• Casper posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 years, 2 months ago

    I lost a lot of money. Aloooot of money. I sometimes wake up with no energy and sometimes I wonder how can I stop gambling.

    It really hurts becuase I hate gambling even when I’m doing it but sometimes I can’t find a way to stop. I realized that I know what I am doing is ruining my life but it’s so hard to replace it with something else.

    Why is this even legal !

    • Hi Casper
      I feel like gambling shouldn’t be legal also. Wow would some walls really come crashing down. Here in Canada we have lotto ticket sales that generate millions and millions of dollars. Gee you would need a pretty strong investigation to see where all of the raised funds actually go. Some of the money helps our health care system. I’m certain it generates a lot of jobs.
      There has to be a better way to raise money than making the odd millionaire. Then there’s the bolts in every bar the poor soils that put their money in those machines everyday. That money would be far better used to support local businesses and the person would have something to show for their money. Then there’s the casinos there’s no such thing as luck or chance other than the person being the 1/100000 to be paid just so it still looks like it’s possible to win something.
      Many of us have fallen into a trap of gambling for various different reasons. The only way out is that four letter word” Stop” a person needs to gather the strength and determination too to that. There are aides self exclusion, giving your means of purchase too someone you can trust until the urges too gamble subside
      Net blockers ,counselling ga meetings
      Get back into the real world which at first maybe be tough the realism’s of fixing the damage we’ve inflicted.
      But it’s doable and there’s lots of hope. Just need to stop and make a persons mind up you’re not going back. It will only cause more harm.
      I am finally on the right path. I need a life jacket ,dingy and some good paddles. I’m going up stream and that’s it.