gambling addiction is getting real

[KennyXBTC]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that .  


Updates for the following matters

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Here is the finalize thoughts and last post that i will be made regarding on my betting addictions and about this post .

1.  Lost 20k just in 2 days after 'touching' on slots . Before that i mostly just play on Sportsbet ( mainly UFC ) and do tradings most of the time . never really a heavy betters . Most of the time i just watch some streamers bet in twitch.com

2. 20k is alot not gonna lie . Although did not affect my life as i just used up my 'profits' in trading for the past few month, learnt from this mistake. And i was going to 'double-up' on trying to get back the money i lost in slots but stopped it . ( glad i did not redeposit again , if not 20k is might not the final amount here )

3. For Sportsbetting / Slots , i will take 1 month back and rethink on what happen in the last 2-3 days before back to gambling . From what thought and watching the post that you guys gave me , i mostly will stop on gambling for awhile especially slots. Side note : as I am a huge fighting fans (MMA) but usually just bet 100-500$ bets . The way i lost 20k is that i just tried to earn some huge wins by buying 'bonus' and not by rolling spins. Maybe this is way i lost so much in short amount of time .

Just chat with the support , Will start my exclusion after UFC 267. ( as I already placed my bets on it , and after the event will just withdraw from Stake and start my 1 month exclusion ) and back to my trading .


Thanks for the support and reply . Appreciate it and wanted to say , stay off from gambling or bet on what you are willing to lose. Will continue to update my post .  Sorry for the bad english , as it was not my main language.


-bets is on 20k USD


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3rd Update

Thank you for all the replies.

Let me clarify on this again.

Yes, it was totally dumb to bet 20k of my profits into gambling. Learnt my lesson from it and will recover from here and hope in the future will not have the same thing happen again.

And about sportsbetting , want to clarify that personally i love MMA . from the start to the end , even before i start trading i do started to watch MMA/boxing etc. and the 'sports' i bet is on MMA with 'extra' cash. this weekend will be my last sportsbetting for awhile until 3 month (decided to go for 3 month) and fully focusing on my trading and my RL works ( to help forget about gambling ) . Will constantly update on this thread about what going on and did i success on 'exclude' myself from betting.


My aim right now : Stop gambling on (slots,online casino thingy) . Sportsbet ( i will continue even after my 3 month exclusion , checked with my previous record,  not even 6-1 years of betting in sportsbet lose more than 20k in 2 days. )


Thank you and i will update here . ( won't be constantly replying post )

[YOSHIE]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

Sometimes you have to think, that you live in the real world, gambling as a method of entertainment and pleasure for you, no one can advise you, except: You yourself must be aware that gambling has been known since time immemorial, in 100 gambling addicts only 1 is really lucky with complete concentration and control.

You shouldn't be complaining right now and quitting after the $20k you've spent including profits, you should think about quitting before your $20k is gone, you need to rest and calm yourself for a while, forget gambling and losing for a while, once you calm down and sober up, then you take further conclusions to take the losses you have spent or stop for good.

[KennyXBTC]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

Sometimes you have to think, that you live in the real world, gambling as a method of entertainment and pleasure for you, no one can advise you, except: You yourself must be aware that gambling has been known since time immemorial, in 100 gambling addicts only 1 is really lucky with complete concentration and control.

You shouldn't be complaining right now and quitting after the $20k you've spent including profits, you should think about quitting before your $20k is gone, you need to rest and calm yourself for a while, forget gambling and losing for a while, once you calm down and sober up, then you take further conclusions to take the losses you have spent or stop for good.

yeah , as actually this is my first time touching 'slots' , well is addicting , but for myself more towards trading + sportsbetting .
but yeah , just ranting on this thread . 20k is the amount that i able to lose .
contacted stake , they already disabled 'casino'

[davis196]

Sorry to hear about you loss.This is terrible.
Maybe it's time for you to seek some professional help.Nobody in the forum is an actual expert about hot to deal with gambling addiction.Perhaps there are some gambling addicts,who got rid of their addiction.They are the right people,who can help you.I've never had a true gambling addiction in my life,so I can't give you any valuable advise.Saying "just quit gambling" simply doesn't work.
I've had a gaming addiction 3 years ago,but this is way less harmful than being addicted to gambling,drugs or alcohol.

