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"Hi my names Smithy and I'm a gambler - help!"

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Sat 27/09/03 at 21:34
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Right ok so maybe I'm not a hardcore gambler yet!

See my grandad comes up to me today and goes "oh i lost £20 down the bookies today"

Before that my mates like "oh I lost £15 down the bookies today"

And i've only lost a tenner in 4 days. Ok a tenner, not much, maybe buy a cd or a takeaway or a new shirt or something.

But see I'm getting carried away and recently the old fruit machines are becoming tempting even though there a rip-off.

I'm not a proper gambler but I'm worried I might become one.

How do i stop?

Cheers
Sat 27/09/03 at 21:34
Regular
Posts: 80
Right ok so maybe I'm not a hardcore gambler yet!

See my grandad comes up to me today and goes "oh i lost £20 down the bookies today"

Before that my mates like "oh I lost £15 down the bookies today"

And i've only lost a tenner in 4 days. Ok a tenner, not much, maybe buy a cd or a takeaway or a new shirt or something.

But see I'm getting carried away and recently the old fruit machines are becoming tempting even though there a rip-off.

I'm not a proper gambler but I'm worried I might become one.

How do i stop?

Cheers
Sat 27/09/03 at 21:36
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smithy wrote:
> How do i stop?

I guess just stopping would be agood idea. Maybe taking up a new hobby to take your mind off it would help.
Sat 27/09/03 at 21:48
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Tie yourself to the radiator, if you can't get to the bookies, you can't gamble.
Sat 27/09/03 at 21:50
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got any red hot tips at the bookies?
Sat 27/09/03 at 21:51
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Dude it is an addiction not just something people do.

Try and limit yourself to what you spend. If you fancy a gamble give yourself £5 to spend and only go once or twice a week to 'that corner of the pub' where the money-stealing machines are.

In my local they have a cashmachine right next to the fruit machines; I reckon this is pretty wrong!
Sat 27/09/03 at 21:59
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Just have to show self control and not let yourself gamble. There is no cure you just have tro stop yourself. Tying yourself to a radiator is an idea as it means you CANT go. What i mean is dont let yourself go.

I know i rambled but im really tired. Sorry for my 'rambling'.
Sun 28/09/03 at 11:50
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Get yourself an expensive morgage, a credit card and a loan - it helped me stop :)
Sun 28/09/03 at 11:59
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Yeah great plan. Or you could just handcuff yourself to the radiator.
Sun 28/09/03 at 12:01
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Yes but like you said earlier "you CANT go" which means that you'd have to plait your legs and hope a mate would get your beer for you.
Sun 28/09/03 at 12:03
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Um....yeah it'd have to be a good friend.

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