Topic: Recovering gambling addict stories - page 11. (Read 2106 times)

The only main key on here for you to not to be able to make yourself that getting addicted with gambling is that you should really be wary about on what it is on the first place.

1. Socialization with other people
2. Past time or leisure
3. Easing out your boredom

But never ever consider that it would really be that a source of income or making yourself rich with it because on the time that you do come into a point
such as this then high likely you would really be getting addicted by gambling on which this is something that we should have avoided since from the start because
once things turns out to be something like this then expect that it would really be that messy later on. You cant feel it right away until you do see that you dont have anymore money into your pocket
and even with your loved ones.

Yeah, that's the case with most addicts, they think that they will get one win and then they'll leave gambling forever, and in search of that win they risk more and more money but they can't get that win. They chase that win so badly that they forget about other things and spend most of their time in gambling. In the end they won't get the win but get highly addicted to gambling which will cause big troubles in their life.

It won't and most gamblers don't understand that, our greed never ends even if we win multiple of such jackpots because desire to earn more money never ends and that's a bitter truth. If we look at the billionaires then they have so much money that they can do anything they want with that money but still they are working day and night to increase their net worth even more. Same is the case with those gamblers who win big jackpots, even if they win one big jackpot they will still not give up on gambling and end up losing all that money which they got from that jackpot.

Yeah, it's true even if someone starts a gambling session with low bets then again in 8 to 10 hours those bets will be a huge amount for the day. Some people follow Martingale strategy, where they multiply the bet each time they lose. That will lead to more losing and the gambler finally ends up losing a lot of money. The more money a gambler losses the higher is chance of him getting addicted to gambling.

For us gambling is not for making money cause we all know that gambling is like a trick if we are Lucky then we will win but if we don't have our luck then losses is everywhere. but some people around the world they will see gambling is for making money without knowing that there's a chance that gambling will take all their money and some of their things cause once a gambler become addict and there's no Money to play with then it will sell some of their things in order to play gambling.

I don't understand how a man can have confidence in a gambler who gambles to pay the hospital bills.  It is not possible for anyone except a serious gambling addict to do that. Those who are so deeply addicted will never be able to improve their financial condition.  They will face deep danger.  So gambling is not to be taken seriously at all.  And whether for the purpose of income or for fun, such amount of money should be used in gambling that if we lose it, it will not affect our bottom line.

It's a rare thing to happen to a gambler to have quit successfully and lost nothing but time. I also have a relative who has a gambling addiction like that in the video, he didn't just lose a lot of money but influenced his kids to do gambling as well.

Every night he invites his friends to their house and gambles in the living room where eventually his kids learn how to gamble. I saw one time his kid sneak out of school and found him in a nearby betting house. When I confronted the kid, he shhhh me asking me not to tell his dad.

First, if he starts to believe that he will never lose a bet, then it's called overconfidence and usually, the gamblers who have such thoughts would always lose in the long run. This is a totally unrealistic expectation from gambling which will never come true.  Also if a gambler starts to think that he wants to win big at once, he will start to take more risks and bet with more money. Due to this, he will lose further. If you think that you can big win, then it rarely happens. Usually, the big wins come with surprises and mostly people are not expecting it.


How is that that gambling will make your life so easy that you win a big jackpot once and then you will never gamble again?  I have seen that even after winning big amounts, the people greed never ends (in some cases people wants to win even more) and therefore they never stop gambling and loses in the end.



Gambling is not a job that you gamble for 8 hours a day. This is too much and it will make you a gambling addict. Also, we know that the longer you gamble, the more money you will spend in gambling. There is no such thing as free games in gambling. You will be spending money every second, every minute in gambling. Even if you decide to gamble with very small amount of money in each game, gambling for 8 to 10 hours will eventually make that amount huge and it will be even more sad if the gambler loses most part of that money.

