Welcome. Everything said during this chat will be treated in the strictest confidence.<div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  Hi there, how can I help tonight?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Ak think it’s time to try something to stop the gambling<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  Hopefully I can help tonight then. What type of gambling do you do?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Anything really but online slots is the biggest issue tbh <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  I was horses, dogs, golf etc but the online is massive now. <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Aye don’t know if it’s the quickness of the slots but that or football are the usual but when I do the slots I’ll gamble until there is nothing left <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  I was the same, if I won I wanted more and if I lost I chased. <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Yup<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  Your saying you want to try something to stop, have you considered trying a meeting?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Possibly, like everyone else who hasn’t been to one it’s the guilt really or shame of going that stops me <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  I can understand that, what I would say tho is that everyone who attends has had to make that first step. What I have done in the past is get a local member to mark contact have have that initial chat with the person looking to get along<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Yeah, likely need to do something as we speak advert on tv for paddy power…mental<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  Yeah it’s rife now with all the adverts. What area are you from?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Falkirk/Stirling area<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  Ok, I could get a member to give you a shout, the meeting is on tomorrow night in falkirk <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Is it a turn up? Or pre reg ?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  You can just turn up, if you done want contact I can at least make the meeting aware that you are going along. <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  What time they meeting at?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  Give me 2 mins<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  FALKIRK 7:30pm to 9:30pm Old Parish Church Larbert, 19 Denny Road, Larbert, FK5 3AB Gamblers Anonymous Meeting<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Ok will give it a go<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  Excellent, I will make the meeting aware that there will be a new member turning up <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  Ok thanks a lot<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Tam H.</strong> :  No worries, is there anything else I can help with tonight?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>K</strong> :  No mate have a good one <br></div><div class='msgln'><span class='left-info'>User <b class='user-name-left'>K</b> has left the chat session.</span><br></div><br>== This Chat Has Been Closed ==<br>Press "Exit Chat" to return to homepage.