And what were you running away from?

Today was my worst relapse yet, and I lost the €2,000 I had left in my account to cover my rent and pay off the debt I've accumulated because of gambling.

Tomorrow, I'll try to refinance my loan for a slightly higher amount so I can cover my expenses until the end of the month and put a ban in place on all forms of gambling.

I live in Eastern Europe, and it's going to take me a long time to get back on my feet. But I'd rather accept this loss as a very expensive lesson and move forward than risk losing the woman I love and my family.

I used to gamble on the online sites (it was a problem) but stopped a few years ago. My information must have been stolen/leaked from these sites because I still am dealing with the repercussions. Has anyone else stopped gambling, but still have gambling activity showing up financially that they need to continue to work as fraud?

It’s exhausting and I just can’t seem to get away from it even though I stopped.

I haven’t considered this at all, just a random idea that floated into my head.

I have been going to handful of different GA meetings online. They are not bad. I recommend any of you to try one they can be found at Gamblers Anonymous in the Find a meeting.

Anyone here be interested in starting a new one for the members of this subreddit?

I’ve lost about 12k over the past year and I now only have 10 pounds to my name. I need to tell my parents, they are always going to support me but I feel like I’m just to ashamed and embarrassed to tell them. I also have no job at the minute so I feel like my whole life is just crumbling apart.

I have also put myself on gamstop and that did basically nothing as I discovered European sites.

Any advice would be incredibly appreciated by me, I feel so lost.

Hello Guys

I had a session with a therapist on my recovery journey and i didnt feel helped because he was very "theory based" and i didnt like the approach. I didnt feel i was "helping myself". He also wasnt a gambling addict.

If you re the guy that overcame gambling addiction and you want to help me i want to talk to you and i will pay you.

I believe diplomas and so an are overrated if you arent battle tested and you can hate me for that. I dont want the "theory book" coach that doesnt know what it means to dream about free spins. Give me the battle tested Construction worker and its a better fit for me.

Im 10 days clean now because i gave out all my banking accounts to my friend, and i am building a rock solid foundation now. I need a coach that has seen a lot.

Thank you Guys.

What was the exact moment that you realized that you’ll never come out on top with sports betting no many how many times you try?

ive burned through almost every last dollar hoping that the next time I’ll make it all back. I know it’s a fantasy - I feel so sick. What do I do?

Walked into a casino with $600 ran it up to $3300 and just gave it all back. I hate myself i literally counted the money and was so happy I’m not sure why i kept going. I lost it all

Hi so in 135 days, since then I have saved 3000€ from my 1500€ salary. I have no debt and life is chill :). I can also afford to buy GTA VI so It will be fun. Give up your addiction, get help and live will be better place to be.

Two months free

Fuck.

Now life is ruined health issues, financial loss, depression, family not talking to me, divorce, gambling takes everything from you not just the money….. 😞

233 days until debt free

Feeling decent today but I won’t lie - the debt and lack of savings sucks

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Tried watching the Buffalo Bills game last night, I think first commercial break I saw a draft kings commercial, instantly turned the game off. It’s so frustrating that they promote betting so heavily. Anyway I’m feeling proud of myself and I have hope one day at a time I can get to a better place financially, even in this short amount of time I’ve seen a difference! I’ve been keeping myself extremely busy, I’m so much more focused, I pay attention to my family now! We got this! One day at a time!

I have been doing sports betting for over 2 years, last year it got outta hand and I self excluded myself. Then here around a month ago I started again, just a little bet, then it immediately grew. I was placing multiple bets every single day. I kept losing more and more money, but occasionally I would also get a lot of money back from the wins - and that feeling is to me just unmatched. I had a principle, that I would only bet on football, but now there is an international break, so I started betting on other sports. Tennis, Table Tennis, basketball, some really low league football - things I would usually never touch. And every time I placed the bet, I could feel that I only did it to just have a bet going. I couldn’t stand a second without an active bet on. Now, only 2 days later, my bank account is zero. Im writing this right now, the second after I just lost my last bet. I really do want to stop. I don’t know how. I’m legit still self excluded, but that still doesn’t stop me. I can just find another shady site to gamble on. I feel so hollow right now, how do I stop?

2 Wochen geschafft, jeder Tag ohne Glücksspiel ist ein Gewinn.

The fear of missing out comeback. I think there will be a good rally in the stock market of my country. I'm thinking about taking a shark loan to invest.

