Hello,
This is my first post here.
I've gotten into gambling a year and a half ago and it's sucked the life force out of me.
Today is my birthday, which coincided with my paycheck which was bad news...
I'm already in debt due to my (recently realized) gambling addiction.
I actually won good today, just to come back at 2 AM to lose it all.
The financial aspect is ruining me. I have my parents and sister to support and can't really talk to them about my addiction.
I'm looking for ways to quit, but always find a way back. I alreadi spent 50% of my paycheck for February and 30% of the rest is to pay off my debts.
I'm at a loss what to do. I cannot dig myself out of the financial hole I've buried myself in and it's slowly killing me.
I spent all night sleepless and wondering what to do and winnig big on slots sound terrible and oddly enticing. This leads to a cycle of losing and chasing losses until I'm forced to not gamble so I can eat.
Well, it looks like for the first month of my 25th year on this Earth, I will literally starve myself.
Great!
What a sob story, I know. I'm probably just looking for attention, but it's just killing me.
Dear @dzyulk
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Stay strong and you can do this. If you stop gambling your life will be better. Let me tell you something, yes winning a big win on slots is certainly enticing… I have done it, I won big on the slots, won the jackpot, I couldn’t believe it. I’ve always told myself if I win big that’s it, I’m not gambling again…. It took 3 days for that big win to go back to the slots… it could have set me up really well. So I now choose not to gamble, because trust me, a big win will just make you want to win big more. Let this be your rock bottom moment. It took me 3 years to finally realise that there’s no point to gamble. Learn to live a life with what you have and worked hard for. Money isn’t everything and you need this rock bottom to realise and value things again. I have been depressed for a long time losing that big jackpot win, but I have now processed my feelings and think about that moment to make sure I never gamble again because I will just end up giving it all back. Now I enjoy the little things. I’m fighting urges everyday sill but I am fighting. Listen to The Minimalists podcast, it really helped me a lot to change perspective of things. What do we need money for anyway? To just buy material things. They will not make us happy, just again want more. Live free, simple and happy. Stop gambling and chasing that big win. It’s not worth it.
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