This is a message to you Phil and anyone else that is currently struggling I guess, I haven't been here for a while but I'd like to thank you Phil for what you did for me with these videos i used to loose every penny I gained and then loans etc. Today I'm officially 6 month gamble free and I have a daughter on the way you truly helped me along my journey and anyone who thinks they can't overcome this addiction. Believe me you can I was the worse of the worse and today I feel amazing. I wish everyone the best and I prey for all of us
I come here whenever I lose money. What you said is very meaningful and familiar, but I think I have lost my faith in myself, new debts arise before I can pay off the old ones, and I cannot get over it. Next month will be difficult, wish me luck.
It's hard to quit once you start gambling. I stopped for a week and started up again. I feel depressed and hopeless 😔. Right now I'm focusing on my weightloss and diet to keep my mind off gambling
Had yet another gambling lapse yesterday and lost more than i could afford to. Agree with Phil in the fact my problem is born out of boredom, depression and habit. Its not the lost money that hurts, its the fact i keep failing to leave this nasty addiction behind and that im hurting the people closest to me. I wont give up trying to quit but not sure how many more recoveries i have left in me. Mental Health issues really are the start of the circle of my gambling. I appreciate these video's Phil, they do help keep things 'current' when complacency kicks in.
Unfortunately I've found that you can. Where's there's a will there's a way. If there was a way to self exclude which was fool proof believe me I'd take it. It relies on a PG controlling an urge to gamble and staff recognising the excluded person, both of which are difficult. I'm back on the road to recovery and for me the one thing that works is letting my partner control my finances. It sucks but sure beats the feeling and guilt of a heavy loss ❤️
@@joeyy9092I'd agree I've been stopping on and off for ages and just had a relapse took £3000 with the silly excuse in my mind to buy jeans, the reality was I didn't want to go to town without enough to chase my losses if I where to gamble, short of it I lost 1700 but managed to crawl it back, I'm really considering transferring all my money to my brothers account, I know it's a losing game and I have more now than ever, which in its own way makes it harder as I have 10 grand sitting tempting me now
100% agree. Always found it extremely difficult to stop if you have money in your wallet and available time, but always found that I could somewhat control the desire to gamble in the first place.
Hi mate long time. I was your 19th sub from yrs ago. I had to close my other archdeacon account down to the idiots etc but im back now and always watch your uploads as the most sense and best advice is always covered. Roulette was my main cause of most of the difficulties throughout my gambling life. I still have my bets on horses, have done since 1980 and have never had a single problem by losing control so im always going to be a gambler but now i abstsain from roulette i can enjoy gambling again.
My blocks mean the only way I can really gamble now is by driving 15 miles out of town. Yesterday I was so close to going. I had it in my head and was on my way to put £300 on a cricket match. On the way I drove past a fishing tackle shop. And I thought no, I’m not going to put the bet on. I’m going to go fishing. I had a good day and I checked the score of that match later on. I would have lost.
I need help. I started going to casinos to play slots almost exactly a year ago. I’m in debt now, of course, and I have been trying to not go, but I get these free play offers and cash bonuses and it’s really hard for me to resist . I’m in the United States, and today just today I lost over $1K and don’t know what I’m going to do for the next two weeks since I just got paid. I’m told “ just don’t go “ take a break, which I very much want to do, it gets bad when I lose because I chase the loss and try to recover my money and even if I do win some back I put it back in trying to get the whole amount back. I know I can’t go, but shoot if you got $140 in free play a week, I am going to want to go try to win something! I never used to gamble, absolutely did not waste my money on it , I would buy scratchers and lotto tickets here and there but that was it . I don’t know what happened to myself 😢
Yeah exactly that, i would find myself 6 months clean no urges at all and think hang on, im sensible now, i can have a bet. Then your back in that cycle.
Been stopped a while and saved some cash, went to buy jeans in town and as I'm banned from every bookies near me I took £3000 cash to buy jeans, lost £1700 in £500 machine shop, managed to get it back but hell I would have done the whole £3000 no problem, I'm going to try to remove my cash from my hands, give it to my brother to hold
yeah having cash on hand definitely needs to be eliminated but I now use self check out machines to take out 20s for free, need to start just keeping my cards at home.. take only one card with low funds in it so no cash outs.. this addiction is wild..
