[sherrie]

I can’t stop.

[sherrie]

I forgot that nobody cares.

[i-did-it]

We care Sherrie .
Are u stuck in the horrible cycle right now ?
I have been there so often and it is so hard to stop but it can be done .
Could you tell us a little more about your situation so we can perhaps help you ?

[sherrie]

Yes, I’m stuck. I keep gambling. Hubby lost his job and I’m so scared of being poor I keep gambling but I keep losing and then I gamble to make it alright and then I make it worse and I can’t tell Hubby what I’m doing cos I’m scared of the fall out.

[sherrie]

I lost a months wages already and then some.

[i-did-it]

Are u gambling online ? Have you any money left?
Sherrie if you have buy a gambling blocker straight away- it will give u a little bit of space .

You just need to break the cycle so you can think clearly -it sos hard to think when wins , losses and counting and moving money here and there is swirling around our heads .

[sherrie]

Yes it’s online. I told Hubby last time and he blocked it and made me safe but I’m scared to tell him what I’ve done. I am so far in, I don’t know what to do.

[i-did-it]

He might have just blocked to wifi .
Is it on phone or laptop ?
Check out betfilter or gamblock .
It will help you stop.
Once you are stopped you can address the other issues .
Also tomorrow evening in the support groups there is one for new members – you will get good advice in there

[i-did-it]

Sherrie – don’t try to win back .
Once we cross the line into compulsive gambling we never win back as I’m sure you have realised by now – because we usually cant cash out or else redeposit fairly quickly .

[i-did-it]

Sherrie – are you the Sherrie who was here before ?
If so I am probably telling you stuff you already know .
There will be a group at 12- I can drop by for a little while if that helps

[kathryn]

You are living a nightmare.
You need barriers now!!!!
Sherrie…..YOU ARENT GOING TO WIN!!!
We cant win, no win is ever big enough.
Cut the tie now before its too late!!!!
Keep posting, the more you are here the less you are gambling.
Love K xxx

[finding_laura]

Hi Sherrie hope the silence doesn’t mean you are gambling again 🙁 I too was wondering if you were the Sherrie who was here before. Buy the gambling blocker to stop the cycle. You will just keep chasing the losses and digging a bigger hole. If you win, you will put it all back and more! Because we are hooked and just continue to fool ourselves that it is about money. It is about the zoning out and getting away from life’s worries. And we will do that till the money runs out. Stop digging Sherrie! The hole is big enough.

Laura

[sherrie]

Thanks for the replies and the advice. I went to bed. I then went to work. I did stop.

[vera]

Hi Sherrie,
It is VERY difficult to stop…even more difficult to stay stopped.
Any barriers set up?
Do you still attend GA?

[i-did-it]

Hi Sherrie ,
Well done – you stopped !
Maybe you will join some of the support groups tonight ?
It would be nice to chat .

[alliesmum]

Hi Sherrie

I use k9 blocker on my phone which is free to download.

We have all been stuck in that cycle. I was online gambling too. I was spending about £1200 per month. £1200 that I can’t afford to spend and by the sounds of things you can’t afford to be spending it either.

Talk to your husband. If you have spoken to him before and from that he’ll know that you have a problem with gambling. The sooner you tell him the sooner you can move forward.

Trying to win back your losses won’t work. We’ve all been there. It’ll only lead to more debt and even more despair. Try to get on to the support group at 10pm tonight. There are some truly wonderful people on here who will be more than happy to help you or give some advice.

If I had not found this forum I would still be gambling. With the support of your husband and the support of the people on here you can kick this habit. It won’t be easy but it will be worth it.

Lots of love xxx

[maverick.]

Sherrie my friend I am so sorry to hear you are struggling and being very honest I am still the very same, I cant lie it has been a really tough long hard day but when I saw your post I just had to respond, you truley are a great women and I cant even recall the year we first meet I would guess 2013 but hey thats not important, just wanted to say I do really care and have thought about you often and how you were doing, it was only the other night I sat there and remembered the night we were on the GA online meeting and your computer crashed……you called me and I mumbled through things until you got back on lol, you are a loving person you just have a evil addiction like many of us, keep fighting my friend and never give in, you are a great person Sherrie even if you dont think it…..trust me I know you well….

Take care my friend I have to shoot………..need to sort some major issues of my own, hope to hear from you very soon, your friend always.

Maverick

[charles]

Hi Sherrie,

There is one piece of good news – you KNOW you can stop. You did it before you can do it again. Back to basics, back to the things that helped you before – this site, your meetings, your mindfulness.

Keep posting, you can do this. Hopefully see you in a group here again soon.

[maverick.]

Sherrie trust me people do care, this gambling life kills us, destroys us and in truth just isnt really us, I know when I gamble I am not the true me……..please keep sharing Sherrie its the only way we get better, take care and look after you!

Maverick

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