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I have pretty much read every post and reply on this forum and has really helped me out

However I have lost close to £100k this year on laying horses greyhounds anything that moves. Because the betting site gave me the option to be the bookmaker my logic was how many bookmakers are skint?

But with laying horses it got worse and worse and yesterday was the final straw I lost nearly £10k and was ...

The profoundness of this little piece from the GA FAQ hit me in the shower this morning. A vice implies something one holds onto as a crutch to get through life. As a problem gambler, I used gambling as an alternative to life.

I am pretty new to this, I am only one month GF, I am 57 a wife a mother and a gran. I started gambling about 4 years ago but this last two years it really dug it's claws in and had me, hook line and sinker. Usual story, lost my savings and more and got in to debt. But what I am struggling with is that the gambling me, is so far removed from ...

So 2 weeks gambling free and thank goodness for that.

I just was wondering if I could get some feedback on a couple of things from anyone who has any insight. I'm focused largely on step two right now and when I have those moments where I can literally feel my brain surrendering to something else (usually most prominently after a meeting or a good conversation) and it's wonderful, but I struggle to keep it ...

i recenetly made a post and even though i wanted to stop, i put 100 dollars on some sportbook, got it to 500, and of course, lost it all

only good thing that happened is i got a bit of money from my grandpa that really isn't mine

because he passed..

so i put it in and paid off one of my credit cards

but i still have 2 more things to clear

i only ...

Hello everyone,

I am a single 24 year old male who has had a gambling addiction for almost year now. My addiction or game of choice was lottery scratchoff tickets. In the year I've been playing, I have accumulated about $13,000 in debt. In addition to this, I have about $15,000 debt in student loans from my undergraduate education and master degree program. I guess I am somewhat fortunate that my total debt including undergraduate ...

Somebody mentioned they went back over my old posts so I thought I would take a peek. Here is the last post I made before I started this recovery:

If you have a good job you must be a smart, logical person. What worked for me was to look at my problem from a logical point of view. Did I feel satisfied when I won? No. Did I feel horrible when I lost? Yes. But ...

Hello all,
I'm 34 years old, married and recently had a baby boy about 7 months old.

I have been gambling (or as some call it loosing) for about 15 years.
Started at university days and would be $20 or in pokies or like $100-200 blackjack at casinos.

Had my fair share of wins and losses. Maybe down all-together about $100-150K

I go through patches where i do not play for 3-9 months.
If i ...

Hello,

First of all, sorry for my bad english if im going to spell some words wrongly etc.. So I am only 18yrs old student and this year from september it will be my last year in high school (12th class). I would never have thought that id end up writing here about my problem. It all started when i turned 18... Got my debet card and was allowed to buy things from internet etc.. ...

Hey all,

Apologies for the melodramatic title, but I don't think I've ever been more depressed in my life, and for me that is saying something. 8) Same old story. Ran online poker money up to $2,300 before throwing it back along with $1,000 of my own. I just don't understand why it can never be different. I always tell myself and am sure I will be ...