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I am 35 years old male. happily married with 2 kids. good job and earning well. There is only one thing which keeps me out of this world called gambling. I have only been gambling for last 5 years and blown around 80K. had big wins of 10K,8K etc. but always gave it back. I dont know what to do.. I am in debt around 15K which I can easily pay if I don't gamble ...

Its probably most common for people to come to the realization that gambling is a serious problem when they've fallen into some form of debt. Being in the midst of that storm right now and having no one to save me from myself I am doing my best to stay afloat as I turn from my wicked ways. Talking to the company that has my car gave me the option of being able to pay ...

I've had the opportunity for 9 years living rent free until recently. I had the opportunity to save a ton of money! But I didn't - I gambled and drank everything and never saved. I'm really having trouble coming to terms with that and forgiving myself. I don't make a ton of money so I'm just really depressed over the lost opportunity. Which also has morphed into a great drinking problem too! ...

I'm a very "together" person who has a hard time staying away from the tables for more than a few months. I always manage to convince myself that this time will be different and more fun. Almost as if it's written in stone, I always win big and I don't stop until I lose it all. Nothing about this is comfortable, and I already know what's going to happen. The remorse I feel afterwards only ...

Day 127

This saying is so true.
Quiting gambling was one of the hardest decisions, and I never thought I could personally do it.
First few weeks I was positive, then hit a big urge patch, I went on some online sites but quickly tapped out, I even walked in a bookies and walked out but since then each day has become so much easier to the point I have days where I completely forget ...

I was thinking about throwing a glass wine I saved down the sink. I wasn't going to actually do it, as I saved it and was looking forward to the drinking it and the enjoyment I was going to get from it. Savour the moment and the feelings after it. I thought about if I poured it down the sink, how it would make me feel, how pissed off I would be, how I would ...

a hard day for me today as I am on christmas break and this time alone at home is a great temptation to go online and play. having self excluded limits me. I am glad this forum exists as it gives me a chance to share my thoughts and feelings. i had a wonderful dream last night i dreamt my debt free days are over and i actually had a big amount saved in the ...

Hello, well 2 years gambling free.. Actually never thought that time goes so fast, i remember waiting for 1 week, 1 month, then 1 year. Now I have more than 700 days, wow. Without GA and this forum, I haven't reached it for sure. When i first found this forum I had broken relationships, lots of credits, debts, no people around me, actually as I think now: sometimes I had no idea is it real ...

I've been here for a while, usually just get off and come back when i' want to die basically.

Long story short, i've been addicted to online sports and now even casinos for a few years, not really realizing how much i've lost until my parents have said "wow you must have enough for a house saved up by now"

i only work 35 hours a week, minimum wage job, too depressed for school, turned ...

Embrace the New of this New Year . Recognize your strength and your self-worth , understand that none of us are doomed to stay as we are . We are capable of changing our lives , our mindset , our actions . We are capable of taking back control . We can leave the past in the past and make our future our own .

There is hope and there is healing . Every one ...