Recovering gambling addict stories

[swogerino]

The Tuesday of the last week was a nightmare day for me and I am not gambling since then.I lost a huge amount for me and I still don't get it how could I not stop before losing it all.These stories are great to watch for people who have suffered the same or are near suffering the same in their gambling session.My kid was born in full pandemic and I was gambling also back then but not because I did not wanted to wait for the kid,I simply was disallowed.

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[Dewi Aries]

If we are not being careful, gambling can take away everything we have and before we realized that, we might have seen that all is gone already, some people can go to the extent of taking loan to gamble, while some may sell off their own property and investment just because they wanted to gamble, the last categories are those that are making little earnings from what they do and still couldn't afford to make some savings than gambling with the whole earnings, all these are bad habits in gambling.

Yes and that means that it is we who must control gambling activities and not gambling that controls us, and this is what gambling addicts experience where they allow themselves to be controlled by gambling activities which ultimately make them experience many problems and downturns. Applying caution and vigilance is a preparation that everyone must have for the sake of prevention, not only that we must also be able to limit everything related to gambling such as the allocation of the amount of budget along with limiting the time to gamble, because by taking all actions that lead to prevention, you will be a little avoided from the possibility of addiction which of course can make you end up with many problems in life. So after all, we must really be able to control gambling activities and not gambling that controls us, because you have also said here that when we have entered the addiction phase, it is clear that most people will not hesitate to do things - things they are actually unable to account for and also not a few of them end up becoming criminals because they justify all means such as stealing or robbing just to get money to fund their gambling activities.

[qwertyup23]

We have said it several times without number on this gambling board that gambling is not for making money. Gambling should only be for fun.

Or let me put it this way. If you want to gamble, either for fun or to make money, do not use more than 1% to 5% of your weekly income on gambling. The recommended percentage is 1% but I do not see 5% affecting me. So if you can not go more than 1% of your weekly income, do not go more than that.

If gambling is taking your money, do not gamble again.

Just to add on what you said, I think it is also imperative to note that we should have a different mindset whenever we gamble.

Instead of viewing gambling as a form of making money, view it as something that gives you anxiety and hope at the same time. Whenever you gamble, allocate a specific percentage of your money and make it a point to NOT use more that you have allocated in order to avoid incurring more expenses in the future.

Like what most have mentioned in several of the boards similar to this, gambling should be kept in moderation. If you overstep your boundaries and lost your sense of control, then expect things to spiral out of control.

[Rockstarguy]

Not just money they lose, but time and relationship. The other video that I saw that he was not even present with the delivery of his first and second kid, he was done gambling and trying to make money for the hospital bills but it turns out that he losses in both time.

Perhaps you have seen other videos as well and maybe share it here.

Gambling addiction their are many loses that are involved apart From that of money. Gambling addiction can make you lose your money,  it can put your health in danger, it can make you lose your time , it can make you lose good relationship with your family. Addiction can later make you to hate yourself after realising the money invested in gambling,  the time wasted and all the financial risk that was taking just to play gambling.

I wish gamblers can be conscious how dangerous being addicted can be for them to know the limit which they need to involve themselves in gambling.  Many gamblers fails to understand all this that is why they put all their self in gambling and at the end of it, it becomes something very difficult for them to control it.

[piebeyb]

I don't know how many times I have seen videos like this on my social media, maybe there are similar ones because they share their stories of being gambling addicts, it really makes other people aware to be more self-aware before going too far, as we know that gambling is indeed It cannot be used as a place to make money, let alone a place that can provide a steady income to everyone, basically gambling is just a business where it was created as a place to have fun for rich people.

Most poor gamblers always look for luck in gambling so no matter what they lose, how much money they spend just to chase wins that they never actually get while gambling, they spend the amount of money they want to achieve, for example, people who gamble want to winning big getting hundreds of thousands of dollars even though he knows he can't get it but consciously he has spent money while gambling there around hundreds of thousands of dollars, that's ridiculous, but this is where it all comes back to the gambler. Hopefully videos like this can make many people aware that Gambling is just for fun, not for making money.  

