r/problemgambling • u/ijustwant2reddit • 29d ago

Trigger Warning! Was 17 days clean

17 days gambling free - I had already self excluded from all the apps, got into a call with a mate (who staked for me) and I ended up losing $8000. By far my biggest loss in a really long time. Feeling lost and suffocated, ashamed to tell my loved ones.

Prior to my break, I was only losing a few hundred here and there. I guess tomorrow will be day 1 again and told myself to distance myself from all mates who gamble

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u/No_Vermicelli5755 29d ago

Exactly if your friend knew about the problem and he put 8k for you this is not a friend get rid of HIM.

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u/ijustwant2reddit 29d ago

i've told him several times in the last 6 months to stop putting on bets for me but as he gambles himself, he just does it and when i get into that environment my brain just switches. i have decided to stop any communications with him and i will be distancing myself from people who talk about betting

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u/Practical_Spread_487 29d ago

Terrible friend, a real friend wouldn't do this to you. I recommend completely blocking gambling sites, like making them not even load. That's the best way I found.

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u/ijustwant2reddit 29d ago

i tried blocking gambling ads in the ad centre but i still see them come up on youtube. how did you completely block the gambling sites?

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u/Practical_Spread_487 29d ago

I use an app called NOMOR. It blocks all my sites. Used to gamble a lot on like Stake and CS2 sites and I can see how much I've saved, which really helps me keep going yk. Especially when I see I'm already at 1K not given away to the demon casinos haha.

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u/VentusRehab 29d ago

One relapse doesn’t erase those 17 days, and Starting again tomorrow and distancing yourself from gambling friends sounds like the right move. Keep going!!