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Hi Sleepless and welcome to the forums. well done on looking for help, as you can see, you are not alone with this problem.
Read the other stories here, you will see some fo the thigns that are working for others and apply them to your own situation. For instanc, install a blocker on your PC and you won’t be able to set up any more of those online accounts. gamblock.com is one such blocker though there are others.
Is there anyone close to you who knows about your gambling? Or that it is a problem? They could help with accountability as well.
Use all teh support that you have available, keep posting here, maybe try your local Gamblers Anonymous meeting. None of us can do it on our own, use all the support that you have available. Keep posting
Hi whatif and welcome to the forum. well done on looking for help. Going “cold turkey” would be trying to do it on your own, you are no longer alone – you have support here, lots of other help avaialble as well – Gamblers Anonymous, gamcare, counselling and more, Barriers that you can put in place, like the self exclusion.
Keep posting and let us know the positive steps youa re taking.
Hi Monkey.
Well done on looking for help here. I hope you are reading the other stories in the forum, you will see a lot of things that you can apply to your own situation.
I’d contact then again, closing your account is a great start but of course if we close something we can reopen it. Ask them to ban you, take away that option.
Keep posting.
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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 youre currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if youre 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. Were 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 youre 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….
Im going to hand you over to our community because Im sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂
Take care
The Gambling Therapy Team
PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our
privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!
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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 youre currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if youre 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. Were 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 youre 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….
Im going to hand you over to our community because Im sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂
Take care
The Gambling Therapy Team
PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our
privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!
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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 youre currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if youre 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. Were 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 youre 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….
Im going to hand you over to our community because Im sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂
Take care
The Gambling Therapy Team
PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our
privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!
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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 youre currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if youre 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. Were 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 youre 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….
Im going to hand you over to our community because Im sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂
Take care
The Gambling Therapy Team
PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our
privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!
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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 youre currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if youre 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. Were 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 youre 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….
Im going to hand you over to our community because Im sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂
Take care
The Gambling Therapy Team
PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our
privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!
Hi JRB, well done on taking those steps. One way that this addiction differes from some others is that it masquerades as the solution to the problem. Well done on recognising that it is of course the cause of our problems, not that solution.
Keep posting and stay strong, one day at a time.
Willeye, I have to say that here is not a good place to post about specific bets, odds, stakes, individual wins or losses. It’s not helping you or those reading to be honest. It’s just torturing yourself and giving your addiction more oxygen.
The question is – do you want to stop? Is what you “love” about gambling worth the chit that follows? I for one don’t wish you luck on that bet. I don’t wish you ill either of course but as you say it will just give you that “one more punch” more fuel for your addiction.
Have you been reading the other stories here? You will see the sort of thing that has helped others stop. Which oif those thigns can you apply to your own situation? You are right of course, ban for 6 months and we are back gambling. Exclude form one site and we find another. How about a blocker for your PC that will stop you visiting any gambling site? How about not talking to your friends about gambling so avoid that trigger? Are tehy ral friends? Do you do anying with them/talk to them about anythign other than gambling? If so then tell them you are trying to stop and do other thigns. If not then “gambling acquaintance” is a better description than “friend”
We all know that when we lose everythign we can’t gamble – no money = no gambling. How can you use that knowledge? Who could hold your money for you? Who could you be accountable to for what you spend?
What you have lost is gone,we can’t change the past. As you have said – no win is big enough and we chase losses so the question is are you going to take some of the tough steps that WILL help you stop[ gamblign now? Or at a later date when you are even deeper in trouble?
I hope to read about the positive steps you are taking.
Hello bish180b and welcome to the forum. Well done on looking for help here. With regards to your health problems then of course keep talking to your doctor and using the support and medication that he suggests.
When it coms to the gambling then you have a lot of help and support available to you. You are not alone with this problem as you will have seen from reading the other stories here. You will also have read the success stories – what are they doing that you can start applying to your own situation?
It sounds like you still have bets running. However they turn out, win, lose or break even one thing won’t change – you have a gambling problem. IF your bets do turn out favourably then it will be important to remember that and to address that problem. You have a lot of help available to you – here, similar sites, Gamblers Anonymous, counselling, even residential support.
Start using that support now, start puttinghtings in place and you can have a great gamble free future – one day at a time.
Keep posting.
Hi SJ, well done on coming here and posting. Keep fighting those urges, just for today we can all choose not to gamble. Do what you need to do, maybe ask your sister to look after your laptop/tablet, get to a meeting if you can. Hopefully see you ina group tomorrow.
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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 youre currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if youre 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. Were 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 youre 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….
Im going to hand you over to our community because Im sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂
Take care
The Gambling Therapy Team
PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our
privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!
Hi Lorraine,
When we have spoken previously I promised a reminder so here it is. I hope you manage to play the tape forward in your head and get that ban extended before it actually runs out. keep posting and stay strong, one day at a time.
Good to hear from you Jen. Well done on your gamble free time.
