Discussion & help on depression & mental health related issues

[Grinch]

Got a flat tyre. Annoying. I'm ok mate. Nothing new to report to be honest. Driving home yesterday with my little girl I was actually in a good mood. Don't know where it came from but for about 2 hours I was ok.

Didn't last long but it was a nice 2 hours.

See this shows that even in the downs of life in general, happiness can be found It was only 2 hours but I bet it felt great. So happy to hear you enjoyed time with your little lady.

 

[MrD]

See this shows that even in the downs of life in general, happiness can be found It was only 2 hours but I bet it felt great. So happy to hear you enjoyed time with your little lady.

It did feel nice. Odd but nice. Hope there will be more of that to come.

 

[MrD]

What type is your dog mate.

Jack Russell/German shepherd cross.

 

[carlos21]

Jack Russell/German shepherd cross.

Very nice mate.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Man. Is this the first time you've gotten in this deep? Has it been building for a while?

I’ve been losing much smaller amounts for several years and I’ve been trying to fool myself into believing that I didn’t have a problem with gambling.

My recent big loss has shocked me to my core and made me realise I have a big problem. I just couldn’t stop chasing my losses. I knew what I was doing was daft but it was as if I had been temporarily afflicted with madness.

£12,000 is a lot of money to the average Joe, but it’s a gargantuan amount of money to me.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Been there, not quite 12k in one hit but much more of a period of time.

Nothing more gut wrenching.

Was it on horses or machines?

Cheers for replying mate. In a strange way it’s good to know I’m not the only one.

It was horses mainly. I just had this compulsion to keep going, to keep chasing my losses. And I kept going until I was wiped out financially.

 

[AmericasToffee]

I’ve been losing much smaller amounts for several years and I’ve been trying to fool myself into believing that I didn’t have a problem with gambling.

My recent big loss has shocked me to my core and made me realise I have a big problem. I just couldn’t stop chasing my losses. I knew what I was doing was daft but it was as if I had been temporarily afflicted with madness.

£12,000 is a lot of money to the average Joe, but it’s a gargantuan amount of money to me.

12k is big to anyone. Now you recognize. Go get some help pal. There's plenty of resources and people to talk to.

 

[evertondotcom]

Cheers for replying mate. In a strange way it’s good to know I’m not the only one.

It was horses mainly. I just had this compulsion to keep going, to keep chasing my losses. And I kept going until I was wiped out financially.

Speak to the people in the bookies and self exclude yourself. They have a duty of care and once you raise your concerns they simply won't accept any bets from you.

Ban yourself from all online bookmakers.

 

[Bungle]

I’ve been losing much smaller amounts for several years and I’ve been trying to fool myself into believing that I didn’t have a problem with gambling.

My recent big loss has shocked me to my core and made me realise I have a big problem. I just couldn’t stop chasing my losses. I knew what I was doing was daft but it was as if I had been temporarily afflicted with madness.

£12,000 is a lot of money to the average Joe, but it’s a gargantuan amount of money to me.

I hope you take this in the way I intend it mate, but you've been here before and mentioned that it would be the last time, did you seek any help after the last episode below?

I got drunk at the casino because my anxiety was severe and I wanted to escape it for Afew hours. To cut a long story short I have ended up gambling away the £5k that my wife has scrupulously saved for a new kitchen. By 11pm I had only lost a few hundred quid but I kept chasing it and things got out of hand.

I'm never gambling or drinking again.

My wife is really disgruntled but she's also been understanding. What's killing me is thinking about all the hard work she had to do to save that money. I just feel so low.

Like I said I know as much as anyone through my brother how gambling takes hold of people so I'm not having a go at you or trying to make it sound like you can just flick a switch and turn off the addiction, just trying to understand what has happened between the last £5k loss and this newest one. Have you been to GA or have you just been battling it yourself?

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

I hope you take this in the way I intend it mate, but you've been here before and mentioned that it would be the last time, did you seek any help after the last episode below?



Like I said I know as much as anyone through my brother how gambling takes hold of people so I'm not having a go at you or trying to make it sound like you can just flick a switch and turn off the addiction, just trying to understand what has happened between the last £5k loss and this newest one. Have you been to GA or have you just been battling it yourself?

To be honest mate I've been trying to deal with it on my own, obviously to no avail. Stupid of me, I know. I fully intended to seek help the last time this happened but I somehow convinced myself that I wasn't actually an addict.

My first GA meeting is tomorrow.

 

[Bungle]

To be honest mate I've been trying to deal with it on my own, obviously to no avail. Stupid of me, I know. I fully intended to seek help the last time this happened but I somehow convinced myself that I wasn't actually an addict.

My first GA meeting is tomorrow.

Good luck with it mate, it really helped my brother just hearing some of the horror stories and painted a picture of where he was heading if he didn't stop. Hope it goes well.

 

[Tipp blue]

To be honest mate I've been trying to deal with it on my own, obviously to no avail. Stupid of me, I know. I fully intended to seek help the last time this happened but I somehow convinced myself that I wasn't actually an addict.

My first GA meeting is tomorrow.

The worst thing about gambling is that you can convince yourself that you can bet your way out of trouble, different to all other addiction no alcoholic thinks that they can drink their way out of their addiction. It's ruined many people's lives and lives of their families, like all addictions it doesn't just affect the addict. You're getting help now, good on you hope everything things get better.

 

[Grinch]

@MrD how was your weekend buddy?

 

[MrD]

@MrD how was your weekend buddy?

Hi Grinch. I'm ok thanks for asking mate. I'm trying to be positive as much as I can. Still having bad days (like today) but I'm ok.

I miss it in here when it's quiet. I found talking to you all really helped.

 

[Grinch]

Hi Grinch. I'm ok thanks for asking mate. I'm trying to be positive as much as I can. Still having bad days (like today) but I'm ok.

I miss it in here when it's quiet. I found talking to you all really helped.

Well keep on chatting then bud Don't forget to spark up some conversations in other threads about Everton, The Ale House or any of the others. Lots to be talked about that can take your mind off everything.