Last year I started playing roulette couldn't believe my luck, went from X to over X within a week, I had struggled with money my whole life. I was so stupid I carried on and on till I eventually lost it all and whatever savings I did have, now I find my self in debt LOL. I know I wont gather much sympathy but I truly believe winning is the worst thing that can ever happen to you.
I have been gambling for over 30 years and stopped on the 22nd may. So pleased to have blocked my online gambling. I feel I did this at the perfect time as no bookies where open. I feel the reason a lot of people gamble is to relive that high when they are winning. Gamblers are often very optimistic thinking they can win and beat the bookie, but if they do win it will go back to the bookies, plus losses and more losses You kid yourself, just one more tenner, only to get stuck in the chase. I used to gamble, when I first started on a YTS many years ago, mainly in amusement arcades. I would only have about twenty five pounds and lose the lot within a few hours or even less. I would aim just to win a pound on each fruit machine and would manage this on 3 or 4 more fruit machines and then lose the lot. Lots of gamblers think if I have a larger amount of money in the pot that they will win, but this is not true. All these years later I would play roulette or greyhounds online, start off with 200 pounds to win just twenty, but greed gets the better of you and you wont leave until you lose it all. The devil in you will just keep saying 'just one more go'. Sorry for going on if I have bored you to sleep at least that's time not gambling. Yesterday was tough with the bookmakers back open, but still gamble free 23 days.Just to add a good DVD to watch is 'Sunshine' with steve coogan. P.S if we can cope with lockdown. Where we have to cope with a new world we can cope with anything.
Couldn’t agree more with both the above - all my big losses have come directly after wins. Your mind does frenzied calculations on how much you’ve won and how much you can therefore afford to lose before you’re into the “real” money. Then when you’re into the real money it’s “I’ll just round it up” or “skim the excess” and then all reason just goes out of the window.
Winning is the worst thing you can do - thought you need to hold on to when having a wobble. It’s easy to say it will be different next time but it’s just another lie akin to the calculations mentioned above.
Hi @yozza67 and@superduperstupid. Yozza not at all boring what you said it's the truth. Unfortunately as addicts we often run on adrenaline etc without our fix life can be boring. I'm 11 days today GF and I admit I'm having difficulty filling my evenings as my husband goes to bed 6-6.30 teenage son (doing what teenage boys do !!). I have a chronic conditions that limits what I can do all this last few years recipe for disaster for me and obviously the effects that gambling addiction has had on my family. Totally understand the bookies problem I haven't had to face one of my worst problems yet bingo halls reopening if you read my posts which say I have gambled for 20 years bingo was my poison. Not just the gambling a reason to do my hair put on make-up meet friends and it was all fairly manageable. Then one Christmas I was given an I pad as a gift then I started on line bingo slots ..................... Is it ok for me to go to bingo in a controlled way when reopens my addiction is saying yes yes yes it won't hurt . My addiction is saying..... I don't smoke I don't drink alcohol I deserve to do something. But.......after going 11 days ,reading everyone's posts and starting the counselling I know I can't go I'm an addict, if I was an alcoholic I wouldn't have a drink . The penny has dropped big time !!! Yozza really awesome your 23days gamble free keep walking past the bookies no good will come of going in !!.@superduperstupid winning fuels the adrenaline rush keeps it going. You always think you are going to win again it's a vicious sickening cycle on repeat like a record. When you win you don't actually win the damage to your mental health is immense......... Take it off repeat hope we all succeed it won't be easy but things that are good don't come easy
My main reason for stopping was my mum passing away. I inherited some money from this and started losing this. I know it would have gone by now if I had not stopped. Still realise it's only one day at a time. Will need to find another hobby to fill the gap. Well done to you Charlie boy on stopping. I know for certain anyone who is addicted for a few years will have tales where they have had a good win, but it will go back either shortly or quickly. Music helps me a lot when I am bored. Will use the money I save to watch snow patrol live, when things get back to normal. Between us all we could make a fantastic book of lies to cover our gambling when trapped by the addiction
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