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    • #26600
      lwjunior
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      my name is Lewent and I started to Gambling 12 years ago with a small amount and only 1 web site sportingbet.. they offered me a bonus and I send 100 Usd and I had it back 200 usd with bonus. I started to play live backgammon, slots, and often live sporting bets. I tried to stop it several times. but I lost my 10-12 months salary very soon. and I lost my girlfriend because of the argues because of stress of the games. and next years I played more and more. I won thousands of dollars but I always tried to win more.
      then I lost more. I take 1 credit card. then 3 to play more.5..6..8..10.. I have lots of credit cards which is equal to my 30 months salary. I used them to play gamble and won back which I lost. but unlucky I always lost in last minutes..or with just 1 games..
      so today I would have 1 house+1 car+1 wife and children maybe..
      but there is nothing except for debits of all of the credit cards which I have to work 18 months to pay remaining of them.
      total lost is 100.000 usd in last years.. and lots of lies to family and friends. Today, I closed approximately 50 accounts of differnet web sites which I am a member . I don’t want to play again . I don’t eant to lose more. no stress. I tried it 3-4 times but yesteraday my 3 friends took my credit cards to prevent me and I give a word to them that I won’t play again it. I hope I will be succeed.

    • #26601
      vera
      Participant

      Well done on starting your own journal LW!

      Compulsive gambling is a progressive disease which destroys lives. Things will not improve for a gambler until we stop gambling. As soon as we take the first step and follow the advice we are given, we will begin to see an improvement in our lives.
      Try to be patient. Take all the help you can get and keep postponing your next bet!
      It is possible to stop gambling one day at a time!
      Keep posting!

    • #26602
      p
      Participant

      It is great you have taken this step to improve your life by stopping gambling, some days it seems impossible but it can be done on a day at a time approach. Don’t gamble today.. or just for this hour, then dont gamble the next hour, if you get that impulse to gamble string it out.. stretch it out, do something else and get busy.. find other things to fill your time with..

      P

    • #26603
      Dunc
      Keymaster

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      Hello Lewent and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

      Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

      Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

      And on that note….

      I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂

      Take care

      The Gambling Therapy Team


      PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our
      privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!

    • #26604
      Anonymous
      Guest

      Hi LW. Well done in recognising that gambling has become a problem for you and well done on taking the positive action of joining this site. Look forward to reading about your journey of recovery!!

    • #26605
      lwjunior
      Participant

      thank you for your supportive comments. I will tell about a few moments which I don’t forget. big amounts which I lost.
      for example; a few years ago. it was a special friendly match of Portugal-Cape Verde. I was sure that Portugal would be won the match. and I bet 5000 TL and it was salary of 5 months. bet rate was only 1,10. I phoned to my cousin to learn result and learnt that was 0-0. and lost it. to win back this money bet more and more. lost and lost. Bet sites usually ask to deposit and give extra bonus. but when you ask to withdraw they wait until you cancel it. because they know that you will want to play more and try to win more.

    • #26606
      Anonymous
      Guest

      Hi LW., many of us who play online have had that feeling of being cheated out of our winnings. Maybe a bonus you didn’t ask for is added on and you can’t withdraw until you play it 200 times. I think however it is good to remember that those sites were designed to make money for the owners… Not us!! No matter how much we win we will always gamble it again until we come away with nothing. That Is because we are compulsive gamblers. If we withdraw today we will be so tempted to go back and repeat out win. There is no winning for us with gambling. You are far from alone in losing months and months of your salary. What you need to do is let it go, draw a line under it. A compulsive gambler will never win it back!! Start again financially!! You can pay off debts, save and have a better life. Yes it will take time but it can be done!!The money you lost is gone!! Forever!! Let it go!!!

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