which is … do you think you are a problem gambler? Do you think your gambling is compulsive and is ruining your life?
You say you can control some types of gambling. You also said that you have been gamble free for 6 months (well done for that,) but was that all gambling or just the football on-line stuff? I think it is important because if you stop one type of gambling – how do you know you are not going to become compulsive elsewhere? What would your girlfriend say if she finds out you are in debt from gambling AND that you are still gambling. You might argue that it is a different type of gambling but I can guarantee she will not see it that way.
So, if you feel you have a gambling problem – then the answers as to what to do about it are here in the forum and on other parts of the site. Or do you want to see if you can continue and to see what your rock bottom is, possibly getting much deeper into debt and losing a lot of the things which are important to you including your relationship.
We don’t NEED gambling in our lives. Even “soft” gambling like doing the lottery or taking part in a raffle – may seem like harmless fun – but we can choose to take a stand and say no to them … and what difference will it make to us? Virtually none at all. Okay we will have to give up the idea of the big win – but that is all it was, an idea. Your job, your house, your relationship are all real – not ideas. Don’t put them at risk for the sake of keeping your hand in. Make a decision now.