[KennyXBTC]

Sorry to hear about you loss.This is terrible.
Maybe it's time for you to seek some professional help.Nobody in the forum is an actual expert about hot to deal with gambling addiction.Perhaps there are some gambling addicts,who got rid of their addiction.They are the right people,who can help you.I've never had a true gambling addiction in my life,so I can't give you any valuable advise.Saying "just quit gambling" simply doesn't work.
I've had a gaming addiction 3 years ago,but this is way less harmful than being addicted to gambling,drugs or alcohol.

lets see how it goes just hope i can stop this slot gambling . requested for 3 month exclusion on casino . let see how it goes

[sujonali1819]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

Just take gamble as fun and the important thing is always gamble with what you exactly afford to lose. If you just play with a little capital then you can take the lose easily. When you gamble with a big capital then mind always want to recover the fund. And when You try 2nd time to recover the lose You will again lose your money. Thus the addiction is increased. So the important thing to don't gamble with big capital what You does not afford to lose.

[Jackl87]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

Sorry to hear that. To lose 20000 $ within 2 days is no joke as this is an amount, that a lot of people don't even have available. From what you are describing, it really sounds like the typical signs of a gambling addiction to me, because you just wanted to keep on gambling probably to win the money back, that you have already lost but on 99% of the cases that is the worst thing you can do. At least you are already aware of your possible gambling addiction which is the first big step to overcome it.

[Oshosondy]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

That amount is very huge, even I was addicted for over 5 years plus but I did not lose up to that after series of staking with the money I even thought was very high in amount for me. One thing about gambling is to first know that you should only and only use only the amount of money you can afford to lose in a way if lost you will never think about it. I do not know how rich you are but I think gambling does not worth that amount of money, just play for fun and enjoy the best you can from gambling.

With the look fo things, I will advise you to quite gambling for awhile and then later begin, this will help a lot rather than having poor mindset towards gambling now, a kind of mindset that will want you to gamble more so you can lose more. People are more vulnerable to lose more and all when they have already lost some amount of money, please quite gambling for now is a very good advise.

[Wexnident]

Close your devices, stand up, get a walk, breathe in the fresh air and you should be fine. At least, I hope that's enough for you to actually forget about gambling and relax. I've been there, and it wasn't really easy to actually stop so instead I just let my balance empty out for the day and plan out what I should do the next day, where my mindset is pretty much refreshed and reset. Nowadays I've pretty much set my own plan when I'm gambling so I rarely fall into scenarios where I succumb to what I want, since I've limited myself before it even happens.

[AicecreaME]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

It's really hard to get addicted to anything because it do nothing good for oneself. Addiction is a serious topic and should be well taken care of the moment the symptoms occur. In mild cases, counseling and self-restraint would do, but for those who have severe cases, they have to seek professional help from the shrink to get themselves examined and treated the right way.

It's really important to establish limitations and boundaries whenever we do something. Like what they always say, too much can be harmful to you. You shouldn't let yourself be indulged too much in something most especially if you know for a fact that it could lead you to develop bad habits. You must know to practice self-discipline in order to avoid being caught up in a bad position.

Right now, what you can do is to accept it to yourself that you are addicted in gambling. Acceptance is always the first step into healing. You cannot treat something you keep on denying about. Next would be seeking help from the experts to guide you from your withdrawal journey of being addicted to gambling. From there, follow the advices that will be given to you and help yourself as well. Always remind yourself to only touch what you can afford to lose and not to touch other funds intended for important things.

I hope you recover soon. Tell us how you'll overcome it. We'll be glad to hear a successful recovery from gambling addiction.

[paxmao]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

Wooo, sorry 'bout your loss. There are several techniques that you may apply but, eventually, all leads to you being in control. You can set a fixed budget or a fixed time and stop when you loose it. You can set a limit of time and stop right the second you plan to... If you have trouble stopping, you may consider asking a friend for help, kind of watch over you and tell you that you need to stop, our you can bet socially.

