Don't let bitcoin overtake your soul

[maku]

This is not the story about bitcoin being tool of evil. It is story about human being incapable of control himself.
We can swap word: *Bitcoin* in this story with words: porn, alcohol, drugs or gambling and it pretty much will be the same.

[LiteCoinGuy]

... I had become so obsessed with reading about bitcoin and was being neglectful to her needs.

I had promised her that I wouldn't constantly be on my phone reading all the news related to bitcoin ...

iam still in that phase after 3 years  



@maku
true words.

[neochiny]

lolz.. dont blame bitcoin.
all of what happen to you is your own fault.
and it becomes that you take your girlfriend for granted.
and obssessed with gambling. after you knew about btc it doesnt tell you to gamble.
but i think you learn your lesson. as for me.. once i become an addict in gambling also but
i dont blame anyone. i blame myself for being so greeady.. but i learned my lesson.
you can still start a new.. gooodluck..

[enhu]

real or imagined, its still a sad story though.

I can't believe one will simply forget about a girlfriend when there are more things to do with your girl. Watching movies, planing and dining out and everything includes sex. Are your offline friends also into bitcoin? I doubt that. so why is your life revolved only in btc. Its all your fault.

[spartacusrex]

too late..

[Denker]

This is not the story about bitcoin being tool of evil. It is story about human being incapable of control himself.
We can swap word: *Bitcoin* in this story with words: porn, alcohol, drugs or gambling and it pretty much will be the same.

Totally agree. It's about discipline and having control over yourself.
And when I for instance say to friends that I'm addicted to Bitcoin it's because this is something completely new we never had before and many people where looking for something like this (monetary sovereignty). And because of Bitcoin being still very young and small in terms of market and number of users and infrastructure, a lot of exciting things and improvements are happening all the time.
But this way I'm not ruin myself.I'm more educating myself, because this will influence many markets and industries in  few years.
Can't be that bad right?!

[knowhow]

I know i have a vicious that is internet ,i cant stay away from computer todays more then some hours,i use cellphone when im away ,but 1 day without it make me a bored person sometimes,but i limit the time i use it and if my wife is using i stay connected otherwise i turn off,anyway ,bitcoin potencial is huge and this is a colateral wrong decision,but imagine if bitcoin is worth 1000dollars as before,the thing is he had reinvested the hard block he found anwyay,sure the most of us would use those to try to grow.

[wmtomlinso]

Most of you totally miss the point the OP is making.   He's not blaming bitcoin - I never thought that for a moment.   He's telling his story, saying, "...can you believe this happened to me?  If any of this sounds remotely like you, BACK OFF, BE CAREFUL!"

A message i will take to heart.  I need to quit now so I dont end up like him.    Hitting that block really is a BIG Rush, i can see how thats a very addictive drug.

[HostSurf]

Well too late.. I am already too deep into it.
How contagious is this virus, should i visit a doctor, warn my friends & famliy?

[knightkon]

Most of you totally miss the point the OP is making.   He's not blaming bitcoin - I never thought that for a moment.   He's telling his story, saying, "...can you believe this happened to me?  If any of this sounds remotely like you, BACK OFF, BE CAREFUL!"

A message i will take to heart.  I need to quit now so I dont end up like him.    Hitting that block really is a BIG Rush, i can see how thats a very addictive drug.

I am sorry, this may be the story in the back end, but people only want to believe what they want and how they want to believe it.  The way this story is worded, he seems to be blaming it on BTC and not taking any responsibility for his own actions.  This could happen to anyone with anything.  Something similar happened to me with YouTube, but not so sever.  You need to take responsibility for what you did and make it clear that you know what you did.  Do not stress that this happened because of something else.

[wmtomlinso]

Most of you totally miss the point the OP is making.   He's not blaming bitcoin - I never thought that for a moment.   He's telling his story, saying, "...can you believe this happened to me?  If any of this sounds remotely like you, BACK OFF, BE CAREFUL!"

A message i will take to heart.  I need to quit now so I dont end up like him.    Hitting that block really is a BIG Rush, i can see how thats a very addictive drug.

Wow! Somebody finally gets what I'm trying to say

I get it because I am in the same boat...   I hit 3 blocks in a month....  sounds like the same road already  

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

Mining is exactly the same as gambling, except that the guys that came first have way more lottery tickets than you, you should know that unless you have other source of income, mining would never be a stable job unless you are really big in the game.

[EdenHazard]

It all started for me back in April of 2014.

The following year my girlfriend and I had broken up for a few months because I had become so obsessed with reading about bitcoin and was being neglectful to her needs.

I had promised her that I wouldn't constantly be on my phone reading all the news related to bitcoin and watching the price fluctuations and on July 16th 2014 I asked her to marry me.

