Will You Agree To Publicize Your Journey From Being Chronic Gambler

[robelneo]

You are once a chronic gambler but with the help of a professional you are now totally cured, then a publisher offers you to publicize your journey from being a chronic gambler to a cured one, but of course, everything could be exposed like your habit experiences, your agony and even your personal life, will you agree to do this, of course the publisher will pay you for the story that you are going to provide.

[semobo]

If someone willing to pay few thousand dollars then most people will have no problem with it. Yes it could damage our personal image but our story can inspire lot of other addicted gamblers so they are going to get better life from your experience.So just accept the offer it is good,don't just go for few hundreds,I don't think its worth.

[josephdd1]

As always this is a matter of "how much?"

I'd be willing to reveal my deepest and darkest secrets for the right price, as I'm sure all of us would.

Personally, I've never been a chronic gambler so it wouldn't cost a lot for me to share my entire gambling history.

[pandukelana2712]

Wow...
I think I will agree with the publisher to publicity my biographical, but they must agree for the royalty for my journey.
Publishers will take profit based on my life stories, so it will be nice if they share their profit with me.

[coin-investor]

Why not it's like hitting a bird with one stone, you are going to make money it's better if they give you a royalty instead of giving you a one time payment, and you can also help other chronic gamblers, by your story you can inspire other gamblers that there is still hope in their situation and they should not give up, even if there are privacy risk, it's part of the deal to make the book interesting.

[DoublerHunter]

Just like saying, "yes of course, if the price is right". It will be touching your personal life and also exposure to others so I think that is a big deal for me. Besides, it will also help those gambling addicts that want to change their lives into normal life. You probably one of their inspiration from the chronic gambler and can able to control your self into a possible addiction. Nevertheless, exposing yourself from bitter gambling is not a joke and also that is a shame of your self. I can give statement but in one condition, wearing a mask and only a voice can be heard.

[pakhitheboss]

If the money is good and if there is a chance to change the lives of many people like me why not? I will surely do it. If I was a chronic gambler, my family life would have been ended a long back. I am sure I would not have much friends. I do not see any reason to tell my story to the world. It is an opportunity to change the lives of others.

[sana54210]

You are once a chronic gambler but with the help of a professional you are now totally cured, then a publisher offers you to publicize your journey from being a chronic gambler to a cured one, but of course, everything could be exposed like your habit experiences, your agony and even your personal life, will you agree to do this, of course the publisher will pay you for the story that you are going to provide.

If I am about to start a new life personally or professionally then I may not accept their offer regardless of how much they are going to pay. I agree their efforts will save many gamblers from ruining their life out of gambling still I must take care of my life's settlement first before making my life as a lesson to other people.

Moreover, I will ask people to delay the project regarding my history and once I confirm nothing bad will be happening around me  just because of publishing my past, then I will get the rewards and I will give permission to publish.

I hope many rehabilitation centers are already doing these but not sure they will be getting permission from the patience because most centers are enforcing and taking this kind of rights at the time of admission itself. Once you or your blood relation signed up, you cannot go against them legally as per many countries' jurisdiction. Money minded people are everywhere and they never bother about others' privacy.

[Viscore]

Wow...
I think I will agree with the publisher to publicity my biographical, but they must agree for the royalty for my journey.
Publishers will take profit based on my life stories, so it will be nice if they share their profit with me.

Of course with a good price, i will be much willing to share my story and all my struggles behind it. But not only for the profits i will make but also to those chronic gamblers who will be inspired from my own story. Even if i'm not a chronic gambler in my real life, but atleast i know i have helped people and have given them hopes and courage to be cured.

[robelneo]

As a thread starter, there is an advantage and disadvantage of giving them rights about your struggle, advantages is you can partake valuable lesson in the life of gamblers that, all is not hopeless, and they can always start over again with the help of the people around you, the other advantages are you are not only teaching but making money as well with royalty, the disadvantage is people will tempt you to gamble to test if you are really cured of gambling or you just want to make money from your book.

[bittraffic]

If I am cured I guess I cold be proud of it. Stories like this actually inspired some people with same challenges to overcome gambling addiction. People with gambling problem will look up to me and say I did it. It would be best if Dr Phil will be interviewing me one tv as well  

People judge people even when all the things are in the past. So proving them wrong in the end will be a relief on my part.  