Going through one toughest time right now. Six weeks since my last Bet. But Today was always going to be tough for me.....MOT on the car. Of course it failed £50 for that.... Plus another £220 on top to get it to pass. Just got home with the right hump. But trying really hard to accept it is what it is and taking £100 into the bookies to try and win that £270 back I know isn't the answer....deep breaths! Lol. I know nobody else cares about this, but at least typing it out is calming me down whilst I wait for my better half to dish up an early dinner.
@@FilipaCrack thank you for your reply. Got through yesterday beating the urge to try to recoup what I saw as my £220 and not the MOT place. Really am trying to look at myself from a third person view and question the thoughts I am having, when I think about gambling (Roulette on Fobt is my weakness). Today is another day. Acceptance is key for all of us . Thank you again for the response. Wishing you a good day.
@@FilipaCrack Thank you. Can't believe that day was 2 months ago. Update from me. STILL gamble free since. Feeling confident I can keep going. But I can't afford to be complacent. On my kids life, 2 things have been very noticable. Number 1, My missus has noticed I'm not miserable when we spend money anymore. Number 2, we actually really are financially better, it's crazy, I feel like I spend more than I ever have, yet we have more in the bank. As happy as the above makes me feel, it also saddens me on the wasted years we as a family could have done so much more. I did a check back on my account. Teared up when I see on average I used to spend £1,000 per month in the bookies. So sad it's taking me until I'm 45 years old to really understand the illness I had. I've quit lots of times, But always gone back. I'm certain that isn't the case this time. Keep going everyone and believe. If the fun really has stopped, you have to stop. All the best.
Very helpful video, thank you! I'm with that you the initial urge/desire is a lot easier to resist than the urge to keep going once you've started.
This is a message to you Phil and anyone else that is currently struggling I guess, I haven't been here for a while but I'd like to thank you Phil for what you did for me with these videos i used to loose every penny I gained and then loans etc. Today I'm officially 6 month gamble free and I have a daughter on the way you truly helped me along my journey and anyone who thinks they can't overcome this addiction. Believe me you can I was the worse of the worse and today I feel amazing. I wish everyone the best and I prey for all of us
I come here whenever I lose money. What you said is very meaningful and familiar, but I think I have lost my faith in myself, new debts arise before I can pay off the old ones, and I cannot get over it. Next month will be difficult, wish me luck.
It’s never too late. And the worst thing you can do is loose faith! you can break that addiction
It's hard to quit once you start gambling. I stopped for a week and started up again. I feel depressed and hopeless 😔. Right now I'm focusing on my weightloss and diet to keep my mind off gambling
Had yet another gambling lapse yesterday and lost more than i could afford to.
Agree with Phil in the fact my problem is born out of boredom, depression and habit.
Its not the lost money that hurts, its the fact i keep failing to leave this nasty addiction behind and that im hurting the people closest to me.
I wont give up trying to quit but not sure how many more recoveries i have left in me.
Mental Health issues really are the start of the circle of my gambling.
I appreciate these video's Phil, they do help keep things 'current' when complacency kicks in.
Self ban then you’re cured. Can’t gamble when banned.
Unfortunately I've found that you can. Where's there's a will there's a way. If there was a way to self exclude which was fool proof believe me I'd take it. It relies on a PG controlling an urge to gamble and staff recognising the excluded person, both of which are difficult.
I'm back on the road to recovery and for me the one thing that works is letting my partner control my finances. It sucks but sure beats the feeling and guilt of a heavy loss ❤️
@@joeyy9092I'd agree I've been stopping on and off for ages and just had a relapse took £3000 with the silly excuse in my mind to buy jeans, the reality was I didn't want to go to town without enough to chase my losses if I where to gamble, short of it I lost 1700 but managed to crawl it back, I'm really considering transferring all my money to my brothers account, I know it's a losing game and I have more now than ever, which in its own way makes it harder as I have 10 grand sitting tempting me now
100% agree. Always found it extremely difficult to stop if you have money in your wallet and available time, but always found that I could somewhat control the desire to gamble in the first place.