[tyz]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

I would seek professional help if I were you. You have the typical signs of a budding addiction. This is also evidenced by the fact that the more losses you make, the more you gamble to make up for the losses, losing more and more until you have no credit left or even immense debt.
Have your account blocked at Stakes and try not to bet in the sportbook area for the time being. I would take a break from it if I were you.

[acroman08]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going .

were you trying to chase your losses? a lot of gamblers do the same thing and end up losing more money.

how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

self-control, discipline, etc.. not everyone can do it though.

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

how about stopping for now? 20k is not a small price. even if you can afford to lose that much money, having breaks between losses can help you clear your thoughts and calm yourself.

[ralle14]

I've mentioned this several times but one of the best ways for me to stop gambling is to find another hobby or any daily activity that I could spend my time on. For example, reading books or working out at the gym, as much as possible you want to spend more time doing something else until you don't have enough time to think about betting. I used to be in the same position where i'd gamble on both sports and casino games then eventually stick with sports since casino games usually eat up most of my profits from sports betting.

Based on this case, it seems like you can exclude yourself from playing casino games but I guess there's an issue with the said exclusion that's why they've stopped offering it.

[yazher]

Looks like you are new to this kind of gambling or what?

I think I had the same experience when I tried to invest in NFT games one after another and begin to suffer some losses when each game I invested in failed to rise up their token prices.
Now I regret to do that thing and patiently recover what I've lost last time. We should always control our emotions when it comes to this because we will heavily regret it if we ever lose the money we can't afford to lose.

[mu_enrico]

lets see how it goes just hope i can stop this slot gambling

Well, you played the wrong game. Slot is the most addicting casino game, therefore if you aren't used to the dopamine sensation, playing slots is a bad idea.
First, forgive yourself, and take the loss. Don't play if the reason is to win back the $20k. Then, if it's better to quit gambling completely, or if you can't do that, play with small bankroll and smallest bet only. Also, let your closest family take the control (can be partially) of your finance.

[Slow death]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

I believe that when a person has a goal and a well-structured plan, the person will be able to play normally without entering the world of addiction or extreme losses.

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

are you talking about stake.com?

if so they have sports bets because I always bet on stake.com

https://stake.com/sports/soccer

have several sports

[xSkylarx]

lets see how it goes just hope i can stop this slot gambling

Well, you played the wrong game. Slot is the most addicting casino game, therefore if you aren't used to the dopamine sensation, playing slots is a bad idea.
First, forgive yourself, and take the loss. Don't play if the reason is to win back the $20k. Then, if it's better to quit gambling completely, or if you can't do that, play with small bankroll and smallest bet only. Also, let your closest family take the control (can be partially) of your finance.

The problem with this is really controlling. I believe that the majority of games are extremely addictive, resulting in significant losses. Attempting to recoup your losses is also a bad idea, as I have personally experienced. Stopping is preferable to recouping your losses. Also, notify your family about it so that they can keep an eye on you if you become hooked to gambling.

[Reatim]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

Self control is our Obligation and people cannot teach us this because even How good people told you yet it is your desire that will decide for your gambling destination .
Best to learn this first before engaging again in gambling even sports betting or any form of gambling , it is our knowledge that will keep us distancing from addiction.
Stop your playing for a week and establish strategy and plans before betting again in this way you will prevent from becoming addict and losing those amount , 10k a day? lol that is huge in my region .

[michellee]

lost 20k in 2 days , used up all my profits from my portfolio , and i just wanted to keep on going . how you guys stop yourself from betting/gambling on casino ?

looking for ways to bet on sportsbook but not on casino , but stake does not provide the option for that . 

No one force you to use $20k to gamble. I wonder why you use all of your profits from your portfolio to gamble as you already make a profit. You should use that profit for yourself and not use it for gambling.

Right now, I can stop myself from gambling anytime I want as I am always trying to control myself not involved too deeper in gambling. I already got a bad experience, so I do not want to repeat the same mistake. If you realize that gambling makes you lose money and want to quit gambling forever, you must try to control yourself and not visit online gambling or offline gambling. No matter if that is hard for you, you must keep trying. That is the only thing you can do to stop gambling.