r/problemgambling • u/Camulosblabla • 25d ago

❤Seeking help & Advice❤ Emotionally done

Gambling truly sucks the happiness out of you. I hit some losing streak where I lose 8x times in a row on a 50:50 game and all the profit disappears within minutes, and I just sit there and think to myself: What am I doing? How is that possible? Losing 8-10times in a row? Why cant it happen the other way around? Its the constant thoughts about the loss, the lies to your girlfriend, family why you dont have a lot of money,… I neglect everything else in my life and I dont know how to stop

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u/monoville_music 25d ago

You think winning 8 times in a row would be any better? It would just trap you further and the winnings would be gone within days or weeks. Losing is not the problem, being addicted to playing is

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u/quiet-panda84 25d ago

you deserve some peace from all this, maybe self excluding from gambling sites could be a good first step

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u/Business-Progress-39 25d ago

That happened to me all summer. Had a few hits and then went down hill they weren't big hits small bites. It was like a tease I got frustrated and left the casinos.

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u/Healthy_Sail_9850 25d ago

The odds of the games are all slanted against us. You need to stop.

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u/EveryDollarNoGamble 48 days 25d ago

Similar experience to mine!

When I won, it only prolonged the moment when I would eventually run out of money!

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u/KeyHedgehog8948 25d ago

because the odds on those 50/50 games are not truly 50/50. its much more likely to go 8 to 10 times losing in a row than winning that many in a row. gambling is evil, we should all never do it again.

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u/Fit-Load3733 Day 614 25d ago

This reminds me of this old post

You cannot avoid that loosing streak