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My gambling addiction, the path to suicide!

mattnotrik said:
I dont really think people can comment on gambling addiction if theyve not commented on it themselves "shit happens, and "stop gambling" from some retards on these boards just shows it, im sure if some heroin addict had made a post youd all be here with you <3 symbols and sending them there best wishes on there way to recovery, BL is full of complete retards sometimes. Financial difficulty's is something that is on a gamblers mind 100% of the time, wanting to gamble and then the feeling of losing everything can be hard, I know of and there are many who take there own lives.
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thanks for calling me a retard and assuming i would love up to a heroin addict. i myself am a heroin addict and think all this namby pamby "i can't do this wahh wahh" shit is pointless. i myself have not had a gambling addiction but have a friend who does. unlike the OP, he has absolutely no money, never wins, gets paid every friday, has no money by 7pm friday, and lives in a squat. more serious. how is "stop gambling" retarded advice? this is what you need to do. if you're a drug addict, depressed, or crazy, stop using drugs. it's not easy, but it is simple. ban yourself from casino's, whatever, just stop gambling. the OP thinking they can continue with some forms of gambling whilst quitting others is ridiculous. you can't moderate your usage and have proven that, so fucking quit.
 
backroll said:
i swapped gambling for something else, and i find it ultimately more rewarding, poly addiction sucks and rules
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I have only ever been successful at transfering addiction. I've never been able to lock off that part of me for some reason. Now i'm addicted to working out, which is obviously better. It's such a good buzz too.
 
i against i said:
thanks for calling me a retard and assuming i would love up to a heroin addict. i myself am a heroin addict and think all this namby pamby "i can't do this wahh wahh" shit is pointless. i myself have not had a gambling addiction but have a friend who does. unlike the OP, he has absolutely no money, never wins, gets paid every friday, has no money by 7pm friday, and lives in a squat. more serious. how is "stop gambling" retarded advice? this is what you need to do. if you're a drug addict, depressed, or crazy, stop using drugs. it's not easy, but it is simple. ban yourself from casino's, whatever, just stop gambling. the OP thinking they can continue with some forms of gambling whilst quitting others is ridiculous. you can't moderate your usage and have proven that, so fucking quit.
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It was the way that you said it with your smart comment, you think its that simple? Its like me coming to you and saying "stop taking heroin", nothing more, nothing less and then walking away, what are you going to do? ......I dont think just saying stop gambling is going to turn his life around, yes its what he needs to do but how.
 
Gambling is great. Till you lose. If you kept winning would there be such a problem? Well possibly still some..depending on the details.

Yes the house normally always wins.. But with poker you can win and people do... People with control as well as skill or ability. You are playing against other people.. Not 'the house' so it isnt the same. Sadly i have given in to stupidity in the past... I went on no limit big blind little blinds well above my float. Trying to scrape back losses i made all while wrecklessly under the influence.

I have learned i cannot gamble in any form. But i have a friend who has been sensible playing poker..has stuck to his plan...has overall won a lot over a few years etc. It is possible. But from my point of view requires an iron will. Being almost robotic in your tactics. Which then leads to lack of fun or adrenaline rush etc. Which is what he claims. Gambling for most including an addict is 'fun'. Playing poker professionally i would argue is less so?

The rush i got from gambling was good.. But drugs are better, personally. What that is saying exactly i dont know! Tis certainly not a solution though.
 
mattnotrik said:
It was the way that you said it with your smart comment, you think its that simple? Its like me coming to you and saying "stop taking heroin", nothing more, nothing less and then walking away, what are you going to do? ......I dont think just saying stop gambling is going to turn his life around, yes its what he needs to do but how.
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stop any kind of gambling, poker playing, anything to do with that kind of thing, they've shown they can't moderate it so need to accept that this is a pleasure they can never experience again, and give up on dreams of moderation, and make a serious commitment to abstinence. moderation/controlled use is every addicts dream but it's not possible, that's why they're an addict. give their money to someone who will look after it and only give it out for essential items. block themselves from casinos. read books about gambling addiction/addiction in general. find gambling support groups. find out what help is available. get a job. any job. exercise well, sleep well, eat well. take care of yourself. find hobbies. develop meaningful social relationships thru them.

these are obvious things.
 
Grrr, my hot tip goes down by a neck at Salisbury. I suppose a gambling addict would chase their losses, good job I'm made of sterner stuff. Although, when I look at the Sandown card, there's one I fancy in the 7.35....