[dimonstration]

The Tuesday of the last week was a nightmare day for me and I am not gambling since then.I lost a huge amount for me and I still don't get it how could I not stop before losing it all.These stories are great to watch for people who have suffered the same or are near suffering the same in their gambling session.My kid was born in full pandemic and I was gambling also back then but not because I did not wanted to wait for the kid,I simply was disallowed.

In our country, Hospital still doesn’t allowed more than 2 person to accompany woman than giving birth. I can share the experience with you on that part because I do gambling out of boredom and panic while waiting for my wife to give birth to my baby. Luckily for me I didn’t ended up losing despite I didn’t know exactly what I’m doing that time because my mind is worrying about my wife.

I still don’t experience being addicted to the point which I need to recover due to my mental instability. This story of recovering from gambling is favorite content by influencers but it’s ironic that they still doing content regarding gambling after posting this video which makes me always doubt about the authenticity of the video since many influencers is now creating content for the views even if it’s not legit.

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If he is already addicted, it will be difficult to stop and he will even give up important time for gambling games even though behind it all there is an intention to pay hospital bills but it will not reach a place where they get money after playing because we know this is luck.

I have never experienced this kind of thing because time and relationships with other people or family are far more important than gambling, in this aspect I have realized that it is not an addiction but still there must be limits to playing gambling, because this game should not be used as an income.

The man must have regrets, but now he has improved and realized that.

[Blitzboy]

If we are not being careful, gambling can take away everything we have and before we realized that, we might have seen that all is gone already, some people can go to the extent of taking loan to gamble, while some may sell off their own property and investment just because they wanted to gamble, the last categories are those that are making little earnings from what they do and still couldn't afford to make some savings than gambling with the whole earnings, all these are bad habits in gambling.

Yes and that means that it is we who must control gambling activities and not gambling that controls us, and this is what gambling addicts experience where they allow themselves to be controlled by gambling activities which ultimately make them experience many problems and downturns. Applying caution and vigilance is a preparation that everyone must have for the sake of prevention, not only that we must also be able to limit everything related to gambling such as the allocation of the amount of budget along with limiting the time to gamble, because by taking all actions that lead to prevention, you will be a little avoided from the possibility of addiction which of course can make you end up with many problems in life. So after all, we must really be able to control gambling activities and not gambling that controls us, because you have also said here that when we have entered the addiction phase, it is clear that most people will not hesitate to do things - things they are actually unable to account for and also not a few of them end up becoming criminals because they justify all means such as stealing or robbing just to get money to fund their gambling activities.

Gambling (and life) is all about control. It tests self-control. I've seen how gambling's lack of boundaries may lead to despair. Its about creating a mindset that values control over rapid gratification, not just setting a budget or timetable.

I regularly repeat, "Its you versus the impulse." Every time you walk away from a gamble is a win. Addiction can affect this judgment, so be aware. Here come community, support, and occasionally professional help.

From controlling to being dominated is subtle yet devastating. Vigilance should be a daily habit, not simply a precaution. We typically reveal our vulnerabilities while we think we're invincible. We shouldnt merely restrict gambling; we should control our lifestyle.

[goldkingcoiner]

We have said it several times without number on this gambling board that gambling is not for making money. Gambling should only be for fun.

Or let me put it this way. If you want to gamble, either for fun or to make money, do not use more than 1% to 5% of your weekly income on gambling. The recommended percentage is 1% but I do not see 5% affecting me. So if you can not go more than 1% of your weekly income, do not go more than that.

If gambling is taking your money, do not gamble again.

I completely agree.

That is exactly the reason why I only gamble with tiny amounts of money and I make sure to put a daily spending limit in place. Gambling is not a profitable practice and nobody should suffer under the delusion of it being some kind of amazing, secret income source that others, who lose their money gambling, do not have the skill to achieve.

The ultimate truth is that when we gamble, we seek the rush of adrenaline and dopamine. That is all. Some of us know that and others seek it without understanding what it is that they seek.

