WinstonMac

It was from a $50 deposit.

That is what compulsive gamblers do, it is how our brain is wired. I have done this several times over and over. If $9,000 is your total gambling debt, it would be good to stop now. Things only get worse for us. We cannot control our gambling and it is a good idea to just set aside a little each month to repay the debt. You are a good person.…[Read more]

I’m so sorry. I just did the same thing. Only difference is the $9000 I “won” and then played away in a few hours didn’t come close to covering the hundreds of thousands I’ve lost. KC is right – our brains are wired to do this. I was doing pretty good staying away from the casinos for a few years and fell back into a few months ago. I’ve bann…[Read more]

It was analysing this same pattern of my play that eventually led me to stopping, recognising that the point of my playing was not actually to win money, the money merely let me play. What is important right now is that you are not too hard on yourself, I know how lousy I would feel after doing exactly the same but if you can turn that awful…[Read more]

I’m sorry that happened to you. Even reading about a win causes my heartrate to increase. I just recently did the same thing-had a win that could really help financially-but I just kept gambling and now it’s gone. It is so painful to lose. I have to stop, but I know that will mean telling my family about my relapse, and the thought of their ang…[Read more]