If you're struggling with gambling addiction please do get help it's worth it's weight in gold.
I enjoy watching streamers like jimbo as it often shows the lows of gambling on slots and the little highs you can experience over time but in the long run the losses will always outweigh the wins.
I have put two videos sharing my experience on gambling on YouTube, I'm not very confident talking into a camera but please give them a watch and share your experiences too...
If you don't suffer from an addiction and can stop at anytime I tip my hat to you just please don't let it take over your life.
https://youtu.be/Nr4e-Y8Vg60
https://youtu.be/o8DyMeACzhI
Hi Dan,
Thanks for sharing that, just watched the first video and I'm glad to hear your on the right path after Gambling addiction.
We definitely want this to be not only a community of casino enthusiasts, but also a platform for people like yourself with gambling stories to share good or bad!
I take everything you said on board and can relate it to so many people I've helped with the same sort of issues, I think the first port of call before accepting any kind of help, is to be able to discuss problems that people may have and hopefully then move on to more permanent solutions such as Gamstop, GA meetings like you did & taking one day at a time not thinking about whats happened as you said, but thinking about the future without gambling, if it is indeed a problem in your life.
So thanks again, appreciate you creating this thread and I hope people can watch the video and take some notes from yourself on how to start the ball rolling
Jimbo
Well done and in particular my plaudits for your courage in posting on you tube.
I know there are many people who gamble safety and enjoy a small punt. I am not one of those and when I gambled the red mist would take over, that red mist and a debit card are a dangerous duo. It's almost like being a schizophrenic, your mind is telling you that what you are doing is stupid, but the other half is saying, pump more money in and win big (and of course most of the time you don't). It's like a constant itch, even leaving work you would take a different route home as you knew it took you past a bookies, which you swore you would drive straight past to show you had it beat, but would find yourself stopping.
Fortunately the world has moved on and it is far easier to take control of your own destiny than it used to be. Jimbo ad Craig provide links to GAMBAN and GAMSTOP., you can exclude yourself from bookies in a whole town with one phone call, and the banks now provide the option of block gambling on your debit card, so the limit of your loss is whatever you can draw out in cash if you are that desperate. I do however find that merely having that block on my card helps, as I think "If I lose my cash withdrawal I have no way of winning it back"
Have I had fun gambling, at times yes, but the lows have far outweighed the highs in he past. Without it you are not walking to work as you can't afford to fill your car and you are not eating the remnants of what is left in the freezer.
It's good t see the streamers like the owners of this site highlighting the dangers and providing the resource to stop. And I would reiterate their message, if you can't afford it don't gamble it.
That should do - got to sort out some more bits for that holiday I have finally booked (sorry William Hill - the holiday company are getting my money this month and in the futture :-) )