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I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this in combination with gambling. The last few months I have been punching myself pretty hard when I spend all my money-it's come as quite a shock as I have never self harmed before, in fact I didn't even know punching yourself really counted as "self-harm"-well of course it does I suppose, but I just usually think of cutting as self-harm which i have never done ...

I've been here for quite some time, but have still not quit gambling, i went a week but that's about it

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My life has always been $#%^, I've done nothing with it and i'm already 23 years old, than theres my brother who already went to school, has a great job, nice car, and there's me, working part time minimum wage hours.. blowing 100 dollars a bet, after working 8 hours, ...

I really need a friend. I am desperate.

I am a 27 year old woman with a gambling addiction. I need a friend.

I am clean for 2 years. One of things that helped me to fight addiction at the very beginning of my recovery was free online play. Thats why I did it again this time too. I believe that it is impossible to stop doing something rapidly, you should gradually get used "a maximum ad minima". Maybe with help of this little tip I started to quit from every-day gambling. The main allure of casino games ...

I have lost approximately 25 000 USD.

I write this as my last credits have been drawn and used up on this insatiable rotten activity that I have spent most of my days on. It all started about four years ago when things ended with someone I loved very much, she cheated on me and after the relationship ended she started dating my best friend. As this happened I started gambling, on sports. It was ...

I've seen people come here after losing everything they own plus more and need consoling or good advice and peoples responses have been " quit, walk away "

Yeah well if it were that simple it they wouldn't be here in the first place. Also people don't want to here the blatantly obvious after they've just been hit with an atomic bomb. And how is that comforting or going to help them anyway. They want ...

im glad i found this forum i llove reading about peoples stories anyhow

my story starts when i was 18 years old and my mother took me to and indian casino for my birthday.. i had been given $100 to play and we was there for 4 hours. during that time i hit a jackpot for $800 playing $1 and from that day its history i was hooked.. but during the time i was 19 ...

I know this isn't a political forum but Trump is a guy who made a TON of money preying on people through gambling so I figure it's okay to talk about this here. And a lot of us have a genuine hatred for the gambling industry that is completely justified so here goes...

Whenever I see this guy speak it takes me back to my days as a gambler and reminds me of how I ...

Hi all,

I'm a professional poker player and have been for the last 2 years. I'm 29 about to turn 30 and I am feeling really depressed bc of...well...the title. I was addicted to opiates from about 22-27 yo and was able to kick the habit with a lot of work but I still had demons inside me that I couldn't control.

I play poker professionally so I understand the mathematics behind table games. I've ...

I know I've talked multiple times about how great it felt to do something for myself after I quit gambling but I'd like to hear from others. I also think it will help those who are still struggling to see how quitting helps us to live better lives.

My first treat for myself really wasn't for me per se, it was being able to pay for a long weekend at the beach for my wife ...