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Hi everyone I have been gambling for about 6years now I bet on sports mainly football it started with a daft £10 when my brother told me about online gambling i didn’t really understand the rules etc but I went with it anyways I would loose about £10 every month and that was nothing however I went through a rough time in my life where I abused drugs and my life was pretty shit i was suffering from chronic anxiety and depression and this is when gambling really hit me hard, I started on medication and had counselling to combat my depression and anxiety and the tablets made me feel worse for the first week as they do however when I was at my lowest I used gambling as a crutch it took my mind off how I was feeling as all I could focus on was the football I started off betting on teams I knew and before I knew it i was betting on teams I didn’t even know existed and was gambling away into -£200 debt every week, after doing this every week for about a year my Mam found my bank statements and went absolutely crazy and sat down with me crying and that’s when it hit me I stopped for about 3 months got myself a new job behind a bar and life was good got myself a girlfriend we moved into a house we rent and everything was perfect however the gambling returned I have been gambling big for years now and always break even or loose like £100 so it hasn’t affected me but yesterday I had a gambling binge and lost half my bank account my job is stressful and I still suffer with depression I know gambling is making it 10 x worse but if I place a bet for the next day it gives me a reason to wake up the next day I am left with £400 in my bank and that’s all I have to my name anyways I have suspended all my betting accounts and trying to stay busy so I dont gamble i am off work for 2 days now so I can play my Xbox all day to keep me occupied any kind advice or words will be greatly appreciated I am trying to stay positive and see the £400 I lost yesterday as a expensive lesson to stop gambling
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Hey mate,
I was in that situation but I’ve been gambling for 8 years now (im 26) mainly online and trust me it will only get worse if you don’t do anything! So the fact you have money to your name , be proud you stopped when you still had money left!! So good shout suspending your accounts! And try stay distracted from the temptation
G
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