24-02-2010, 12:07 AM
I am a 29 yr old guy who has been gambling since the age of 18 yrs. Not until last year though was it a major factor in my life. It all started in May 2009. Before all this i was very level headed and was well in control with my finances being well infront in terms of mortgage and other bills.
I then went onto online casinos.
First i went on for fun just looking to pass some time, then from the very first day i played i was hooked because i was chasing a loss.
It came to a point where i was thousands down and i started to play big to bring back the loss. I actually dropped a win bringing back the loss and breaking myself even and where i should of actually stopped i carried on because i thought i could actually get that big win again. I ended up losing tens of thousands of pound in about 4 or 5 months and was forced to remortgage my home and get other loans. I then stopped playing and thought i had got myself back on my feet, 6 months off gambling and working hard to repay my debt, but then a friend started playing on the online casinos infront of me not knowing my problem and it started again. I have just lost tonight and have lost thousands since December. To cut a long story short i sit here today wondering where to turn and not tending to the most important things in life i need to do. I need to sort this problem out before it takes over my life completely. I am hoping maybe talking to people with the same problem will start to put me off altogether because all i can think about is trying to get the debt back through gambling and i know it isnt the way forward. All i can say is it isnt an enjoyment anymore its a very unhealthy addiction that i need to avoid and take a trip to GA to see if i can put a stop to it altogether.
I then went onto online casinos.
First i went on for fun just looking to pass some time, then from the very first day i played i was hooked because i was chasing a loss.
It came to a point where i was thousands down and i started to play big to bring back the loss. I actually dropped a win bringing back the loss and breaking myself even and where i should of actually stopped i carried on because i thought i could actually get that big win again. I ended up losing tens of thousands of pound in about 4 or 5 months and was forced to remortgage my home and get other loans. I then stopped playing and thought i had got myself back on my feet, 6 months off gambling and working hard to repay my debt, but then a friend started playing on the online casinos infront of me not knowing my problem and it started again. I have just lost tonight and have lost thousands since December. To cut a long story short i sit here today wondering where to turn and not tending to the most important things in life i need to do. I need to sort this problem out before it takes over my life completely. I am hoping maybe talking to people with the same problem will start to put me off altogether because all i can think about is trying to get the debt back through gambling and i know it isnt the way forward. All i can say is it isnt an enjoyment anymore its a very unhealthy addiction that i need to avoid and take a trip to GA to see if i can put a stop to it altogether.