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Living with gambling addiction: 1 year - over and out

Topic created on 12th Jun. 2019 | Page: 1 of 2 | Answers: 11 | Views: 5,035
Anonym

1 year - over and out

12th Jun. 2019, at 04:48 pm CEST#1
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Normally I am not the type who would write something like that in a forum. However, in the future I would like people here to hear a small - in comparison still "harmless" story to at least adjust the game behavior.

For about a year I have been regularly playing in Online Casinos as well as in arcades. At that time I took out a loan - gambled away all the money in OC within a few hours. Later I took another loan and did the same. However, here I was lucky enough to have made €6,000 in the OC. I paid out a certain amount and continued playing offline. Then the disaster started - 1 year, almost every day just been gambling. Money gone, debts there

Fortunately I didn't lose my family in that one year - but my credit rating deteriorated (had a top credit rating at that time, kept up with all payments - changed by gambling), debts up to 10.000 € and no more interest in my hobbies. Now - reflecting - I have decided NEVER AGAIN - and consistently, to touch a machine, let alone register in the OC.

Guys, yes it's fun and yes it's adventurous to expect the free spins with certain euphoria, however, you have to turn away from it at some point - especially when it comes to family, building a life or the like

Let's see how it develops, to my friends here I recommend to deal consciously with money. By gambling we only gamble away. And when I read the contributions here, I am perhaps still glad to stop right now. Because I think what comes from now on will end like the contributions here

Stay healthy!

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Anonym

1 year - over and out

12th Jun. 2019, at 05:03 pm CEST#2
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Well, to condemn gaming per se and thus name the main culprit for the miseries is too easy.

You can also indulge in gaming and see it as a hobby and have fun, just as others do with knitting or crocheting. For example, I go away with relative regularity just to gamble. Las Vegas, Niagara, Atlantic City, Uncasville, Monte Carlo. I have my fun there and spend some relaxing time. If I feel like it in the evening and want to do a little daddeln, I drive the 10 min to the nearest casino or use an online casino. It's similar to neighbor Meyer, except that he takes out a cigar and drinks whiskey on ice

Both of us are alive and well because neither he nor I overdo it. And that's the point. Even if one thing is fun, you have to keep yourself in check and not overdo it. This also applies to neighbor Mrs. Müller, who eats so much that she will soon burst. Neighbor Schulze has already lost 2 fingers on the circular saw, yet he loves his circular saw, unfortunately also on the WE. There is always something to saw

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DerWolf
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1 year - over and out

17th Jun. 2019, at 07:38 pm CEST#3
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Totoro wrote on 06/12/2019 17:03: Well, to condemn gaming perse and thus name the main culprit in the miseries is too easy.
One can also indulge in gaming and see it as a hobby and have fun, just like others do when knitting or crocheting.

But it is and always will be a balancing act. Fortunately, I have always been able to control my gambling. Quitting smoking has failed several times. I am very pleased that it seems to be no problem for you but there are certainly many many who slip at some point.


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Anonym

1 year - over and out

17th Jun. 2019, at 08:07 pm CEST#4
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I think this is a question of personal sensitivities. There are people (not only here) who obviously suffer from loss of "impulse control" when it comes to this topic. There I would also rather advise to renounce

Otherwise, as Totoro already wrote, gambling is rather a leisure activity for which one should have money left. I only play with money that is "left over" for this purpose. Otherwise, the "fun" would soon become quite "serious"

All the best to the TE

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Anonym

1 year - over and out

17th Jun. 2019, at 08:13 pm CEST#5
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DocHoliday wrote on 06/17/2019 at 8:07 pm: I think something like this is a matter of personal sensitivities. There are people (not only here) who obviously suffer from loss of "impulse control" when it comes to this topic. There I would also prefer to advise abandonment

Otherwise, as Totoro already wrote, gambling is rather a leisure activity for which you should have money left. I only play with money that is "left over" for this purpose. Otherwise, the "fun" would soon become quite "serious"

All the best to the TE.

That is not wrong in principle.


But it should only be said that the transition from fun to seriousness is smooth and flowing.

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Anonym

1 year - over and out

17th Jun. 2019, at 08:44 pm CEST#6
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Cryptique wrote on 06/17/2019 at 8:13 pm

This is not wrong in principle.


But it should just be added that the transition from fun to serious is ass-slick and smooth.

Yes, that's right. This is probably most comparable with alcohol or other "intoxicants"
Recipes against it I see less with what one does and more with the kind of person one is

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Raupe
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1 year - over and out

17th Jun. 2019, at 09:10 pm CEST#7
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DocHoliday wrote on 06/17/2019 at 8:44 pm

Yes true. It's probably most comparable to alcohol or other "intoxicants"
Prescriptions, on the other hand, I see less in what you do and more in the kind of person you are

Absolutely right. The addictive pressure to gamble can be compared to the addictive pressure to smoke something, to draw a line or to dance your head off on the weekend with an E in your blood .
Your second sentence is also correct
In addition, I would refer to the video on addiction by Kurzgesagt.

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Dbac79
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1 year - over and out

17th Jun. 2019, at 10:57 pm CEST#8
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Caterpillar wrote on 06/17/2019 9:10 PM
Absolutely correct. The addictive pressure to gamble can be compared to the addictive pressure to smoke something, to draw a line or to dance your head off on the weekend with an E in your blood .
Your second sentence is also correct
In addition, I would refer to the video on addiction by Kurzgesagt.


chain a heroin junkie and a gambler to the bed and watch them for a week, then you will notice the difference. and if you could get addicted to xtc then i would have been for sure back then

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Raupe
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1 year - over and out

17th Jun. 2019, at 11:11 pm CEST#9
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Perhaps I have expressed myself a little too imprecisely.
I am referring to top-heavy addiction pressure with my statement, not physical addiction

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Anonym

1 year - over and out

18th Jun. 2019, at 01:00 am CEST#10
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Why don't we call a spade a spade: Weakness. Strength, in this case, would be to say to yourself, "Nope, no daddling today. Today I'm going to pull weeds all day or walk the dogs from the shelter."

Those who can't handle it are too weak and use addiction as a cheap excuse. Of course, things that excite a certain region of the brain are fun. But you have to be able to control that. Sounds simple? It is.

The simple rules of gambling are widely known: Don't chase your losses, don't gamble beyond your personal means, and so on.

Simple.

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