[Rose1234]

If you have a great job, partner and family you must try to just focus on how lucky you are. There are so many people out there that don’t have good jobs or supportive family. I am not saying this in a critical way because I know compulsive gambling is such a strange sickness for us all on this site, but you sound as though you have the possibility of having a nice and stress free life. Try your best to choose that over gambling.

[Rose1234]

Hi Justin,

I feel very alone and helpless against this addiction. I just keep thinking if I can stop then maybe in a year things will start to get better for me. I have tried so may sales jobs to try and earn an above average wage so that I can get myself out of this situation but if I earn a bit more money I end up gambling it all away and then I get depressed and can’t sell. It seems to be a very vicious cycle.

I have gambled again today, just to try and win a small amount of money and spent around £400.00. I feel as if i’m destroying myself.

Good Luck with your recovery, I hope that you have the strength to overcome this monster.

[Rose1234]

Thanks for your reply Steev,

My parents and my sister are all gamblers and are spending every penny they have on roulette and slots. They know I desperately want to stop, but my parents are old and they just want to keep gambling at the casino because it is their social life. My sister had huge gambling debts but has just re-mortgaged to try and sort the problem out but is still gambling a bit. I have been to GA in the past and although I liked the people and found them supportive it didn’t stop me from gambling. I have moved to a new area now and have thought about joining GA again but I am really worried I may see someone I know and I don’t want anyone in this area to know I have a problem.

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