Hello, as the title says i pretty much won a sum of £5000 over 2 weeks. I started off placing small bets on live roulette and I kept winning and I always make profit after a sitting, what happens next is bad. I am young,too young to gamble. I gambled with my money but then I lost what you can call 'their' money. I was playing not long ago and i was already about £2500 up , i kept playing and i kept winning. I was then £5000 up within minutes. The gread got to me , i believed i could win more. I lost the £2500 and then i deposited more money thinking I could win it back, it accumulated to £5000 loss within the space of 10 minutes. The things what I could of done with that money makes me cry and feel sick. I feel disgusted and I do not know what to do with my self. I have a job and make so little in comparison to what i won. and i think how long it will take to get this back. I had the oppurtunity to walk away and pretty much be in a good situation to do a lot with that, the greed got to me. I was thinking about money way too much. It gets to me. I wanted more and more and more. I want to cry and never talk to anyone, this is a low which I will never forget. I want to keep this secret. This loss however does not affect any of my family and I have no bills to pay. I really need help in a way which I can stop and feel better about this loss of money which I should of just walked away with.
Hi Buddy ! And welcome to the forum . Firstly I would like to say well done for admitting you have a problem. We have all wished we had walked away after a big win and regret it later when we don't . But thats the problem when you are a Compulsive Gambler like yourself and the rest of us on the site !. [ We can never win , because we cannot stop !.] The sense of loss you feel is quite natural , but the only way forward is to draw a line under it and forget it , that way you will be able to move forward with your life . Youre lucky that the loss of money doesn't affect youre family and that youre not in debt , so look on that as a positive . As you play on line you need to put some blocking software in place , so you cant bet . you'll find plenty of info on the gamcare site about this , maybe you could give them a ring and talk things through with an advisor ?. It's all confidential . so no need to worry about your family finding out , if thats what you want at the moment ?. I dont know how old you are but from what you say in your post I think you need to stop now !!. Look on it as a lesson , one that teaches you that you cannot win from gambling , if you do , it will all go back and a lot more besides !. Let it go ! put blocks in the way to help you stop and dont waste any more of youre young life !!. All the best for now buddy ! Alan who will not gamble today !
Hi mate, the scenario you have just described is a scenario that has happened to me on numerous occassions. I cannot remember the last time I won money and then actually withdrew it. On many occassions the money I won could have virtually paid off debts which I stress and worry about everyday, and yet during a gambling session I am still unable to stop, think, and withdraw any winnings. It is mind boggling considering that my debts are holding me back in so many ways and yet I have a chance to pay them off with some casino winnings and yet I still continue and lose it all. What! I don't think it's so much the greed it's more to do with the fact that as compulsive gamblers we are simply unable to stop and will always continue until we have lost it all. Believe me the things that could have been done and bought with winnings not withdrawn, makes all gambling addicts cry and feel sick. The reason why gambling sites and bookmakers make so much money is because not only are the odds slightly in their favour, but also a lot of people don't collect their winnings and only stop once they have lost everything. It seems depressing and pointless when you think about it. The best thing you can do is stop whilst you are still young because if you don't I promise you things will only get worse. If you can i'd advise you to install some kind of gambling blockage software making access to gambling a lot harder for you.
All the best mate.
Steve.
How are you doing thelonelyone12?
These first few days will be really hard but one step at a time
Havent betted since this big loss. I am trying not to think about it. Thanks
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