[Kimura]

If the answer could be found 95% of my addiction is solved! I know why but I won’t be explaining the details here.

[Kimura]

Why not ask someone else because I don’t want to bother others with my problem. it’s an adult attitude. The positive things is that I gamble as I decide to, and not in an excessive manner. Anyway please let someone answer my question!

[Kimura]

Hi,
I want to know if there’s somehow a way to store a password somewhere and not be able to retrieve it unless x number of days later I decide. Could somebody help? Maybe it’s going to be mutual help donno.

Thks for helping.

[Kimura]

Lost 700, could only afford 200. The problem is that things are not clear in my head, I think each time i am going to be in control, and I do most of the time. But the one time I don’t, the consequences are unbearable.

[Kimura]

No, will go to casino first.
We’ll see:) it’s a challenge. Will get back in 2 weeks and tell what happened.

[Kimura]

Thks Charles,
I would say casinos are a little bit for the problem. You didn’t notice how the slot machines miss the jackpot by little half of the time? This is meant to make people nervous and wanting to gamble more. I gambled on slots (1 cent per tour always) a lot, and that isn’t much to make the wheel spin for the jackpot. And I gambled a lot of time there (all my losses on slots combined would not exceed 20 euros in 2 years), waiting for table games to be open. I would say one out of four times when the jackpot wheel turned the gamblers next to me missed the jackpot just by little. Can you imagine? On a wheel with more than 20 prizes, one out of four times the wheel turns, the gambler gets the prize that is just next to the jackpot.

Last time I gambled and lost the 800, I was so angry that I put the 4 euros into that machine and gambled them all. By the time, guess what? The wheel turned and I got the prize that’s just next to the jackpot.

The intention of those who created those machines is not a very good one.

[Kimura]

Thks Charles.
Well, to proove that my gambling problem is a little bit different, but although no less harming, than others, I am planning to go to the casino in 2 weeks, with 400 euros in my pocket that I could loose, buy a drink at the bar, convert my money into chips, stay for 3-4 hours there, than go out with the chips, without gambling one cent.
The week after, I will do the same thing and then cash out my chips and leave.
Then I will go to a therapist and see what he will say about my problem.
Will get back to you to tell you the results. Pretty sure I can do that.

After my qualification it would be a little bit different. All my life would not be at stake. And I would love to make the achievement of beeing barred from a casino because I am so good and “addicted” to blackjack card counting, and have won money. Anyway I will speak about this to the therapist also.

I think I am more vulnerable to online poker because the temptation is here 24/7. I got myself barred from all online poker sites. As for illegal websites always available, doesn’t tempt me very much.

[Kimura]

Hi,
I started gambling also 5 years ago, gambled only for 2 weeks and lost 1000 euros. then I started again last year, when I failed the year at the university, until now. Did not loose much, until last week, when I lost everything I have.

You should know who are the enemies and who are the friends. Casino people are generally freemasons, enemies of the faith, and destined to hell. Casinos are perdition places. But not only: Gamblers with no real intention to stop could be also lost forever.

If the chairs in casinos where uncomfortable, and casino people laughing at you, would you go and gamble again? think about it.

I unfortunaltely fell into the trap and now I recognize it. Gambling is presented legally in a very positive way that I is possible for a lot of people to fall into the trap.

[Kimura]

Hi Nychantal,
It’s up to you to decide whether you want to live like this all your life. You neither know if he’s got other addictions. I think you could also be terrible if you decide to stay with him.

I myself am 27 years old and I am struggling with gambling problems, but I am decided to stop. Although I did not get that much into the addiction.

[Kimura]

Peacegirl,
Well, I don’t think you’re here to help. What do you mean by that? Someone could have a problem, yes, but will is very powerful, and prayer. It includes studying the games, etc… Do you know at least the odds of the games you play at??

[Kimura]

Yes I answer yes to 10 or 11 questions.
Ok, it’s finished, I have decided to stop. After a long and deep reflexion, I have indeed decided to stop. I feel I am in peace.

After 2 years, we’ll see what happens but as for now, it’s finished. When I pass my competitive score, in 2016, by that time it will be a different story.

Will come back and tell I didn’t gamble a penny, unless on lotery occasionnally.

[Kimura]

The only thing that’s difficult for me to stop gambling is because I studied so well poker and blackjack, I am a very good card counter, that I don’t want all this knowledge of mine to be useless. But experience showed that I failed to “enjoy” gambling” and went into excessive betting. And in poker I am an underdog although I know how to play well, but play too much high stakes, that I decide under pressure.

Otherwise it is easy for me not to bet a single dollar on casino games. Put me in some casinos around here, where they don’t have poker and they have machine shuffling for blackjack, I could stay there day and night for one week loosing no more than 20 euros, if not less than 5 euros. I may bet here and there for excitement and discovery, but won’t be gambling compulsively.

I think I have more of a decision to make than “healing” my gambling addiction.

[Kimura]

Charles,
I didn’t feel a lot humiliated when I lost 800 at blackjack in front of strangers although it seemed that it was a big amount of money for me. I will feel humiliated in front of my friends. Am I inferior to them? Happily I am not at this point of the addiction.

But, Imagine casino people will be laughing at you, saying to you you’re a stupid gambler, and that they’re happy that you’re there because you’re a sucker. Without changing their games. Would you go there again? If all of them did the same, would you continue gambling? Although that’s what they think. Someone should be a little bit intelligent and have minimal will to stop gambling. Even if it’s an addiction, I believe anybody could stop.

[Kimura]

Thks everyone.
I don’t think anybody should say “it’s not easy to stop”. It’s like taking away the responsibility we have gambling. It could become an addiction, but there’s some responsibility involved.
Don’t take your credit card to the casino. Don’t take too much cash. Play small stakes. Don’t go the casino at all!!!

And giving your money to some people is very humiliating. I think you should find a solution with your bank. When someone is deeply convinced he should stop, I think he will. You have no physical addiction like smoking for example. It’s only psychological.

As for myself I will stop for 2 years at least until I pass my competitive score in 2 years which will be very important for my life. Afterwards I will what can I do.

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