And you can get the same rush with tiny amounts of money, so why gamble large amounts?

[bettercrypto]

We have said it several times without number on this gambling board that gambling is not for making money. Gambling should only be for fun.

Or let me put it this way. If you want to gamble, either for fun or to make money, do not use more than 1% to 5% of your weekly income on gambling. The recommended percentage is 1% but I do not see 5% affecting me. So if you can not go more than 1% of your weekly income, do not go more than that.

If gambling is taking your money, do not gamble again.

I don't know why other gamblers can't understand what you're saying; it's actually very easy to understand. Then their excuse is that it can be a source of income, which is still wrong with their reasons in reality. If they gamble, it should be limited.

Give themselves discipline so that they can also train themselves to control gambling correctly when entering any casino here in the crypto gambling business.

[Adbitco]

I’m not sure I’d say this is a gambling addict but when I was younger we had a family friend that would always gamble on the weekends. He’d go up to Reno and spend thousands of dollars on the slots. One trip he hit it big. I don’t remember how much exactly, but it was enough that he said he’d gotten all his money back and he never gambled again after that…

In other ways what if the person involves never got back their money they lost while gambling won't they quit gambling?
To me I will say, this is very hard to because whenever a gambler spent about $1k to $10k while gambling he would look after his expenses and think about quitting, it might be hard for him reason being that he wasted such huge amount into gambling. The next thing that will come of his heart is to say " how can I lose all this sorts of money and expect me quit gambling" instead they will prefer to continue gambling until they made by back their money at this point they will keeps losing without knowing when to quit and the next thing you would see is him gradually becoming a gambling addiction at cause of trying to fight back what they have lost in gambling without knowing they are directly or indirectly losing heavily. So in your friend case he was so fortunate to have win big and he stops gambling.

[noormcs5]

It's strange to hear that he was placing bets on sportsbook. He even mentioned that he was winning on sportsbook and he wasn't someone who would lose but he started thinking about about a huge win and that's the main reason he got addicted to it.

First, if he starts to believe that he will never lose a bet, then it's called overconfidence and usually, the gamblers who have such thoughts would always lose in the long run. This is a totally unrealistic expectation from gambling which will never come true.  Also if a gambler starts to think that he wants to win big at once, he will start to take more risks and bet with more money. Due to this, he will lose further. If you think that you can big win, then it rarely happens. Usually, the big wins come with surprises and mostly people are not expecting it.

Most gamblers think like that because their hope is to have a single huge win and no longer they'll have to gamble again. Same happened with this guy instead of winning that big bet he started losing more and more in hope of having that huge win.

How is that that gambling will make your life so easy that you win a big jackpot once and then you will never gamble again?  I have seen that even after winning big amounts, the people greed never ends (in some cases people wants to win even more) and therefore they never stop gambling and loses in the end.

The guy was a real addict that he was spending more than 8 hours of day on placing bets. A true addict but now he's in recovery which is a good thing, and I believe that his video can be very helpful for those people who are facing troubles due to gambling addiction.

Gambling is not a job that you gamble for 8 hours a day. This is too much and it will make you a gambling addict. Also, we know that the longer you gamble, the more money you will spend in gambling. There is no such thing as free games in gambling. You will be spending money every second, every minute in gambling. Even if you decide to gamble with very small amount of money in each game, gambling for 8 to 10 hours will eventually make that amount huge and it will be even more sad if the gambler loses most part of that money.

[bittraffic]

I’m not sure I’d say this is a gambling addict but when I was younger we had a family friend that would always gamble on the weekends. He’d go up to Reno and spend thousands of dollars on the slots. One trip he hit it big. I don’t remember how much exactly, but it was enough that he said he’d gotten all his money back and he never gambled again after that…

In other ways what if the person involves never got back their money they lost while gambling won't they quit gambling?
To me I will say, this is very hard to because whenever a gambler spent about $1k to $10k while gambling he would look after his expenses and think about quitting, it might be hard for him reason being that he wasted such huge amount into gambling. The next thing that will come of his heart is to say " how can I lose all this sorts of money and expect me quit gambling" instead they will prefer to continue gambling until they made by back their money at this point they will keeps losing without knowing when to quit and the next thing you would see is him gradually becoming a gambling addiction at cause of trying to fight back what they have lost in gambling without knowing they are directly or indirectly losing heavily. So in your friend case he was so fortunate to have win big and he stops gambling.

