Welcome. Everything said during this chat will be treated in the strictest confidence.<div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Hi Stephen <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Hi, really struggling at the minute nute<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Ok mate I’ve been in your shoes. Are you looking to get help for your gambling and to a ga meeting?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Went to ga for bout a year then come vid came n tried the online thing<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Covid<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  What meeting did you go to before? Where you from mate and I’ll have a look see what meetings are on this week<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Used to go to rutherglen sat morning, been to Shaw's n been to parkhead<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Ok mate there’s a Parkhead meeting on tomorrow afternoon. Or there’s rutherglen, Shawlands and Toryglen tomorrow night. You able to get to one of them and I’ll get someone from the meeting to get in contact with you?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Nearly went to Shaw's last week but it was an open meeting cos someone was getting their pin <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Right. What meeting you think can get to tomorrow?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Meant to be going to my partners tom night, trying to repair my relationship cos <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  So they know bout the gambling mate? Does a Friday meeting suit better?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  The gambling is killing me, managed 3 years n what I'd done was wiped out<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Stephen it’s horrific man. I was the same I had been at ga for a few years and then left and was totally out of control. Life was a mess on all fronts. Thankfully I managed to get back to a meeting and started getting better mate. So there is help for you and life csn get better again<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Sorry my partner was trying to phone me<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  People don't understand what this does to you<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Folk in ga understand mate and that’s how can start to get back on track. When can you get to a meeting?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  When I went to ga before I found it very difficult cos I'm not normally a talker or a sharer <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Aye it’s difficult at the start mate. And I was the same. But it gets that wee bit easier as time goes on. <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  I'm sitting thinking how the fuck do I survive this<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  With the help of ga Stephen. That’s what happened for me. I thought was no way out. But I’m so glad and relived I reached out to ga again the same as you have done tonight mate <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Are you still there Stephen?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Sorry was on the phone to my partner or ex partner jury is still out 😞 n that <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  What meeting are you able to get to tomorrow or next few days mate?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Not sure, I'll need to have a look at the list. Michael I really don't want to go to the meeting cos it ramps up my social anxiety <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Doesn't help that I've just had a semi rammy with my partner <br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  That’s how G.A. works Stephen through meetings and that’s my experience of getting help, it was done through getting to meetings. We are lucky there’s meetings on every day now in west of Scotland. I can put you in contact with someone from a meeting and they will make you feel at ease mate and meet you before the meeting<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  Can I speak to you on the phone<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  Aye mate certainly. What’s your number?<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Stephen </strong> :  07768958348<br></div><div style='font-size:16px';><strong>Michael F.</strong> :  2 secs<br></div><br>== This Chat Has Been Closed ==<br>Press "Exit Chat" to return to homepage.