[Slow death]

This is a very difficult decision and people should think often before following this path. What is at stake when a person decides to expose themselves on the news channels?

the person exposes his life

the person exposes the life of his children

The person exposes the life of his wife

the person exposes the life of all family members

This is not just a matter of money, it is a matter of reputation.

Let's imagine that person X was a big addict 20 years ago and nobody ever knew about it, today person X has a job, wife and children and everyone lives very happy and respects person X very much. If person X decides to tell his life from addiction to news channels? everyone will not look at person X as they did before they knew they were addicted. even if person X receive $20 million to tell their addiction story, the 20 million won't bring that very good image people had of person X before they knew he was addicted

[Oilacris]

You are once a chronic gambler but with the help of a professional you are now totally cured, then a publisher offers you to publicize your journey from being a chronic gambler to a cured one, but of course, everything could be exposed like your habit experiences, your agony and even your personal life, will you agree to do this, of course the publisher will pay you for the story that you are going to provide.

Since you are a gambler then for sure you would do such thing yet you know that you can earn money with that.Even if you do already treated up your gambling addiction
you would always consider on making or earning money.

Also, sharing up experiences from chronic to cured one doesn't give out any negative impressions yet this would really motivate to those people who do have similar situation as yours.

[imstillthebest]

yes and why not ? with or without pay ill still do it because i have a feeling that i can touch someones heart and i can save a gamblers life   .

i seen many stories and when i read them i feel inspired and sometimes i also think that what if one day i will write up my own story but i have a more interesting and touching story on other area's as when compare to gambling because im not that really active or hooked on playing a gambling  .

ill just play to past the time 

[o48o]

You are once a chronic gambler but with the help of a professional you are now totally cured, then a publisher offers you to publicize your journey from being a chronic gambler to a cured one, but of course, everything could be exposed like your habit experiences, your agony and even your personal life, will you agree to do this, of course the publisher will pay you for the story that you are going to provide.

I am guessing i couldn't use a pseudonym in the publication. But yes, why not? As a cautionary example i could help other people, and getting money from publication would be safer then gambling. Maybe i don't have a realistic view on myself but i can't think that such exposure would be so bad for my reputation. If there even is a reputation for me that is.
In fact i would hope more people would be honest about their problems, it would make people more connected, and there would be more this feeling of belonging.

[JanpriX]

The only reason that I'll agree to this kind of publication is that I just wanted to help others get cured and stay away from being a chronic gambler. If, based on OP's description, you went from being a degenerate to a cured one, you have certainly made huge decisions in your life that have affected that outcome. Those decisions are very elusive from other people's situations (gambling it is). And with the article (or book), you can provide the much-needed help to those who really suffer. I will not shy away in making other people's life a little easier in this cruel world. 

[romero121]

Wholeheartedly I'll agree to publish each and everything happened for me with gambling. This will surely serve as an way for people not to take risk. Even after going through the article if a user prefer to gamble he'll at least have some limitations and spend. Going through a failed gamblers life will get you big experience than the one who have succeeded through the same.

I just read an article where the success story was mentioned, and the gambler managed to earn more than 100 bitcoins. This makes people get interested into gambling, but the failed persons experience will make him stay cautious and play which will let him not to ruin his living.

[pandukelana2712]

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And welcome to celebrities world...
When we became popular (because of the publicity), its the risk we must handle.
People will try to open what we must hide in the past, and try to predict what we are in the future.

About the wife and the family, we can ask them: they live with your past or with your present.

[dothebeats]

Reminds me of Michael in GTA V wherein Dr. Friedlander publicized his story albeit using a different name for his own TV show. I would rather keep the information private to myself though if I know someone is addicted to gambling and I can share a thing or two, I'd do it. I'm a private person with no plans of monetizing my own condition (though I'm not a chronic gambler so..) so I'd keep things to myself, and help whoever needs some advice though in a personal manner, not TV shows, radio guestings or anything.

[Upgate]

Chronic gambling habits can not be easily cured this habits is worse than drug and cigarettes habit. It can only be cured completely if the victim is not exposed to the resources that makes them gamble