2 weeks in and I am thrilled

Long read ahead no doubt!

I am 40  years old and have gambled small amounts since I was 14, scratchcards really, but the last few years I had been totally hooked on online slots.

I am disabled so rely on disability money so I was the worst kind of gambler of all,

I would spend around three hundred a month and even when I was ahead on the odd occassion I would keep going until every penny had gone "just incase".

Two weeks ago this all came to a head when I realised I had spent an entire months money and had no food in, THAT was the last straw, that morning I rang Gamcare in the early hours and they soon realised what a serious condition I'd got myself in to, they said they would organise a counsellor as fast as possible and sure enough I recieved a call the same day from an organisation called BreakEven, a lovely lady explaained I would have my counselling oer the phone (at time of writing the Covis-19 thing is happening).

Well at this point know how breathtakingly stupid I had a been a good friend I had to beg for some food, and did a little research thanks to some emails GamCare kindly sent to me. I signed up for a GamSTOP self exculsion for 5 years, Added myself to the National Excusion Scheme for Hugh Street bookies (I have never been to one - but just incase I ever got tempted) I also added GamBan to my computer for two pound fourty nine a month, and told my local shop staff if they EVER sell me a scratchcard again I will never shop there again, in a nice way of course and they have been most obliging, I even opted out of our towns bingo hall thru a scheme I found. So yes there is now nothing I can possibly gamble on.

I have had 4 counselling sessions so far and the lady thinks I am doing well, I have taken much inititive but regret not taking the Bull by the horns all those years ago. The counselling is proving amazing but if I could coney one message you MUST self exclude from eerything - just don't dwell on it - do it, you can and will solve so much.