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A Gambling Addict Fighting To Save Myself And Others

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@stoppinggambli1 Yeah, I am trying to avoid online betting....I know a lot of these betting sites have casinos like online roulette, which is £1000 worse than the ones in the bookies.

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Match betting Discuss..

Should GB Addicts consider it ?

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I thought I was driven to go on the #FOBT because of the lure of winning.

I find that I was addicted to the pain of losing.

now that the possibility of losing big and quickly is no longer there I find it easier to resist the urges even when I am in pain

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@JohnOhGroats Love it, thanks for sharing your journey with us.

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@stoppinggambli1 Deja vu ?

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@helpforgambling You will recover, you have done it before.

Use the pain to keep fighting.

This shitty situation will pass, trust me.

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@buff_tips 😂😂😂😂

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@AGambler4 Yes, I was thinking the same thing.

The brain is such a devilish organ.

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Ever since the £2 #FOBT limit was introduced, I noticed that the urges to go and gamble are not as strong.

The knowledge that the potential payout is minimal seems to be doing the trick.

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Every time I convince myself to gamble it usually is to do with this.

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The appeal of living outside of your means.

Wanting something for nothing.

Easy and quick money without effort.

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Even at £2 a spin on the #FOBT it is still easy to blow a lot of money.

However it will make it harder to create addicts with such little payouts

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@Nomoregambling1 Same here.

I do feel they will have a trick or two up their sleeve.

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From a selfish point of view mate it’s roulette that my huge problem is with and this will genuinely change my life so I can’t tell you what it means to me

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@collintheporter @Dlane1978 @ZMceniry For the first time I am going months without and when I have episodes they are still bad but not catastrophic.

And not same I am immune to chasing my losses and of course I know I am an addict. But a recovering addict.

Thanks for the words though, I will think on them

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So back to the start.

My addiction is back with a vengeance.

steps I put in place are not enough.

Monzo with gambling blocks on.
bypassed by me taking cash out.

I need to reduce my withdrawal limits.

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@collintheporter @Dlane1978 @ZMceniry I have been gambling for a long time. When I came on twitter I used to lose all my salary.. have nothing rinse and repeat.

I checked and there was not a month in 7 years that I had not gambled.

So I know I am going in the right direction.

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@collintheporter @Dlane1978 @ZMceniry Yeah that is through. But worst case rather lose 20 than 400.

I no longer get urges to gamble every day. Most days I can deal with the urges.

But for the times when that fails me, I now have the protection.

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@ZMceniry @Dlane1978 I am, daily withdrawal cut down, so I know the last episode will not happen again.

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@ZMceniry @Dlane1978 Not all shops take Apple Pay.

Some shops still chip and pin.

I.e doing the Laundry, getting a haircut.

Not going to go into too much detail, but like I said there are times when I actually need cash.

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@bigtam69 I wouldn’t say powerless.

It is strong but I will always fight it.

I am not powerless as long as I have support.

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@monzo have been amazing.

Put a limit on my withdrawal and notes on my account in case I try to take it off.

If I do a loved one gets told.

Thank you.