14-04-2011, 09:47 PM
Hi All,
Let me start by saying i have only just found this site, which has to be an indication of the fact today is the first time i have truly admitted i need help with this, sure i have admitted to having a problem but there seems to be a huge difference between admitting that and changing a habbit of 5 years. I am now 22 and reading through this site i can tell i am def a compulsive gambler, the stakes i regularly play are on sporting events, i tell myself i wont bet, but once i leave work find myself going online and this is where i do all of my gaming, luckly for me the casino has never really held too much of a temptation for me (not to say i havent given them some money over the years).
i have downloaded a good bet filter and i hope this will aid in my new found path to a gamble free life but i was wondering if anybody knew of a way i could block gambling websites from my mobile?
I currently have a debt of several thousand and for someone of my age this is very worrying, luckily i still live at home (as if i could afford to move out!!) but i believe my friends and family are starting to get suspicious, having also been in work for 5 years they would expect me to have something to show for it, but i simply do not. When reading through the signs of a young gambler i have answered yes to every one except stealing, this again makes me realise the extent of my gambling considering suicide is on that list.
One major side effect of my particular gambling seems to be my worsening self confidence and constant feeling of being judged my everyone i meet, i used to be popular at school and lead a very healthy childhood, but now i feel like i cannot socialise and i am starting to hate going to work, i am getting quieter and as many people seem to come out of their shells i am doing the opposite, i do not feel like a normal 22 year old, i spend nothing on going out as i mentioned i find this increasingly hard and find that as all my friends are meeting girlfirends i am very unlikely to do the same. I feel like i am wasting my life and there is little way out due to my financial situation.
I have spoken to my parents who are worried sick about me, not to mention i can hardly sleep due to the financial worries i have, which is made even more ironic when considering i have a career in the finance industry, constantly being surrounded by money talk does little to help me forget my troubles! Plus i have lost motivation to continue with exams putting a halt on any career development due to my mental state.
I have missed out on holidays with friends making silly excuses as i dont want to say i'm broke, i have had to sell my car resently, i feel like i am at an all time low, well at least i hope it cant get worse.
Let me start by saying i have only just found this site, which has to be an indication of the fact today is the first time i have truly admitted i need help with this, sure i have admitted to having a problem but there seems to be a huge difference between admitting that and changing a habbit of 5 years. I am now 22 and reading through this site i can tell i am def a compulsive gambler, the stakes i regularly play are on sporting events, i tell myself i wont bet, but once i leave work find myself going online and this is where i do all of my gaming, luckly for me the casino has never really held too much of a temptation for me (not to say i havent given them some money over the years).
i have downloaded a good bet filter and i hope this will aid in my new found path to a gamble free life but i was wondering if anybody knew of a way i could block gambling websites from my mobile?
I currently have a debt of several thousand and for someone of my age this is very worrying, luckily i still live at home (as if i could afford to move out!!) but i believe my friends and family are starting to get suspicious, having also been in work for 5 years they would expect me to have something to show for it, but i simply do not. When reading through the signs of a young gambler i have answered yes to every one except stealing, this again makes me realise the extent of my gambling considering suicide is on that list.
One major side effect of my particular gambling seems to be my worsening self confidence and constant feeling of being judged my everyone i meet, i used to be popular at school and lead a very healthy childhood, but now i feel like i cannot socialise and i am starting to hate going to work, i am getting quieter and as many people seem to come out of their shells i am doing the opposite, i do not feel like a normal 22 year old, i spend nothing on going out as i mentioned i find this increasingly hard and find that as all my friends are meeting girlfirends i am very unlikely to do the same. I feel like i am wasting my life and there is little way out due to my financial situation.
I have spoken to my parents who are worried sick about me, not to mention i can hardly sleep due to the financial worries i have, which is made even more ironic when considering i have a career in the finance industry, constantly being surrounded by money talk does little to help me forget my troubles! Plus i have lost motivation to continue with exams putting a halt on any career development due to my mental state.
I have missed out on holidays with friends making silly excuses as i dont want to say i'm broke, i have had to sell my car resently, i feel like i am at an all time low, well at least i hope it cant get worse.