It's a rare thing to happen to a gambler to have quit successfully and lost nothing but time. I also have a relative who has a gambling addiction like that in the video, he didn't just lose a lot of money but influenced his kids to do gambling as well.

Every night he invites his friends to their house and gambles in the living room where eventually his kids learn how to gamble. I saw one time his kid sneak out of school and found him in a nearby betting house. When I confronted the kid, he shhhh me asking me not to tell his dad.

[leonair]

I advise everyone to see this video, I'm not related to this person, but I can relate to his stories and the gambling addiction that most of us could have been suffering for years. This is the second video that I have been watching and they say the same things. Not just money they lose, but time and relationship. The other video that I saw that he was not even present with the delivery of his first and second kid, he was done gambling and trying to make money for the hospital bills but it turns out that he losses in both time.

Perhaps you have seen other videos as well and maybe share it here.

I don't understand how a man can have confidence in a gambler who gambles to pay the hospital bills.  It is not possible for anyone except a serious gambling addict to do that. Those who are so deeply addicted will never be able to improve their financial condition.  They will face deep danger.  So gambling is not to be taken seriously at all.  And whether for the purpose of income or for fun, such amount of money should be used in gambling that if we lose it, it will not affect our bottom line.

[Shamm]

We have said it several times without number on this gambling board that gambling is not for making money. Gambling should only be for fun.

Or let me put it this way. If you want to gamble, either for fun or to make money, do not use more than 1% to 5% of your weekly income on gambling. The recommended percentage is 1% but I do not see 5% affecting me. So if you can not go more than 1% of your weekly income, do not go more than that.

If gambling is taking your money, do not gamble again.

I don't know why other gamblers can't understand what you're saying; it's actually very easy to understand. Then their excuse is that it can be a source of income, which is still wrong with their reasons in reality. If they gamble, it should be limited.

Give themselves discipline so that they can also train themselves to control gambling correctly when entering any casino here in the crypto gambling business.

For us gambling is not for making money cause we all know that gambling is like a trick if we are Lucky then we will win but if we don't have our luck then losses is everywhere. but some people around the world they will see gambling is for making money without knowing that there's a chance that gambling will take all their money and some of their things cause once a gambler become addict and there's no Money to play with then it will sell some of their things in order to play gambling.

[SamReomo]

Also if a gambler starts to think that he wants to win big at once, he will start to take more risks and bet with more money. Due to this, he will lose further. If you think that you can big win, then it rarely happens. Usually, the big wins come with surprises and mostly people are not expecting it.

Yeah, that's the case with most addicts, they think that they will get one win and then they'll leave gambling forever, and in search of that win they risk more and more money but they can't get that win. They chase that win so badly that they forget about other things and spend most of their time in gambling. In the end they won't get the win but get highly addicted to gambling which will cause big troubles in their life.

How is that that gambling will make your life so easy that you win a big jackpot once and then you will never gamble again?  I have seen that even after winning big amounts, the people greed never ends (in some cases people wants to win even more) and therefore they never stop gambling and loses in the end.

It won't and most gamblers don't understand that, our greed never ends even if we win multiple of such jackpots because desire to earn more money never ends and that's a bitter truth. If we look at the billionaires then they have so much money that they can do anything they want with that money but still they are working day and night to increase their net worth even more. Same is the case with those gamblers who win big jackpots, even if they win one big jackpot they will still not give up on gambling and end up losing all that money which they got from that jackpot.

Even if you decide to gamble with very small amount of money in each game, gambling for 8 to 10 hours will eventually make that amount huge and it will be even more sad if the gambler loses most part of that money.

