31-12-2011, 07:58 AM
Hi All
Happy New Year
Well i am back gambling again. Sorry should start by saying i am John and a compulsive gambler. I had gone 5 years without a bet and was doing well living gambling free, i then had a couple of "fun" "harmless" bets last year upon the Golf & Football but these were just a handful of bets over the year for small stakes and nothing out of hand, however i am aware that from this the damage was done and the seed sown.
Just this past month i have started gambling heavily again still relatively affordable but the frequency is now weekly ( again Fotball betting & also 1st bet on the Horses in 6 years Boxing Day ).
I hate gambling and what it is and does, as i posted previously it is insidious and an evil industry with the way it is marketed and "sold", i am trying to take positive steps by self excluding from all online Bookmakers and also local betting shops. I am also intersted to use Gambling Blocking Software - the isssue for me is i have access to more than 1 PC at work so is there any software out there than can be transfered from 1 PC to next ?.
Lastly i am a live in carer working 98 hours per week, getting to meetings is very near impossible for me, can someone give me some more info re: online meetings and when these take place ?. I really do want to STOP gambling again and get things right for both myself and my family and lovely little stepdaughter, any help greatly appreciated.
Happy New Year
Well i am back gambling again. Sorry should start by saying i am John and a compulsive gambler. I had gone 5 years without a bet and was doing well living gambling free, i then had a couple of "fun" "harmless" bets last year upon the Golf & Football but these were just a handful of bets over the year for small stakes and nothing out of hand, however i am aware that from this the damage was done and the seed sown.
Just this past month i have started gambling heavily again still relatively affordable but the frequency is now weekly ( again Fotball betting & also 1st bet on the Horses in 6 years Boxing Day ).
I hate gambling and what it is and does, as i posted previously it is insidious and an evil industry with the way it is marketed and "sold", i am trying to take positive steps by self excluding from all online Bookmakers and also local betting shops. I am also intersted to use Gambling Blocking Software - the isssue for me is i have access to more than 1 PC at work so is there any software out there than can be transfered from 1 PC to next ?.
Lastly i am a live in carer working 98 hours per week, getting to meetings is very near impossible for me, can someone give me some more info re: online meetings and when these take place ?. I really do want to STOP gambling again and get things right for both myself and my family and lovely little stepdaughter, any help greatly appreciated.