alyssa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on fruit machines and down at the bookies. but she has got out of hand when she started doing it online in her 30s. started doing it online in her 305. i started doing it online in her 30s. ~ . . 30s. i think it started when i was quite 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, so - 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, so about i 30s. i think it started when i i was quite young, so about nine years old or something like that. my mum had, i m not blaming my mum, she hated gambling, but she had a caravan that we were always in the arcade, and at the time you could play on the slot machines, it didn t matter if you are aged, like a 5p spin it was. and she would give me pocket money every night, and i was putting it in their, and i won £35, and i would give it to my mum to look after. and then i kept dipping into it. find my mum to look after. and then i kept dipping in
experiences of addiction, partly because of the stigma and shame. but rebecca is passionate about speaking out, to help others. i passionate about speaking out, to help others. to help others. i had my first son and i to help others. i had my first son and i got to help others. i had my first son and i got post-natal i son and i got post natal depression, and i remember winning, ijust went on a gambling site and i1 really big, and i never stopped. gambling site and i1 really big, and i neverstopped. it wasjust continuous. i one really big. ijust remember getting scratch cards, losing, winning, opening more and more accounts online continuously. and yeah, and before i knew i was a gambling addict. i used to online slots, then i would move to, i was betting on horses. i don t even know what you do, but i wasjust horses. i don t even know what you do, but i was just putting money there because i was looking for this dopamine hit that i wanted, and i couldn t get it from slots anymor