I kept my promises to her for a while. Until April 2015 when my miners that I used for solo mining actually found a block.

It was my first time finding one after over a year of trying and seeing 25 coins in my wallet worth almost $6,000.00 was so exhilarating and I felt like I was on cloud 9

I told my fiance about it and for the first time she was happy i had gotten involved into mining bitcoin.

I made a promise never to touch them until we we ready to retire.

A few days later I purchased 1 bitcoin and rented some hashpower and tried my luck at solo mining again.

Before I had spent even 1/4 of that bitcoin I found another block.

Woo hoo! This is easy I told myself.

Of course I told her about it and again she was very pleased.

This time I promised I would only use five coins to try and solo mine another block.

Well I lost the five.

Then more, then more and more and more until I had lost it all.

I couldn't tell her what I had done, couldn't admit that I had turned into a compulsive gambler and threw it all away.

So what did I decide to do?

I took out a home equity loan and borrowed $30,000.00 so I could purchase about 75 coins at the time.

I just knewI had figured out a system and with that many coins I would be able to get back what I had lost and repay my home equity loan.

So from April 2015 until mid December 2015 I tried every method I could come up with to try and outsmart the system.

At times I would spend an average of 1 bitcoin per day assuming it would take me no longer than 25 days to find a block and if I found one earlier then that then obviously I had come out ahead and I would pick a different address to solo mine to. It had to work, how couldn't it. At other times I would rent enough hashpower that I should have found a block within 12 hours.

Well it was quiet a roller coaster. From April of 2015 until mid December of 2015 I would estimate I found at least ten blocks probably more.

But I never could get back to where i started. I would get to the point where I was about to lose it all then I'd find a block.

Then I'd use that one to try and find more. When I was about to lose it all again, I'd find another one.

This process of losing almost everything and then gaining back a little, rinse wash and repeat continued for 8 months.

It was the most stressful time of my life.

All I could think about was getting back what I had lost so I wouldn't have to tell my fiance what I had done.

She felt neglected because I was always swiping my phone to see my new "best share" and to see how close I was to finding another block and a dark cloud followed me everywhere I went.

My negativity and despair showed on my face and she didn't understand why because I couldn't be honest about what I was doing because I was so ashamed.

Every day she would complain how I was always on my phone and not paying any attention to her, and I wanted so bad to just get back what I had lost and give her the attention she wanted and needed.

Long story short. She left me and I lost it all.

The moral of my story is dont let bitcoin take ahold of you like it did me, relationships are what matter and once you lose them you can't get them back.

She's already moved on and found a man that is giving her the attention she needs and I'm lonely, broken hearted and in more debt than I've ever been in, in my life.

a very valuable experience, thank you for sharing stories like this, I'm sure one day your story will awaken and inspire others. I also got precious lesson  from your story, and hopefully you can re-build all your good life

[samasas]

Mining is exactly the same as gambling, except that the guys that came first have way more lottery tickets than you, you should know that unless you have other source of income, mining would never be a stable job unless you are really big in the game.

Mining is not the same as gambling. It is similar to investment. The profitability depends on the bitcoin price and difficulty, which are not random.

[dhimasnk]

OMG, sad story of your life. But it is not wrong because bitcoin. Bitcoin just money.

[HarHarHar9965]

OMG, sad story of your life. But it is not wrong because bitcoin. Bitcoin just money.

Lol. Don't feel too much about bitcoins. Nowadays All relationshihp are coming to us with sake of money only that means money is the matter for see the soul as well. So I will say bitcoin can overtake the soul in this world.

[Betwrong]

That's a very sad story OP. I feel for you and I'm really sorry that that happened to you.

I only disagree with this "relationships are what matter and once you lose them you can't get them back." If relationships is what matter to you then you can get them back. Maybe it will be another woman but after finding her you will have your life back no matter how bad the circumstances you are in now.

Good luck and don't ruin everything next time.

[knowhow]

This history only show how the dream to get easy money or to get rich may end with your real wife,with the 25 won i should had converted a part into fiat bought a gift,and the rest i would let into the wallet for the future,never would reinvest all money bitcoins at once.

[mtnsaa]

Although it is a sad story you can almost replace Bitcoin to any other hobbie that becomes an obsession, investment, videogame or even a perfectly legal job if you think about it. There are people addicted to their jobs in the same way many are addicted to food or drugs.

So my point is, if it wasn't Bitcoin it would be another thing, you definitely have a problem that needs to be treated because you will do it again.

[BTCBinary]

You are too blind to see the real cause. She left you not because of the Bitcoins, but because of your obssession. It would happen the same thing if you just gambled in online casinos.