Hello everyone, this is not my first time posting, Id been to a different Gambling forums before, but mostly I just read countless threads. Learn from their experiences
and reflect. I was addicted to Gambling back in 2016, back then I have no idea of being a CG. Like everyone else, I want an easy way to get money. I deposited $500
to this online casino and it grew to $30k, then lose it all and then, put another $500 and get it back up to $30k+ but wasn’t able to withdraw in time and lost it all again.
I was desperate that time, chasing my loses but slowly realizing that I only lose $1000 in total. I stop for couple of days but I have sleepless nights of what ifs with those
money that I won. Then, I lost control of myself, urges and triggers came on and so I started playing again this time with big bets. I had $5k savings in my account. I was
just starting to save for my future and so the worst case happened. I hit the rock bottom. I just realize after depositing so many times, I have $600 left in my account.
I was disgusted and angry of myself, the supposed to be entertainment became a disaster for me. I was horrified and I know that I was a CG, so I begun looking for Gambling
forums, it eventually help me calm a bit because there are more worst case scenario that are happening compared to mine. I was lucky I didn’t go in debt. Aside from
Gambling, I have been broken-hearted and so moving on was easy for me. so I banned myself from this sites, good thing I have a withdrawal limit set in my Bank long before
and I started to work multiple jobs to keep myself busy. Time passes by, I recoup more than what I lost and saves a lot of money. I listened to people on how to save money and
how to handle your money. I became frugal, in a way that I put value on money but NEVER put it as a top priority than my family. I learn that less spending = more savings.
Soon, I become attach to this habits but I still spend money for myself although I think twice before spending it especially if it something not for experience. Then, the time came
when your friends invited you to go to Casino. At the beginning, I didn’t play, I just watch. not the game but the people on how they lose all their money chasing money.
it makes me cringe, I see one person selling his wedding ring, it was a sad thing to see and I kept in my mind. Because our own mind is the most powerful tool to use against
addiction, if you can control it then you cannot fall from this illusions. And Casinos are made for business and entertainment,
we think that its a money making place for us but it always the other way around, The house always wins. So whenever my friends invites me, I only bring the money that I will LOSE.
Yes! other people that go to casino thinks of winning, I think of losing, because if you win you will always want more. and the more you want the more you chase that money.
I only bring cash that I will lose nothing else, max of 300 but mostly 100 in 2 days so I split them and whenever I leave the casino. I leave that money to them but I make sure I enjoy every single dime of it. and I move on. Trust me, its easy to move on and forget your loses if you aren’t thinking of winning. My friends and I just laugh and make fun of things in casino. Remember,
it’s only made for Entertainment. oh! and never go alone to Casino. And whenever, I go online and have the feeling of gambling, I just go read more of gambling stories and watch people on youtube that loses a lot of money. Its keeps me awake to the reality. and always ask my self, would you like to go through on what they are experiencing? then STOP and MOVE ON.