Yeah, it's true even if someone starts a gambling session with low bets then again in 8 to 10 hours those bets will be a huge amount for the day. Some people follow Martingale strategy, where they multiply the bet each time they lose. That will lead to more losing and the gambler finally ends up losing a lot of money. The more money a gambler losses the higher is chance of him getting addicted to gambling.

[carlfebz2]

We have said it several times without number on this gambling board that gambling is not for making money. Gambling should only be for fun.

Or let me put it this way. If you want to gamble, either for fun or to make money, do not use more than 1% to 5% of your weekly income on gambling. The recommended percentage is 1% but I do not see 5% affecting me. So if you can not go more than 1% of your weekly income, do not go more than that.

If gambling is taking your money, do not gamble again.

I don't know why other gamblers can't understand what you're saying; it's actually very easy to understand. Then their excuse is that it can be a source of income, which is still wrong with their reasons in reality. If they gamble, it should be limited.

Give themselves discipline so that they can also train themselves to control gambling correctly when entering any casino here in the crypto gambling business.

For us gambling is not for making money cause we all know that gambling is like a trick if we are Lucky then we will win but if we don't have our luck then losses is everywhere. but some people around the world they will see gambling is for making money without knowing that there's a chance that gambling will take all their money and some of their things cause once a gambler become addict and there's no Money to play with then it will sell some of their things in order to play gambling.

The only main key on here for you to not to be able to make yourself that getting addicted with gambling is that you should really be wary about on what it is on the first place.

1. Socialization with other people
2. Past time or leisure
3. Easing out your boredom

But never ever consider that it would really be that a source of income or making yourself rich with it because on the time that you do come into a point
such as this then high likely you would really be getting addicted by gambling on which this is something that we should have avoided since from the start because
once things turns out to be something like this then expect that it would really be that messy later on. You cant feel it right away until you do see that you dont have anymore money into your pocket
and even with your loved ones.

[Huppercase]

I advise everyone to see this video, I'm not related to this person, but I can relate to his stories and the gambling addiction that most of us could have been suffering for years. This is the second video that I have been watching and they say the same things. Not just money they lose, but time and relationship. The other video that I saw that he was not even present with the delivery of his first and second kid, he was done gambling and trying to make money for the hospital bills but it turns out that he losses in both time.

Perhaps you have seen other videos as well and maybe share it here.

Are people that good to the extent they don't know when to called a spade a spade, they don't know when to quit? I know myself and I know when it's okay for me, thank goodness bankroll exist for a reason, if I lose it there will be no funding from anywhere even I if I have the means to do deposit. If you make another deposit thinking you are going to recover the money you have lost, then that mark the beginning of your addiction to gambling and because you lose all the time, the addiction will make you lose everything until you lose everything.

These guy stories look like someone that is under a influence, more like it's not ordinary, lose home and relationships and family is something one need to be careful about. I hope that he got back on his fit again but such stories are really hard to forget even if you are not the victim. They better make him go see a therapist session with a person that can help him out, sometimes family talk is not enough to change someone, outsiders and professionals do does the magic and I also hope this will be the end of it when he recover.

[Samlucky O]

I watch the video a little and I heard him said so many things on how he started gambling at a tender age and he also started with little amount untill he started betting with big amount. And he spent alot of time all day to play gambling. He also said he won frequently and developed an ego that he has know gambling more better, before he reacieve the shock of his life.

What I understand In this video is that, no matter how you think you are a professional in gambling, always play what you can afford to lose. I know we are likely to be tempted to play with big sum of money expecially when we have more frequent win than loos. No matter how frequently you win just try and maintain with little stake if not you will be tempted to stake big. And guest what? The day you eventually stage big you will lose big. And the amount you will lose will be equated to the total amount you have been winning. and all win and lost will be set to zero.

[Findingnemo]

Every kind of addiction will affect us mentally, physically, and financially so don't just draw the line only under gambling. I may have seen videos of such kind but I don't remember any of it because it doesn't really relates to me and I know how hard to recovery from any addiction from my personal expereince (not gambling).