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  • 7 April 2017 at 12:58 pm in reply to: Lost too much to gambling.Need this to be over #37395
    CraigS83
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    Im constantly thinking of how long it’s going to take to get out of this mess, it really is scary how much time this is going to take but I guess the more time away from gambling the easier it should become.
    After losing everything yesterday I’ve woke up to a letter saying my bills are going up, typical.
    Howcome the focus doesn’t kick in until after losing? It’s always the same.Yesterday set me back month’s and I got absolutely no enjoyment out of it.
    I have goals in life that are constantly being put off because of this.
    I understand what you are saying about not feeling happy and I think it’s important to always remember feeling this way, gambling has done this to us and it’s time to say no more.I heard someone say if you get knocked down always land on your back because if you can look up you can get up.
    That sticks with me big time. It’s honestly time to let all of this go and start getting our lives back on track. It’ll take time but it’ll be worth it.
    Craig

    7 April 2017 at 11:38 am in reply to: Lost too much to gambling.Need this to be over #37393
    CraigS83
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    Thanks for replying, it really does mean alot to know I’m not alone with this.
    I’ve never had an issue with online betting,I done it once and for some reason never bothered with it again, it’s always in the bookies that it happens.
    I’ve self excluded from absolutely everywhere local including one independent bookmakers.
    I went back into that particular bookies a few weeks after self excluding, the staff member approached me and instead of telling me I was excluded and to leave he told me that he had tore up my self exclusion form and I was free to use his betting shop anytime I liked.
    If he had told me to get out the embarrassment alone would have made me leave however since that day I have lost scary amounts of money in his shop. They couldn’t have cared less that I had self excluded. I have now given that place an absolute fortune back. I hate it.Everybody just wants the money I’ve worked so hard for.
    Can I ask,what is longest you have went without a gamble?
    I went roughly 4 weeks once and it felt incredible, I wish I had never went back to it.

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