[Bibliophile]

Hi,

For ages I have been trying to stop and today it’s just got to the stage where I need to do something about it.
Yesterday I gambled, I was up £300. Withdrew it, but of course you have to wait 36 hours. So today I get bored and gambled it all away.
I have no money. My petrol tank is on red and I still have the rest of the month to go. I have a loan payment coming out, and no money to pay it.
I have items selling on eBay, and I have to do something to try and stop myself from spending that money on gambling.
I owe money, quite a bit. But the payments are more than manageable as long as I don’t waste my money.
I’ve got to the stage where enough is enough and I need to do something about this! So I thought I would say hi and now I’m off to read more on the forum!

[Bibliophile]

I just thought that I might add the obvious. I have always been depressed, well not always just for a very long time and this hasn’t helped. I’m hiding away from my friends, I’m not being social and my depression is awful at the moment. I am having panic attacks in the evenings and not sleeping very well at all.
This is one of the many reasons I need to sort this out.
ive now told one of my male friends everything and he is being very supportive and hasn’t shown as much disappointment as I thought he would. I was expecting it to be awful, but he has been so supportive. That is making me feel a lot better about kicking this bad habit

[theone12221]

Hey there, well done on confiding to a friend. You’ll find that most people will be supportive when you tell them. And yes, online gambling is extremely dangerous. The high deposit limits, the speed of play and the long withdrawal/id verification processes combine to create the ultimate money pit for us compulsive gamblers. Definitely recommend self-exclusion and blocking software. The casino is IN your house 24/7. You must have measures in place to control yourself when you get those urges.

[monique]

Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

And on that note….

I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂

Take care

The Gambling Therapy Team

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[Bibliophile]

So today I relapsed, already.
I found out that my cars MOT had run out and panicked. I had sold some things on eBay so I put £10 in my account. I ended up withdrawing £250.
Although I can now pay for my MOT this has kind of turned out bad. I need to not think oh yeah I’ll give it a go if I need money for something because that won’t happen. I need to retrain my brain.
So day one starts again.

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