16. "I was charged with attempted robbery and communicating a bomb threat...It was a cry for help" | Bryan's Story

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In a desperate attempt to continue gambling, Bryan walked into a high street bank and gave the clerk seconds to hand over cash. He threatened to blow up the premises with the explosives in his rucksack, if his demands were not met…

Bryan had no such explosives and almost instantly walked out of the bank to call the police and tell them what he had done. Unsurprisingly, Bryan was arrested and sentenced to time in prison.

On this episode of Hold or Fold, Bryan chats to Steve about how his gambling started, how he was able to adapt to prison life and what led him to this self confessed ‘moment of madness’

Bryan has since turned his life around, committed to recovery and sobriety and will use any opportunity he can to warn others and try to prevent them going down the same road he did.

USEFUL LINKS:

• Gambler's Anonymous
• Mindfulness Space
• GAMSTOP
• Reframe Coaching
• Gamcare
• Gamble Aware
• BetKnowMore
• Breakeven
• Gamfam
• Gamlearn
• Breakeven
• GLEN - Gambling Lived Experience Network

Bryan also asked that we link the book 'Twisted Wired' by Sarina Wheatman. Sarina is an addiction therapist and Bryan was acknowledged in one of her books

Call the National Gambling helpline, for free, on 0808 8020 133

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This episode is hosted by...

Ben Jones & Steve Girling

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