I Actively Gamble or I Have Gambled

I actively gamble or I am a gambler in recovery

Welcome to thrivin’ together’s page for active gamblers and gamblers in recovery. This page is here to provide support and information to yourself as an active gambler or gambler in recovery.

We are a woman-led, lived experience organisation offering choice, voice and change for women across the UK. This includes women who are affected by someone else’s gambling.

At thrivin’ together cic we offer support in a tailored way, every woman is different and every story and situation are different. We currently offer:

• 1-2-1 peer support
• Information and signposting
• Counselling and coaching
• Monthly newsletter
• Dedicated WhatsApp group

We also have workshops, activities and events running regularly, you can visit our Learn, Grow and Heal page to view current sessions running. You will need to become a member in order to access any of our support / sessions.

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• Facebook

thrivin’ together have a Facebook page with regular posts around support and information and much more, dedicated to gamblers in recovery. Click the link above to access the page.

Privacy
We cannot make you anonymous on our Facebook page, but there are steps you can take to make yourself anonymous on or page, if you wish:

• Make your account private by using the options under the ‘Audience and visibility’ heading to change the audience to ‘Only me’ for your posts and tags.
• Hide your profile from search by changing the audience visibility to ‘Only me’ for all your Facebook profile information.

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Contact Kerri

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Do you have a gambling addiction? Signs of a gambler:

• Gambling more than you can afford to lose
• Feelings of anger when losing money through gambling
• Gambling on another day to try to win back the money lost – chasing losses
• Borrowing money to gamble
• Lying to conceal the extent and the amount of involvement with gambling
• Gambling has started to cause financial problems for your household
• Always thinking about gambling and planning how to get money to gamble again
• Frightened you will be unable to pay the rent/mortgage/bill this month
• Struggling to feed the family
• Struggling to sleep or relax
• Feeling helpless, hopeless, frightened, threatened, angry, suspicious, depressed, anxious
• Loss of appetite, interest in hobbies, seeing friends

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Nadine’s Story

Nadine, founder of thrivin’ together cic, shares her journey with Fast Forward Podcast, from the lows where she felt helpless and unable to stop gambling, right through to today, where she has created her own organisation-thrivin’ together cic.

Listen here

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Resources for Active Gamblers and Gamblers in Recovery

Gambling Recovery Radio and Videos Gambling & Women discussion on BBC Woman’s Hour Gambling my Life Away: Stories of Addiction & Recovery on BBC The Conversation Hooked The Unexpected Addicts on BBC Sounds Luck be a Lady: Rise of Female Gambling Headward blog for gamblers in recovery & affected others

Cultural Diversity and Intensity Do it for her short film by Gambling Harms UK Breaking the Silence in South East Asian Communities animation from Beacon Counselling Trust and ARA

Abusive Behaviour Support Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) Women’s Aid How to check what devices are linked to your mobile account How to secure your tech Women’s Aid Report on Virtual Abuse

Suicide Organisations to reach out to  Suicide & Co Gambling with Lives

Eating Disorder, Self Harm and Trauma Beat Help and support including a directory of local support NHS List of support for Self Harm Treatment options in relation to Trauma

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Group Support

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Helplines and other support

National Gambling Helpline – 0808 8020 133
Gordon Moody – How we can help – Gordon Moody
Betknowmore – Peer Aid – Peer Aid, our peer support service | Betknowmore UK
Primary Care Gambling Service – Primary Care
Gambling Service Adferiad rehab Gambling – Adferiad

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