Im a new member and today I decided to quit gambling.

Hello everyone! Im a 17 year old brazilian guy that has been gambling virtual items/skins from a game (that are worth real money) for 3 years now. At the beggining, I would ask my parents credit card to buy virtual items for this game that I play just because they looked cool, but then I discovered that you could actually bet these items on different types of gambling, such as betting on professional teams, roullete, blackjack, etc. I also used to bet little amounts of cash, such as 1 or 2 dollars, but as the time passed I began to bet more money, and thats when the problems in my life began to appear (around 1 year ago). I used to be one of the best students in my school, but my grades have dropped drastically. I started searching for better methods of gambling so I could win more money instead of studying for my tests, but that didnt matter, because I kept winning. Around 3 months ago, I reached my all time high: I was up around 8000$, and I only had deposited like 300$ in my account. Then something terrible happened: I lost around 7800$ in about 2 hours, and I was completely chocked and didnt know what to do. After that, I took a break from gambling, but it didnt quite work out, because with the little amount of money that I had left on my account, I got back to gambling 1 month after. And finally, today, I lost it all. I currently have 10$ on my account, but thats it. Thankfully I dont owe anyone, and havent sold or robbed anything to feed my addiction, and thats why I want to stop right now. I dont want to bet ever again, because I fear getting in serious trouble and dissapointing my family and most importantly my girlfriend that I love more than anything. I also need to focus and learn again how to study, because this is the most important year in my school. Thats it: no more betting, no more lying and no more problems! I hope you all can help me in this difficult journey. Ill do my best to achieve my goals and help everyone with the same problem as me!

Welcome to the forum, viciadoemapostas.

viciadoemapostas wrote:Thats it: no more betting, no more lying and no more problems! I hope you all can help me in this difficult journey. Ill do my best to achieve my goals and help everyone with the same problem as me!

It is best to realize that gambling is a deadend. Please do not believe the messages from your government or the media that gambling is fun or entertainment. It is simply a way to throw money away. If you are rich and have the means to throw money away, then give it to the poor.

I wish you peace and serenity, and freedom from addictions. Keep posting here. This forum and the help it provides can help you to stay abstinent.

Hey my friend,

I am similar to your shoes my post is on the forum, gambling leads to lying and lying leads to loneliness because ur partner will not take any of it and maybe leave u, what I can say it that let ur partner be your main motivation is quitting, I'm currently struggling mentally and might be going through depression all because of gambling, I hope ur journey to quitting succeeds my friend. Because now I have realised after many years that it's not worth losing the one you love most.