27-12-2013, 03:39 PM
hi this is all new to me so you will have to bear with me ..im a 40 yr old woman with 3 grown up children and i live with my partner .at the moment i am really struggling with gambling and have done for quite a few yrs .it all started off when my partner took me to the casino ..i had never been to one before so it was exciting i won a little bit on the slots but over the years ive found this has gone steadily worse and worse ..its now taken me to going to machine shops and allso online gambling ...today i find myself feeling very low and depressed and agitated as i had a play on christmas day ..won on an online slot ..and this morning i have lost the lot plus more out of our bank ...i am physically pushing my family and partner to the edge and i dont know what to do ....there is only so many times and chances they are going to give me before i lose everything ..i was just wondering if there was anyone out there in the same boat as me ..if so please get in touch as i would like to know im not alone on this im looking at going to a ga meeting but not sure of where there is one in my area i live in bolton north west please anyone out there with simalar stories please get in touch maz x