A mother racked up £45,000 in debt and maxed out five credit cards after becoming addicted to online bingo while she was off work sick . Kelly Nield , 32 , would gamble for eight hours at a time and drained all the money she and her boyfriend had saved up together . Her addiction became so bad that she began to have suicidal thoughts and turned to self harm after worrying about how she would ever escape the habit . Scroll down for video . Kelly Nield racked up £45,000 debt and maxed out five credit cards after becoming addicted to online gambling . Mother-of-one Ms Nield , from Billinge , Merseyside , said : 'You get to the point where you ca n't see a way out . 'It 's a vicious cycle as when you win get the buzz to play again , and when you lose you just want to get your money back . ' I just wanted to find a way to make myself stop and when my thoughts turned dark I knew I had to get help . ' She first stumbled across bingo while watching The Jeremy Kyle Show when she was signed off sick from her job as a childcare worker in 2012 . Foxy Bingo was advertised with a bright , brash logo on the daytime television show , luring Ms Nield in before she went on to use other sites too . 'You can go on and do it in your own home in comfort and to begin with it 's not a big deal , ' she said . The mother-of-one would play for eight hours non-stop while she was signed off work sick . ' I 'd been to bingo with friends in the past but not spent more than about £20 . It had never been an issue before . 'But they always let you win something to begin with or offer you free plays . In just over six months , I was £10,000 in debt . ' Ms Nield 's online bingo habit quickly spiralled out of control , and the first thing she would turn to in the morning was her smartphone , where she could get her kick within seconds . She said : ' I would gamble from the second my family left in the morning until they came home at night , and when they were home I would sneak off to the bathroom and bedroom to play . 'My partner would come home and comment that the house had n't been touched and it was because I 'd be sat on it all day , gambling . 'For the first two years I put everything on credit cards . Because I was off and suffering with stress , I do n't really remember it . I think I was just blocking out what was going on . ' I know the difference between right and wrong so now I think what on earth was I doing . ' The mother took out more credit cards , arranged more overdrafts on her bank account and began to dip into the family 's savings . ' I 've ended up with five credit cards in total - one for £10,000 and the others all have around £5,000 on them , ' she said . ' I 'd maxed them all out by the end of 2013 and then until the middle of 2014 I was using any cash I could get my hands on . ' I managed to get a £1,600 overdraft on one of my accounts and I just spent it . 'My partner and I were saving around £500 a month and I would just access the accounts and spend what I could . Now we 're left without any savings at all . ' Eventually she came clean to her boyfriend Ian Nairn , 37 , and she started seeing a doctor to help her tackle her addiction . Now Ms Nield , who is paying off £300 of debt a month , is now calling on the gambling industry to rein in its adverts , which are aired on television throughout the day . Ms Nield is now undergoing counselling after kicking the habit , and is paying back £300 a month to clear her debts . She said : 'They target vulnerable people and make them believe they can make money from gambling . ' I understand some people gamble and have no issues . But many people have a problem and this destroys lives , families and even drives people to suicide . 'It destroys people and leaves them with long term debts , depression and stress . 'No-one gives you anything for nothing in this world and something needs to be done about it . ' Dirk Hanson , CEO of gambling support charity Gamcare , said : 'We applaud people who come forward and admit that they have a problem with gambling . 'We encourage people to get support either for themselves or for family members or friends who might be struggling . 'There is help available out there either through support groups or through one-on-one counselling . 'We know that women in particular are drawn to online forms of gambling and they are more likely to access these services online . 'We offer an online chat service through our helping where people can anonymously come through and chat with one of our advisors . 'It is a reality that people can get hooked on these websites , and people should be fully aware of the risks before getting too involved . ' Foxy Bingo have been contacted for comment .
Kelly Nield got hooked on online gambling while she was off work sick . Mother , the first two years , was lured in by Foxy Bingo advert on The Jeremy Kyle Show . She racked up £45,000 debts and maxed out 5 credit cards in bingo spree . Addiction became so bad that she thought she would never kick the habit . Ms Nield is now in counselling and is paying debts back £300 a month .