Welcome. Everything said during this chat will be treated in the strictest confidence.<div style='font-size:16px';><strong>David A.</strong> :  Hi how can i help tonight?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Podge11</strong> :  Hi I got married a few year ago and had a minor gambling addiction before I made quite a bit money that helped paying for it after the wedding I decided this win streak would continue and ended up loosing thousands maxing credit cards and having to take loans to pay my debts I signed up to gamstop and stopped for 2.5 years but over the last maybe 6 months it’s hit hard again I managed to find a website that isn’t on gamstop and it’s defeated me again lost thousands again and back to another loan I’ve closed this account so can no longer gamble on anything I really want to beat this addiction but it’s affecting my mental health everyday <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Podge11</strong> :  I had it beat before for such a long while but it creeped back up and has floored me again <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>David A.</strong> :  Thanks for sharing mate, i know first hand how gambling starts as bit of fun and progresses to taking over all aspects of your life. <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>David A.</strong> :  I came on the chat like you in december 2018 and got to a GA meeting and since then lifesgot so much better gamble free and i was floored like you.<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Podge11</strong> :  It’s so hard mate I suffer with bad social anxiety which puts me off going to meetings <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Podge11</strong> :  I have a 15 month old child too and could cry every decide to gamble but today is the day I change I would have been debt free in a year but now it’s upto 3 year my goal is to beat this for me and my family’s sake <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>David A.</strong> :  Thing is mate everyone thats in the meetings are like you and me.. they went from dispair to recovery and share the experience of recovery . It is the only place that has got me to stop and stay stopped.<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>David A.</strong> :  If you want i could get a local member to give you call ,put you at ease.<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>David A.</strong> :  Are you still here mate?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>David A.</strong> :  If you want help were here anytime and you can come chat again 👍<br></div><br>== This Chat Has Been Closed ==<br>Press "Exit Chat" to return to homepage.