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I am at a terrible place in my life. I have no job. No money. No intimate relationships. I am 36 and living with parents. I found poker 1 year ago. I learnt the strategy to beat it by studying.

I can beat it if i play within 'bankroll' which means you only buy into a game with 10% of the money you have and never move up or chase losses.

I often work for ...

Man, this thing will really come at you from all angles. I bought 60 bux worth the other day. No more since then. What a waste of money. Here I am breaking my butt to save every dime; t's amazing how strong the pull can be and it comes out of nowhere.

I don't know what to do other than to keep fighting the urges as they come.

Hi Guys! It looks like we don't have a thread for people who beat gambling urges for more than a year and how that transformed their lives in general, be it health, social, or financial aspects. This will be a perfect place for them to share their road to gambling recovery and hopefully inspire those who are struggling in their journey to become GF. I do hope that I will be able to share my ...

I used to be ashamed of the fact I am a pathological gambler.

Most people that have known me for any length of time are aware of my problem.

I wouldn't dare share this information willingly but that has changed. I'm no longer ashamed of being what I am. I accept it and am trying to move ahead. I will share my information willingly when appropriate to do so.

I have a problem, a very ...

I have been in this guys shoes.
http://youtu.be/ExwMhSBDTf8
Time and time again I worked a decent day and then made my way home and decided to drop into the bookies.
It really hit a nerve because this guy has children he neglects and one day I would like to have children and hope to be far away from this type of scenario.
Thanks Rozza ...

Following on from my relapse post last night I am determined not to let this addiction beat me. As of today it will be a fresh start and I wanted to post on here initially as I believe this will be helpful. I'm going to take this one day at a time and will post in a months time to report back on how this going. This time I will succeed, failure is not an ...

I have this obsession. I like to go to the casino for food and ambience. I like to watch high rollers play. Seems like every weekend this is almost always the activity I like to do. I never bet any money but I like to watch and analyze the cards. Am I at risk?