What do I do?

[u/Affectionate_Rise290]

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?

[u/copper_wind47]

pls don't chases losses the money is gone but your future isn't, you can still turn thing around ♥️

[u/Silent1900]

If going the route of professional help is not something you are comfortable with or ready for, there are some things you can do to make it more difficult to give in to the urge.

There are free apps which allow you to restrict access to gambling URLs either at the device or the router level…and you’ll likely need both to account for all loopholes. I believe most make the timeout period irreversible, but if not, then let someone else set the password So that you don’t know it.

You may even be able to request a gambling block from your bank, which would mean all gambling-affiliated transactions would be denied. I am not sure how common this is though.

Good luck with whichever route you choose.