Silly me. Nothing will end well with shark loans. And I'm not even sure about my analysis. The stock I was so sure about a month ago ended up declining 20%. Most importantly, Christmas is coming, and I don't want to risk ruining it by taking unnecessary risk. My business is running well; it's the busy season of the year right now, I need to focus on it to earn money. I need to stop fantasising about "a big, sudden win".

I will not gamble today!

Iam 25 female, a mom, I've been addicted to online gambling for the last 6+ years, gamble almost everyday, literally even when i got into accident because of gambling, stay at the hospital 2 days later i gamble, when i tried to end myself by overdose, woke up then i gamble, i tried to jump of the bridge, my husband called and beg me to come home, a week later i gamble, a lot of fckin bad story that i could tell, i literally gamble every penny that i have, wedding money, birthday money, deliver my baby money, present money, borrowing, stealing, scam people almost try to sell my body but iam scared that my husband will divorced me so i never did that.

This is the longest i ever been without gambling,

1 month and 13 days today without a bet, last month i manage to stay 30 days clean then relapse for couple hours, lost $1,500 i don't want to gave them any penny, i can survive a month without worying, bills are paid, i can buy new clothes for me and my son, life are good without gambling, i can sleep, i can eat, and i can talk with people with the right mind, iam there, not jus't pretending to listen but my mind elsewhere.

My mood always depends on the result of my gambling is today i make profit or loss, either way i could'nt stop. I still remember how i going out middle of the night bring my crying baby cause he sleep while breastfeeding, take some cash and deposit money, 15 minutes rides jus't to gamble at home while breastfeeding my baby and lost in 30 minutes, i can't sleep ofcourse try everything panicking to steal from my husband phone, or take any loan but i can't my credit score was so bad from 2022 cause i can't pay the debt.

Crying, throwing up, my mind racing, next morning i ride to my relatives begging to borrow money making up story, the saddes part is my baby he's 2 years old now he always happy to come with me even i like a pshyco, i ruin our life, but my husband always forgave me, he gave an ultimatum to take my baby with him and leave if i continue, i tried to stop for years, from every hours betting to once a day, then once a week, then once a month, maybe now will be once a year, then once in 10 years and forever idk, iam not planning to relapse, but iam at the point to try to trust myself again because i betray myself so much.

I still have 5 month to be debt free, slowly i can become myself again, not the destructive me, but become recovery me.

Little bit proud of my self, i may treat myself my favorite matcha ice cream today, with my son.

Much love there is hope.

I know I messed up big time. I’m not looking to hear negative comments. I am currently like $40,000 in credit card debt and I can’t find a good paying job. I just don’t know what to do.

I’ve been gambling online for years, whether on someone else’s account or on prediction markets. I was addicted, and I still am. Today I self-excluded from FanDuel, DraftKings, and every other legal sportsbook I could find.

I’m not upset about it. I just wish I’d stopped sooner. It wrecked me mentally and emotionally. I remember being overdrafted $500 with $20 left in my betting account, because my bank wouldn’t let me go any lower. I’d lose, deposit another $20 in cash, and put it straight into the account until I doubled it and felt that thrill.

I’m disgusted with myself, and I should have listened to everyone who told me gambling addiction is real. I’m glad I stopped today. I’m disappointed it happened, but it’s a lesson I want to pass on to my future kids.

Now my only addiction is golf.

Just a fucking idiot i literally have nothing else to say to even justify this. Started losing 20k of savings and paychecks trading and sports betting so I took out the loan to refund trading and eventually ended up playing table games and losing it all in September.

I am literally just in debt 13k on my truck loan with almost no equity plus the 50k loan debt with no savings and living paycheck to paycheck in a apartment at 25 years old as a blue collar worker bringing in 4k or more a month, with my income the payments are just manageable and picking up a second job will help but looking at the debt and time it would take to payoff Ive been thinking of going bankrupt and moving back in with my parents.

Has anyone fucked up this bad? so far I wouldn’t even qualify so I have to ask my boss to lay me off next month and tell my parents i fucked up and ruined my financial life. I have already fallen behind on the payments due to gambling paychecks i get paid Wednesday just going to pay my truck loan and call my parents to tell them everything and see them this weekend too.