Hello guys! I am an ex problem gambler. I started my conscious recovery 8 years ago and feel happy as never before!
I gambled excessively for 13 years and lost thousands of dollars, however, money was just a small fraction of my losses. Shortly, gambling has stolen my youth, my most precious dreams, and created problems for the rest of my life. And all this started just from a single innocent bet.
During my recovery I read, collected and summarized a vast amount of related information on this matter. It often comes to my mind that if I had had this knowledge before, if somebody had approached me with it between my relapses, I could have started my recovery long time ago, and wouldn’t have experienced all the devastating consequences…
For this reason, now I feel great responsibility to share this knowledge with you so that you can start your recovery immediately.
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yea bro, im a 21 year old college senior who had $14K saved. Guess what? I lost $6K in July and then this month I won that 6K back including more but I ended up losing everything and I only have $1K to my name : (. IM AT ROCK BOTTOM BECAUSE I WON ALL MY MONEY BACK AND FELL FOR IT. My final year of college starts in a week and now imma have to work more during the semester so by the end of the semester I should have 4K saved. If u have any encouraging words please comment because I never felt low in my life and im never gambling again because I literally lost all my life savings this week like I can't even afford to buy textbooks until im able to start saving again and I get it, I'll have the $14K back by a year from now from honest work and I'm still planning to go to law school but this shit sucks and I feel very disappointed in myself. Now I know how it is to struggle and im never putting myself through this again (Rock Bottom) that's how I look at it as a big lesson to never hit rock bottom and im still young to recoup. It's not worth it. Let me know your thoughts on my better mindset to just resave everything as much as i can and rebuild my life because that's all i can do I can't give up and it will make me stronger at the end. Gambling is a curse and when u hit rock bottom u truly understand since ur at the struggling level
I wish i have found your channel two years ago or im any time after that. Clearly pathological streamers are well exposed by algorithm but recovery tools are anonymous thus often in the hidden.
You can’t just STOP cold turkey. It’s an addiction. More behavioral than chemical, which means you need to replace that habit, that physical action of pulling or pushing the switch, calling the card, rolling the dice, etc; with something else. And while it’s behavioral at its core, there is a wicked dopamine rush that drives the addiction. So what you replace this behavior with, has to similarly stimulate you and then gradually slow you to baseline. Sports are good, you’re essentially gambling your physical prowess instead of money. Competitive hobbies like RC racing or wood/metal-working. Working with animals is a wild shot but it may be a way to fully disconnect from a gambling mindset entirely. As there’s risks and rewards constantly in play with livestock. Idk just some ideas. I’m a fuckin idiot nobody who just likes to think, but wanna believe I have a decent grasp of addictions.
I'm a gambling for 16 years my age is 36 I'm on the botom . I'm from Romania . New i live in Anglia for 4 years . I lost 48.000£ just the last 4 yers .End 8000 € + in rest of the 12 yers . Y dont have suport . I stay alon foarte many yers and y dont have a child's of waif . My family from Romania 🇷🇴 is not so happy about me . 😢😢😢 y dont have friend's. Real friend's or faik Friend's i fel veri depres end lonly .
My addiction has made me lose more than 200.000/300.000 USD in a few years. Today is the day I officially stop, I banned myself from every casino in the country, online and physical. This is truly a disease.
I am granted to be living in a controlled mind unlike friends of mine. I think one thing that sets me aside would be the mental control. Now to quit it is true it takes others and stories and your own beginning to make that change. And IT IS TRUE you can change a bad habbit in month if not 2 if not 3 and surely in a year.
I've excluded from sites and limited my access to funds severely. I've also shifted my eyes and heard to stocks, crypto, and other financial advice. Granted, it's still technically gamling, and im aware of that. As long as you don't make future bets, "calls" and indecisive trades.
Just think about all of the loses that you have had, and the people that you have let down and hurt, and know the fact, rhat those that want you to gamble, are NO going to lose, only YOU will lose……
So, you have answered yourself what needs doing - find things to do that make your life worth living. You can always write to me on Whatsapp to talk about.
It is a a difficult addiction to break some cannot accept that they are powerless over the addiction to dopamine. If you do not believe on God you have no believe in a higher power that can help you. A psychiatrist may help uncover a mental health issue like a mild form of bipolar disorder call cyclothymia a dopamine blocker may help control the gambling binges
I don't believe in God, or that some Higher Power has something to do with my addiction. Ex addiction. I overcame it on my own. By reading books, learning various practices.
My god. Your story is very very similar to mine my friend. Can feel the struggle just like mine. I am actually only 8 days into stopping my addiction. Never felt so much better. Respect to you mate doing this to help others.
You in recovery, because have no money to bet. Wait for the money to come, and we see what happens :) 8 days or 88 it does not mean much, changes must be made within you, this is most important. Just sitting and waiting will not make things work. Believe me. How many times 8 days without gambling you had already had? Many times. And what? Nothing. You came back to it. So, I do not want to demotivate you, but just by willpower you will not overcome addiction. Believe me.
Well my friend in 20 years I’ve never ever gone 8 days with out betting. In 20 years I’ve never ever been so disgusted in betting. In 20 years now 8 days since I last bet I’ve never seen so much clear movement. Poor reply from you lad. Really is.
@@MrBXG I gambled after being gambling-free for 1,5 years. Then, after 3 years being free I nearly gambled again. Now 6 years without gambling. So, 8 days is nothing to be honest. But of course it is better 8 days than 1 day.
Your story is so similar to mine. I have been gambling for 25 years and have lost so much! I am in recovery now for 6 months and am hopeful for my future now! Gambling can kill you!
I have been going to Gamblers Anonymous meetings, and I have self excluded myself from the casinos I would frequent. I have developed an interest in interior decorating and prefer to spend my money decorating my home. RU-vid videos of compulsive gamblers' stories help to remind me of the despair that gambling has brought me. Thank you for your videos. They are very helpful.
I find you really inspiring. I’m a student at Cal Poly Slo and I’m building a gambling recovery app because I had to watch as my close friend fell apart from his gambling addiction. Would you be willing to give me some advice?
@@gamblerinrecovery I’m working on it myself it’s been about a week since I last gambled. I’ve got myself into so much debt from it. But I just recently permanently self-excluded myself from all the online casinos I’ve been gambling at which feels like a great start to me!
