staying strong, dont let them bookies have the last laugh! the only way we can ever get rid of businesses like these is to starve them of our money but as they have been around for centuries in one form or another, we have to accept they will always be in the High streets and online. Put that determination and resentment to good use by staying away also think of each day as money in your pocket that wouldnt be there if you were gambling. Stay strong and take care
Mary
Hiya. im back at day 1. No gambling today. i was hoping for more of a response on here if im honest. This time i am determined. I have given cards to someone to look after so that my access to cash is minimal. I have done this before and it worked too for a short while. JULY 8TH 2015(YESTERDAY), will be the last time i play a fobt machine this year. Im not going to say forever because that makes it sound to hard.lol. But start with goals, one week, one month, three months, 6 months etc. Hope you are doing well and thanks for taking the time to reply.
Hi no problem
You are right - you just have to take this one day at a time. I am only on day 4 of my recovery after having relapsed big time. I think the longest I have abstained before is about 10 months. I am determined this time to make it the last but can never become complacent.
wishing you well
Tina x
Hi no problem keep it up. I to am a long term sufferer of the fobt. I got to 10 days but today got caught with my guard down and relapsed. I feel so gutted and ashamed now but makes me even more determined to beat it. Keep it up buddy.
Alex
Thanks for the replies. Day 1 yesterday did well.
Today is Day 2 and no urge to gamble at all. On wednesday i lost 250 on the fobt machines. i think it flipped a switch this time for me to stop. Today has been a good day. Only 2 days in but still
Well done no problem, my advice is 2 fold - you must set yourself up every day so that you CANNOT complete the location, money, time triangle (I make sure that I only ever have 1 of the 3 at my disposal). Secondly, you need to take one day at a time. Sounds simple but as you progress through each day remind yourself,
your decisions today will affect your feelings tomorrow. Day 3 is there for the taking but to get to day 4 you need to be gamble free today etc. I hope today is a great day for you.
Thank you. DAY 3, Feeling good today, sun is shining, no urges. just want to be free of gambling now, like it was just a bad dream. onwards and upwards. I dont wan to get to confident though.
DAY 5. Thanks for the replies, hope you conquer this terrible addiction. No gambling urges today, just a sense of i wish i had done this sooner.
Stay strong, we can all do this, i wish you all the best xx
Great going on 5 days, keep strong and keep going forwards one day at a time.
Suzanne xxx
Well done on day five ... Early days are tough going but you have the strength to do this... I can sense it !
Boxingdaysmay15
Thanks guys. Day 6 today, feeling rough today, i wont gamble, but i want to, thoughts about workplace and the crappy people who work their make me want to gamble but i wont let it get the better of me. Does anyone else hate work or people at work that much that it makes you want to gamble?
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