[Eric2016]

I’ve gone cold. Has anyone encountered a successful story from sports gambling?

I’m normally a cheery guy with a positive outlook on life but I can’t seem to bear with how much I’ve lost. I was on top of the world with a great job and zero debt. Now, I’ve built so much debt it’s unbearable.

Luckily, I still have my great job to pay off my debt but I literally set my life back 5 years in a span of 6 months of gambling 🙁

[Eric2016]

Well….here I am again 6 months later. Unfortunately, I thought I had hit rock bottom in August, but now I’m even in a worse position as I’ve maxed out all my debt.

The good news is I’m trying to quit again…I haven’t bet since the Super Bowl which of course I lost as I picked Atlanta Falcons.

Hopefully I have the will power to post frequently. I must stop this madness 🙁

[Eric2016]

Your comment above sounds good. Out of curiosity, did your family find out? What happened?

[Eric2016]

I truly appreciate those of you that have responded. It’s difficult as I have no one to express or discuss my addiction with so its nice to have a discussion.

I’ve read that gamblers think they can control their addiction but we all know that’s very very difficult. Most of the time, we are in denial when we say that. But I truly would try my best to win back half of my loss and call it quits. I have faith I could get to that but I know if I win half, I know I might try to win it all back and before I know it I might lose it back again…

Football is a week away and I’m going to have to try to restrain myself…

[Eric2016]

Day 17 of being gambling free and it feels good.

Thank you both to the two people that replied above. I truly appreciate the support.

As sad as it is to say, im the accountant in the family and I do have access to it. I’ve been telling myself I just want to win $50,000 back winning 5 games at $10,000 a play. I would quit then pay off my debt and take the $50,000 loss as a lesson learned (I’m down $100,000 altogether wih $50,000 of that owed to my credit cards/personal loan).

Am I foolish to do that? I’ve been trying my best to convince myself I can win $50,000 back and pay off my debt and start over and quit gambling for the rest of my life. At most I would bet is the $10,000 I’ve been trying to reserve. I’ve never been in debt my entire life and it’s killing me I owe this debt. I feel it would expedite my recovery by 2 years. I know if I lose, it would set me back another 6 months but that’s the risk I’m leaning on.

It’s been 17 days since I’ve last gambled and I’ve been feeling good. I just want to pay off my debt quickly 🙁

[Eric2016]

Day 15.

Still haven’t gambled since my big loss. However, with football around the corner, I’ve been slowly convincing myself to set aside $10,000 to test my luck.

I keep telling myself all I want is $50,000 back and i will quit for good. I feel like I can control this but am I kidding myself? I’ve read that is the denial stage but I feel confident I can control this.

Please help.

[Eric2016]

Hang in there Tom. My story is very similar to yours and I’m 31 as well. Have to take it one day at a time, as cliche as that sounds. I look forward to seeing you battle this addiction.

[Eric2016]

Day 7.

Thanks for the advice, Pea. I appreciate it and wish you the best of luck in your recovery.

Wow, it’s been 7 days since I’ve last gambled. I’ve been successful only because I’m done betting baseball. I’ve been getting the itch researching football picks with first week being 2 weeks away. I need to be stronger and resist. The addiction in me feels like it’s going to come out but I have to continue to battle. Never ever give in.

[Eric2016]

Thanks for the advice Liz. My pride isn’t allowing me to quit like a loser which is why I’ve been struggling.

I keep telling myself I just want to win half back of what I lost ($120,000h and I will quit as this will truly be a lesson learned. Am I lying to myself?

[Eric2016]

Day 5.

Getting temptations to get my money back. Struggling to fight off this urge because I want my money back, started looking at statistics so I can place a bet, but I have to be stronger.

It’s been 5 whole days since I’ve last hit rock bottom. Before that, I was gambling daily or every other day so I have to break that bad habit. I just need to stop looking at scores or ESPN.

I can do it….no more

[Eric2016]

Day 3.

Thanks for the feedback Charles.

Today is officially day 3 of being gamble free. I’m still struggling checking scores as its been a bad habit of mine for a year now. I’m still struggling coping with all the money I just lost. I seriously cannot believe that I chased as much as I did. I could’ve did so many good things with the money I lost and now it’s all gone.

I had a chat with a buddy today that I’m determined to get my money back come football season but he stated that would be a very foolish decision and a dumb one if I kept chasing. As much as my pride kills me to cut off my losses, unfortunately I am going to have to.

The next few months is going to be so difficult. I’m committed to not gambling a dime but will struggle fighting off these demons.

Until next time…..

[Eric2016]

The excitement of watching a sport event and having it end in dramatic fashion is the highest high one could get.

On the other hand, having a bad beat is one of the worst feelings. Wasting 3.5 hours of your time only to feel even worse when a ridiculous ending occurs is as painful as it gets yet I wake up the next morning and seek another game to bet.

No more. I am stronger than the temptation and I will prove to myself in time I will be able to resist this sin.

[Eric2016]

I’ve been living your life these past 3 weeks and I’ve finally said enough is enough. I’ve never had a breakdown as much as I had last night literally crying in my coworkers arms.

As embarrassing as it was, I had to go through that experience so I will never gamble again. Be strong. If I can do it, you can too.

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