Hi all, new here, this isn’t something I’d usually do but here goes. 2nd attempt for me at giving up gambling, first thing I’ve thought about this morning was opening up the sites for my fix. It’s going to be a long road. Any tips or advice on how to to quench the urges would be appreciated. Many thanks
Welcome. Is there anything on the site that you have read that others have done to help themselves that sounds like something you could do?
Chris.
You need to get blocks in place to stop you when the urges surface. Sign up to gamstop, but a blocker on your phone, I use betblocker, and get your bank to put a block on gambling transactions. You need to go full in with stopping so sign up for the max of 5 years.
I would also recommend speaking to Gamcare as they can give you advice tailored to your own situation. For me, they arranged some counselling which was really helpful in my ongoing recovery.
The main thing is that you want to stop.
Good luck!
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