Today I gambled 2.5k

[Whisky2014]

Fucking hell. When I looked at my bank statement I actually cannot believe it.
I had made 7k over the last week. I won 2.5k today and tonight I thought I'd give it another go. Fucking lost the 2.5k. So im still up but i am struggling to not go back on and chase my losses. I am just realising how addicted I am. I go on everyday. Started with matched betting. I am definitely "up". Over the last year I have made and won about 10k. I was SO happy today with that 2.5k win. I had the most money in my account ever and now it's gone. What a fucking twat.

Beat the Bookies - don't play their game.

I'm trying my best! No gambling today!

Honestly stop worshipping money, it’s become your master and I speak as someone who has been addicted to just about everything, doesn’t matter what it is, us addicts are all chasing a fix and NOTHING works, no drug, no rush from a gambling win, active addiction is insatiable and a bottomless pit, all the time we feed it we are locked in the soul-destroying cycle. It has to be abstinence, there truly are no short cuts

ok but that's my plan..

How are you getting on Whisky?

Hi summer. I'm ok thanks. I haven't gambled but I have found it very hard. Every so often I have a huge urge to play starburst. What I am doing though is thinking "£400 is alot of money and i can't afford to lose it". That's what I would transfer if i was to play. So that thought alone is deterring me for now but it is really difficult. Coupled with all the betting adverts that come on tv as well as folk asking me about my betting...I would talk about all my bets and winnings so people found it interesting because I was doing so well. I have just told people I have stopped now because I was up by quite alot of money that I don't want to risk it and hopefully now the comments woll stop. Cause that just gives me the urge to go make (or lose) more. I definitely have a need to make as much money as i can. I need to address that!

You are doing so well, the urges are hard. It will hopefully get easier over time as your brain gets used to not gambling and relying on that dopamine hit.

Yeh thats what im hoping. I downloaded candy crush to keep me busy instead. And im not doing any in app purchases or anything :)