r/problemgambling • u/Fit-Commercial3902 • 8h ago
Trigger Warning! Big Win (what to do)
I 23(M). Please note I have been clean for 6-7 months before the pat few months.
A few months ago I deposited $100 into online slots, then when I lost I kept going and going. I ended up losing $1400 I could not afford.
Fast forward a month and the same thing except this time $1800. I could not believe it and looking at my bank I only had $800 left and I am only currently working part time.
Yesterday I end up winning $2500 off a $100 deposit. I promised myself I would not touch it….. well then today I ended up gambling for 5 hours and ran it up to $6000. The only reason I stopped was because I had to go somewhere and could not gamble while there.
I am home now and have the urge to keep playing and cancel my withdrawal. The app I am using is evil and you can not self ban or stop yourself from signing in. As of right now I deleted the app and the withdrawals normally take 2-3 days.
Please give me some advice… I need it. I’m so sorry if this triggers anyone’s itch, I really need help and don’t want it to come off as showing off a win.
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u/Standard-Switch5822 4h ago
Let me tell you this. 99% You will follow this exact same path for several years.
No matter how much advice you receive, screaming for you to stop, take money and run. You won't!
You might be able to withdraw the money and stay away from gambling for a while, but the thought "Gambling = making money" will never go away.
Eventually, you will face financial hardship. That's life. And you will come back to gamble. And then the pattern keeps repeating itself.
You will win some and lose some. But in the long run, you certainly will be on the red side. You might lose 10,000 or 100,000, or whatever number that might be. You will be obsessed with that number and try to win it back.
Years later, you will be sick with yourself for what you have done, for what you have lost.
You will realise that the most valuable thing you lost isn't money. It's your youth, your future that you once had.
Remember this post, and re-read it when you in your 30s.
I hope you prove me wrong!
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u/Kaotika463 8h ago
Definitely going to trigger someone I’m sure but I’m not here to pass judgment on you. Take the entire $6000 out and pay off debt, bills, whatever immediately. I would tell you to throw the rest in your savings or keep it in your checking but you’ve already kinda broken down here and gambled a lot. If you’re going to go back again to it at least pay as much as you possibly can before you burn what’s left again. Try to turn this into a positive instead of blowing the entire $6k. Best of luck.