Hi, Guys. Thanks for the reply, it really does mean a lot to me and others to whom you have replied that you care enough to do so. I know I have a problem with gambling. ( I don’t like to use the term addict even though I know I’m addicted and I will be addicted until I leave this weird and wonderful place) I have put a lot of things in place to stop myself from gambling over time, trust me. I have in the past installed Gamblock on my devices but I was that hell-bent on gambling one day I went and spent £500.00 on a new laptop to circumvent the blocking software. I went on to lose 2.5K that day, a sole destroying amount of money (credit card) I self-excluded from 98% of landbased casinos in the UK under the Sense scheme about 7 years or so ago but I reversed it once the time was up, having said that I didn’t actually play on the day I reversed the exclusion as I had a 7-day cooling-off period I think it was or it might have been 24hrs I can’t remember now but I haven’t set foot in one since I first self-excluded, so that really helped. I have self-excluded from all the bookies in the town I used to live in and the nearest city which also helped but you can only self-exclude for a certain amount of time on all of these schemes, once it runs out and you give notice you want to be able to go back in, you can and it all starts again if you can’t control the habit. I think the slogan if the fun stops, stop is offensive because the gambling companies know that you are addicted and in many ways, they are just pacifying the Gambling Commission and the government as they know some of the people who have self-excluded will end up going back and losing their money which is basically what they want. I don’t think they actually care about the destruction gambling can cause in a person’s life, they just want your dollars! Try saying to a drug addict or an alcoholic (a person with a drink and/or a drug problem) you’re going a bit over the top there mate/miss. I think you’ve stopped having fun so you should stop, they’d probably try and rip your head off your shoulders if they were rattling. I do understand the other side of the coin and realise the sector employs a lot of people but not sure if it’s right given how many people are jumping under trains and taking overdoses etc, that’s all kept on the down-low as well. Anyhoot I have put a lot of things in place to stop myself from gambling and I am getting better. I didn’t gamble today or yesterday and I don’t intend to tomorrow either. I have gone back to work and been doing a lot in the garden to occupy myself and I’m enjoying that. I’ve got potatoes on the go tomatoes, green beans, raspberries, strawberries, chillies, peppers…allsorts TBH. Stay strong and never give up trying to give up!
