[Steveno1091]

Hello,

I am a 24 yo guy from the UK looking for help from you lovely people to help me cut the addiction which feels impossible.

Like most people I am sure, I started off playing £10/£20/£30 in the casino. I had a few wins and this then slowly crept up. I have been gambling for around 5/6 years online, casino and in arcades.

I have lost thousands over the years.. all my savings, wages etc… I keep telling myself I am not going to do it again… but suprise suprise, I go out with my friends to the beach and I am back in the arcades spending hundreds… my friends get really annoyed but I cannot help it… I keep chasing my losses and walk out thinking what am I going to do…
When I get paid I put all my bill money aside, so I have not got that bad where I am risking everything…. but I will spend every penny of my money. in the past I have got overdrafts to deposit more online to the point I am feeling sick and do not know what to do.

I am stuck in a situation where I keep telling myself I will not do it no more… but then I think to myself, only £10 in the slots will be fine… a few minutes later I am getting more money out and putting hundreds in the machines chasing my losses.

When I was playing online (Blackjack and Poker)… I lost alot and it got to a point around 6 months ago where I was up all night chasing my losses and for the first time, when my partner woke up at 6am, I cried. I felt really silly, but it seemed to over take me… From that moment I self excluded all my accounts and I have not gone online since. However, I still go to the casino with friends and family and to the local arcades.

Does anyone have any advice to try and help me?

Thank you,

Steve

PS… sorry if the above does not make much sense, I am half confused about it all myself so just typed and hoped for the best.

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