Whoever said the problem isn't gambling, but losing, hit the nail squarely on the head. I'd say more but I need to log back on to Laddies in case I'm missing something ( small joke )
 
badandwicked said:
I watched this a while ago and it helped me understand gambling addiction. People who become addicted have their brains wired differently, its interesting. A friend of mine committed suicide a few days ago so that word jumped out at me from your thread title, not a word you used lightly I'm sure. I'm glad you're getting help.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dk5s7
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I always kinda looked down on gambling as being a faux addiction meself. "Just stop doing it cos it's fuckin' stoopid and utterly pointless anyway" and all that. Must admit that doc did open my eyes a bit though. Especially when they wired that fella up to check his responses to winning/losing and showed there's more of a rush in losing than winning. Can see how that could be quite the pisser :\

I've never known anyone addicted to gambling - and I wouldn't bother fluttering meself even if someone else was paying - but do have an inkling about psychological addiction to other t'ings and psychological addictions do tend to be hardest to beat. As such, I can but wish good luck and hope you listen to those here that have more of a clue cos it's not an addiction I'd fancy adding to me notches... <3

PS: Don't kill yerself whilst there's still money in the pot - that would be just plain silly ;)

PPS: Take the money from the pot and spend it on summat worthwhile and don't kill yerself at all - there are always better options no matter what <3
 
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i against i: your original comment was useless and not helpful at all. Say whatever you want but that is the truth, some random off the net told me to stop my addiction, oh yes sir that's my addiction over and done with, never again, for gods sake mate wise up.

If you must gamble barehead matched betting is the way for it, cos you literally can't loose money (unless your an idiot and put your winnings on roulette or something daft after), the worst you can do is break even.

In all honestly though sounds like you need help and a new hobby. Good luck in sorting things!
 
Did you read my last response to you? He is trying to STOP - why ask for advice on how to gamble? Take it to one of the millions of gambling threads.
 
Treacle said:
Did you read my last response to you? He is trying to STOP - why ask for advice on how to gamble? Take it to one of the millions of gambling threads.
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Tell me about it. People popping in to inform him on every bet they've laid down is like going into the addiction thread saying "I just did an awesome snowball!!!! RUSSHINGG AND NODDING YEHEHHEH."
 
charlie clean said:
Whoever said the problem isn't gambling, but losing, hit the nail squarely on the head. I'd say more but I need to log back on to Laddies in case I'm missing something ( small joke )
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i have no idea what this means but it seems to me to be the same as saying "the problem isn't the drug, it's the depression, the stealing, the diseases, whatever consequence of the drug" isn't losing an intrinsic part part of gambling?

rockstar 69 said:
i against i: your original comment was useless and not helpful at all. Say whatever you want but that is the truth, some random off the net told me to stop my addiction, oh yes sir that's my addiction over and done with, never again, for gods sake mate wise up.
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you're probably right the comment was useless. but if i had an addiction that was seriously ruining my life, i'd be doing all i could to stop it, a forum may be a first step but nothing here is going to really help that much is it? you need to be proactive and get off the internet, stop gambling or playing poker at all for life, read up about your addiction, find addiction help groups (don't know if addaction does gambling?), that kind of stuff.
 
i against i said:
a forum may be a first step but nothing here is going to really help that much is it?.
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If someone comes on here with such a serious problem (any problem really) it's probably because they have nowhere else to go, or they can't think of where to go/what to do. Or just need to offload a bit, or see that someone cares in some small way. Don't knock it!
 
i against i said:
i have no idea what this means but it seems to me to be the same as saying "the problem isn't the drug, it's the depression, the stealing, the diseases, whatever consequence of the drug" isn't losing an intrinsic part part of gambling.
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The point is that those things aren't intrinsic parts of the drug. It just happens to be that way given the context the drug currently exists in.

Similarly, the only measure we have of a gambling 'addict' is the extent to which they're messing up their life. There are examples of people making a consistent profit out of it. Yeh, that might be at the expense of other things in their life, but the same is true about almost any job.

It's the point I was (hamfistedley) trying to make earlier about aspects of addiction being a social construct.
 
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badandwicked said:
i against i, when you're in a hole, stop digging. The guy was reaching out for help, and you were flippant and trite. Admit it, apologise (or not) and lets move on.
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This. Your first comment was bordering on rude, so an apology should have been your first response. Never mind, you've typed a lot of stuff to try and make up for it. ;)
 
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