Thanks 3racer! I’m sorry for the misery your suffering and predicament you find yourself in at the moment. It sucks so bad. I remember being right there. The way you explained it brought me right back to the place I was in a year ago. I was doing well. I had quit gambling AGAIN but that time I was doing well. I had somewhere in the 2-3 months range under my belt. My finances were getting better. I was feeling better… Then I felt safe like I could manage 1 bet. I could easily win a grand or two and that would be sweet. The weird thing is that I didn’t NEED the grand or two. I could have been fine without it. I just wanted that rush. I love that rush. So I placed that one bet and won. I was in San Diego when I did it. I won like $200 or something. Then it was on. That wasn’t enough. I needed more. So I placed another bet but lost. No I was down $60 or something. Then I placed another… Before 2 days was gone I was down like $5k and chasing. Then it was $15k. And I was right back where I started chasing and loving the rush overtime…
Thanks for reminding me. That’s not a place any of us want to find ourselves.
But…. you can once again overcome that crap. It all starts with knowing 100% deep inside that you can’t win that money back. It’s gone. And that placing wagers hasn’t worked in the past and it won’t work now. If gambling was mathematically making sense you would be making money at it. A person that practises anything in life for that many hours generally gets better at it. Unfortunately thats not true for the gambler or heroin addict or alcoholic, etc.