In other ways what if the person involves never got back their money they lost while gambling won't they quit gambling?
To me I will say, this is very hard to because whenever a gambler spent about $1k to $10k while gambling he would look after his expenses and think about quitting, it might be hard for him reason being that he wasted such huge amount into gambling. The next thing that will come of his heart is to say " how can I lose all this sorts of money and expect me quit gambling" instead they will prefer to continue gambling until they made by back their money at this point they will keeps losing without knowing when to quit and the next thing you would see is him gradually becoming a gambling addiction at cause of trying to fight back what they have lost in gambling without knowing they are directly or indirectly losing heavily. So in your friend case he was so fortunate to have win big and he stops gambling.

I don't know why other gamblers can't understand what you're saying; it's actually very easy to understand. Then their excuse is that it can be a source of income, which is still wrong with their reasons in reality. If they gamble, it should be limited.

Give themselves discipline so that they can also train themselves to control gambling correctly when entering any casino here in the crypto gambling business.

I completely agree.

That is exactly the reason why I only gamble with tiny amounts of money and I make sure to put a daily spending limit in place. Gambling is not a profitable practice and nobody should suffer under the delusion of it being some kind of amazing, secret income source that others, who lose their money gambling, do not have the skill to achieve.

The ultimate truth is that when we gamble, we seek the rush of adrenaline and dopamine. That is all. Some of us know that and others seek it without understanding what it is that they seek.

And you can get the same rush with tiny amounts of money, so why gamble large amounts?

Gambling (and life) is all about control. It tests self-control. I've seen how gambling's lack of boundaries may lead to despair. Its about creating a mindset that values control over rapid gratification, not just setting a budget or timetable.

I regularly repeat, "Its you versus the impulse." Every time you walk away from a gamble is a win. Addiction can affect this judgment, so be aware. Here come community, support, and occasionally professional help.

From controlling to being dominated is subtle yet devastating. Vigilance should be a daily habit, not simply a precaution. We typically reveal our vulnerabilities while we think we're invincible. We shouldnt merely restrict gambling; we should control our lifestyle.

If he is already addicted, it will be difficult to stop and he will even give up important time for gambling games even though behind it all there is an intention to pay hospital bills but it will not reach a place where they get money after playing because we know this is luck.

I have never experienced this kind of thing because time and relationships with other people or family are far more important than gambling, in this aspect I have realized that it is not an addiction but still there must be limits to playing gambling, because this game should not be used as an income.

The man must have regrets, but now he has improved and realized that.

In our country, Hospital still doesn’t allowed more than 2 person to accompany woman than giving birth. I can share the experience with you on that part because I do gambling out of boredom and panic while waiting for my wife to give birth to my baby. Luckily for me I didn’t ended up losing despite I didn’t know exactly what I’m doing that time because my mind is worrying about my wife.

I still don’t experience being addicted to the point which I need to recover due to my mental instability. This story of recovering from gambling is favorite content by influencers but it’s ironic that they still doing content regarding gambling after posting this video which makes me always doubt about the authenticity of the video since many influencers is now creating content for the views even if it’s not legit.

I don't know how many times I have seen videos like this on my social media, maybe there are similar ones because they share their stories of being gambling addicts, it really makes other people aware to be more self-aware before going too far, as we know that gambling is indeed It cannot be used as a place to make money, let alone a place that can provide a steady income to everyone, basically gambling is just a business where it was created as a place to have fun for rich people.

Most poor gamblers always look for luck in gambling so no matter what they lose, how much money they spend just to chase wins that they never actually get while gambling, they spend the amount of money they want to achieve, for example, people who gamble want to winning big getting hundreds of thousands of dollars even though he knows he can't get it but consciously he has spent money while gambling there around hundreds of thousands of dollars, that's ridiculous, but this is where it all comes back to the gambler. Hopefully videos like this can make many people aware that Gambling is just for fun, not for making money.  

Gambling addiction their are many loses that are involved apart From that of money. Gambling addiction can make you lose your money,  it can put your health in danger, it can make you lose your time , it can make you lose good relationship with your family. Addiction can later make you to hate yourself after realising the money invested in gambling,  the time wasted and all the financial risk that was taking just to play gambling.

