Gambling addiction advice

[Justmeeeindie]

I’ve messed up majorly I’ve been in a deep depression for the last few months , gambling has been my only thrill and joy , but my addiction is overwhelming I’m spending money I can’t afford and chasing my loses , I have 4 kids and today alone gambled away £50 that should have went on food shop in some vain hope that I would win and have more .
i can’t think straight and don’t know what to do next I know I need to stop gambling , and now I also need to figure out what kids are going to eat tonight .
I feel like a complete failure I don’t know how or why I’ve let myself get into this situation or state,
has anyone else been in similar situation ?

Do you have family and friends you can talk to? You need to be open and honest and ask for help. In regards to food go with someone to the shops to buy you food. Don't borrow money as cash.
Speak to your GP and he completely open and join Gamblers anonymous.
Is there anything that has made you feel so low? Or just general poor mental health? Are you having any therapy?

Well done for realising this is a problem. Can you self exclude yourself from using the websites now? There should be a setting on all of them. I think there’s one on the gamcare site too? Worth a look, Do it quickly while you’re thinking like this before you change your mind. I wish you luck with it. I had a family member who had to sign himself up to be blocked from the sites, he went cold turkey and it helped him

hi not really husband and me are having problems just now he’s lost his job few months ago so money has been major issue and I’ve stupidly though gambling will give us more , he’s not aware of how bad my problem is .

im not sure why I’m feeling so down think combination of things my ex partner of 15 years(older kids dad ) was horribly abusive and controlling for years and he passed away recently , and childhood trauma resurfacing because of recent wedding .

i haven’t ever had therapy but don’t know if i can I can’t seem to talk about any of this irl it’s overwhelming .

Gamblers Anonymous helps some people.

It's worth using ChatGPT, Gemini or similar for support and advice.

Ultimately the only way forward is to stop gambling cold turkey. With addiction there is no moderation.

Thanks just had a google and looks like there’s one Gamstop that should blanket exclude me from sites and also changed settings on bank to exclude me from gambling .

Right so you need to show your husband everything. Be completely open about the extent of the gambling.
Therapy would be taken slowly at your pace. Look into it. It will feel overwhelming now but therapists know what they're doing and can build slowly.