Totally agree and once the gambling starts the urge to lose everything takes over.
Hi mate long time. I was your 19th sub from yrs ago. I had to close my other archdeacon account down to the idiots etc but im back now and always watch your uploads as the most sense and best advice is always covered. Roulette was my main cause of most of the difficulties throughout my gambling life. I still have my bets on horses, have done since 1980 and have never had a single problem by losing control so im always going to be a gambler but now i abstsain from roulette i can enjoy gambling again.
My blocks mean the only way I can really gamble now is by driving 15 miles out of town. Yesterday I was so close to going. I had it in my head and was on my way to put £300 on a cricket match. On the way I drove past a fishing tackle shop. And I thought no, I’m not going to put the bet on. I’m going to go fishing. I had a good day and I checked the score of that match later on. I would have lost.
When i lose money i come here to listen
I need help. I started going to casinos to play slots almost exactly a year ago. I’m in debt now, of course, and I have been trying to not go, but I get these free play offers and cash bonuses and it’s really hard for me to resist . I’m in the United States, and today just today I lost over $1K and don’t know what I’m going to do for the next two weeks since I just got paid. I’m told “ just don’t go “ take a break, which I very much want to do, it gets bad when I lose because I chase the loss and try to recover my money and even if I do win some back I put it back in trying to get the whole amount back. I know I can’t go, but shoot if you got $140 in free play a week, I am going to want to go try to win something!
I never used to gamble, absolutely did not waste my money on it , I would buy scratchers and lotto tickets here and there but that was it . I don’t know what happened to myself 😢
Yeah exactly that, i would find myself 6 months clean no urges at all and think hang on, im sensible now, i can have a bet. Then your back in that cycle.
Been stopped a while and saved some cash, went to buy jeans in town and as I'm banned from every bookies near me I took £3000 cash to buy jeans, lost £1700 in £500 machine shop, managed to get it back but hell I would have done the whole £3000 no problem, I'm going to try to remove my cash from my hands, give it to my brother to hold
yeah having cash on hand definitely needs to be eliminated but I now use self check out machines to take out 20s for free, need to start just keeping my cards at home.. take only one card with low funds in it so no cash outs.. this addiction is wild..
So much sense spoken
Going through one toughest time right now. Six weeks since my last Bet. But Today was always going to be tough for me.....MOT on the car. Of course it failed £50 for that.... Plus another £220 on top to get it to pass. Just got home with the right hump. But trying really hard to accept it is what it is and taking £100 into the bookies to try and win that £270 back I know isn't the answer....deep breaths! Lol.
I know nobody else cares about this, but at least typing it out is calming me down whilst I wait for my better half to dish up an early dinner.
Be strong man people do care
@@FilipaCrack thank you for your reply. Got through yesterday beating the urge to try to recoup what I saw as my £220 and not the MOT place.
Really am trying to look at myself from a third person view and question the thoughts I am having, when I think about gambling (Roulette on Fobt is my weakness).
Today is another day. Acceptance is key for all of us .
Thank you again for the response. Wishing you a good day.
@@FilipaCrack Thank you. Can't believe that day was 2 months ago.
Update from me. STILL gamble free since. Feeling confident I can keep going. But I can't afford to be complacent. On my kids life, 2 things have been very noticable. Number 1, My missus has noticed I'm not miserable when we spend money anymore. Number 2, we actually really are financially better, it's crazy, I feel like I spend more than I ever have, yet we have more in the bank.
As happy as the above makes me feel, it also saddens me on the wasted years we as a family could have done so much more.
I did a check back on my account. Teared up when I see on average I used to spend £1,000 per month in the bookies.
So sad it's taking me until I'm 45 years old to really understand the illness I had. I've quit lots of times, But always gone back. I'm certain that isn't the case this time.
Keep going everyone and believe. If the fun really has stopped, you have to stop.
All the best.
Thanks, makes sense ❤
The urge to be in control then find we are not ,,,
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