Gambling addiction in general: I really messed up. Am I a gambling addict?

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Langhans wrote on 12.04.2024 at 23:13: Actually, you sound very reflective, which is why my first thought was: pay off your loan again and with luck the scare you're in right now was so lasting that you'll just leave it alone again in the future. It was an experience: gambling can be fun, but it can also be very expensive if you don't know your limit. Lesson learned, finished...at Christmas no one will be crowing about it.
What makes me a little doubtful, however, is the content of one of your comments from the other day: you talked about 500 bonus buys in a row, which is miles away from a controlled way of playing. So I can't allow myself to pass judgment in the sense of "all-clear". But as Frapi already said: I don't think you're addicted to gambling, but I don't think you're cut out to keep it up in the future either. As things stand, it was just an expensive slip-up and not the end of the world: if it stays that way, there's no drama to be ashamed of.

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R3hab wrote on 13.04.2024 at 09:05: Where you had no more money what did you do? Jmd who has an addiction would now manipulate his friends and family to get money what about you?

You can also do something like that with your thoughts, how often a day do you think about the casino, for example?

Gambling always has an influence on your psychology, it quickly becomes very nice but also very quickly very shitty

Think that you are in the phase where you are becoming addicted, if you don't stop now it won't get any easier later

You say this happened to you for the first time
So these are also signs that you want to play more and more
Which also fits an addiction

I hope you go to a counseling center and get advice and don't take it lightly and Deposit again.

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frapi07 wrote on 13.04.2024 at 01:31: Maybe it will help Momo93 if I share my experience.

I have always been resistant to gambling shops/casinos etc. I couldn't give a f**k. When I was at sixth form, there was a pub/bar near my school that was open in the mornings. At some point, a few of my classmates went there and I went along to see what they were up to. The first time I went there I threw 2€ out of boredom and I managed to make 10€ out of it. I played Fruitinator. It was one of those hanging machines. A year later, I went to a betting shop with a few others during my lunch break. I didn't bet anything there. Anyway, I didn't care about it for a long time, even though a lot of gambling shops opened during that time.


Many years later and I wanted to try my luck for various reasons. First of all, I ventured into sports betting. I was able to win €150 from live bets. Then I made a €100 4-combo bet and won €1,700. Over the next few months, however, I gradually lost them. It was an up & down.

In the meantime, I also tried my luck in the gambling shops. I was very cautious at the beginning. 10€ win = paid out and left. The more often I went, the more money I risked. At some point I was up to €200 or so. I bought something from it and thought it was cool that I hadn't paid for it with the money I'd earned. So I can understand the feeling you had a bit. I often went to the gambling shops, but luck wasn't really on my side anymore. Those €200 were quickly gone and instead of +€200 I was down to -€200 at some point.

But thanks to Corona, I was able to get away from these places. Until then, I would say that I wasn't addicted to gambling. I dealt with the issue, gained experience and experienced highs and lows. Corona forced many casinos to close and that was an opportunity to try out online casinos.

I first played online in Wildz, then Platin. The Platin times were very wild. I often deposited everything I had in my account. From then on, I was actually addicted to gambling. I maintained this gaming behavior for months. I also used Platin because they had Merkur slots. I often gambled on blackhole and co.

I can now keep my gambling under control. I have a trick for this. I set myself an annual goal. I want to have X amount of money at the end of the year. I'm always as happy as a little child when my salary arrives. I've had a 5-figure sum in my account several times and never manage to touch the money.

Before that, I was really stubborn and always paid in arrears. In one night, I made 5-6 bonus buys of €200 each. At the time, I only had enough money left to pay my fixed costs. Incidentally, it was at the beginning of the month. I deposited 5000€ in one day. I almost won it all back, but because I wanted to get out of it with a little profit, I kept playing and then lost it all. I played €500 in Blackjack hands.

That's pretty much my experience with the subject. We are about the same age and you may recognize yourself in a few sentences. By the way, never make the mistake of playing with money that doesn't belong to you. That's the biggest mistake you can ever make. I have always played with my own money. As I wrote before, try to put an end to it. You're not so deep into it yet that you need therapy. It's a question of willpower.

By the way, I'm sure you earn more than me (I work in TC), but I've been through some awesome bet sizes. That alone gives you an idea of how awesome it was for me. I would advise you to stop completely first. The first few weeks may be difficult, your fingers will itch, but you have to persevere. You won't win until you can control yourself. You have to learn that first. But if you don't feel like gambling at all during the learning process, then you've definitely won the Jackpot

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