I wish gamblers can be conscious how dangerous being addicted can be for them to know the limit which they need to involve themselves in gambling.  Many gamblers fails to understand all this that is why they put all their self in gambling and at the end of it, it becomes something very difficult for them to control it.

Just to add on what you said, I think it is also imperative to note that we should have a different mindset whenever we gamble.

Instead of viewing gambling as a form of making money, view it as something that gives you anxiety and hope at the same time. Whenever you gamble, allocate a specific percentage of your money and make it a point to NOT use more that you have allocated in order to avoid incurring more expenses in the future.

Like what most have mentioned in several of the boards similar to this, gambling should be kept in moderation. If you overstep your boundaries and lost your sense of control, then expect things to spiral out of control.

Yes and that means that it is we who must control gambling activities and not gambling that controls us, and this is what gambling addicts experience where they allow themselves to be controlled by gambling activities which ultimately make them experience many problems and downturns. Applying caution and vigilance is a preparation that everyone must have for the sake of prevention, not only that we must also be able to limit everything related to gambling such as the allocation of the amount of budget along with limiting the time to gamble, because by taking all actions that lead to prevention, you will be a little avoided from the possibility of addiction which of course can make you end up with many problems in life. So after all, we must really be able to control gambling activities and not gambling that controls us, because you have also said here that when we have entered the addiction phase, it is clear that most people will not hesitate to do things - things they are actually unable to account for and also not a few of them end up becoming criminals because they justify all means such as stealing or robbing just to get money to fund their gambling activities.

The Tuesday of the last week was a nightmare day for me and I am not gambling since then.I lost a huge amount for me and I still don't get it how could I not stop before losing it all.These stories are great to watch for people who have suffered the same or are near suffering the same in their gambling session.My kid was born in full pandemic and I was gambling also back then but not because I did not wanted to wait for the kid,I simply was disallowed.

They are all bad habits just as you said, and as bad as all this you mentioned are, I think the worst for me is taking a loan to gamble, people can sell their property and use the money for what ever they want, or can be into business and fail to have savings all because they spend all the money on gambling, this are all their business as no one may likely hear or know about it, but when a person takes out a loan to gamble, this is the worst habit because if and when something happens and such person is not able to pay back that loan, it doesn't just cause him or her to lose his reputation, he or she is also shamed, and this also affects those around the person.

A friend of mine once borrowed money, used it for gambling and eventually lost everything, he counted on the signature campaign on this forum to earn him the money so he could pay back the loan, and one thing leading to another, he was removed from the campaign he was in at the time same week he lost the borrowed money to gambling, he had no other means of income, in the end, he had to sell off all his investment so as to raise the money and pay the loan, so he doesn't default and it affects his reputation here on the forum.
Now, bull run is coming and he has no single investment in crypto, and no means of getting money to buy back all that he sold.
People should avoid taking our loans and using it for gambling, it's a very bad habit.

I am not yet see any video like that but I know that the gambling addiction can damage our life until we don't have money, time and ruin our relationship. This relationship can be our family or spouses or even friends. We will be alone and no one will want to visit to our home. We will not feel anything and can't think clear about what happen in around us. We only focus with our gambling and want to win much money but that is hard even if we spend all of our money, that doesn't guarantee we can win. We will only bankrupt and don't have money to fills our daily needs.

It's why we must be careful when we gamble and always stay alert and prevent the loss. The important thing is we can control ourselves while gambling so there are no bad things happen to us. We can say that gambling is part of our life but without responsibility, we will get deeper in gambling without realize what happen to us. So we must really take care ourselves when we playing gambling and not let anything can seduce ourselves to get closer from the highlight of gambling.

There's one good support in the esports(Dota2) that we've been playing and betting and his name is Taiga. He retired already after having unsuccessful runs with his new teams just after he has expressed his gambling addiction to the public.

He's a good pro player honestly but gambling did ate him up. His entire earnings with his esports career has gone to zero because of gambling.

Taiga Opens Up About His Gambling Addiction