I am a gambling addict and I need to quit.

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  • Unrivaled
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 10-24-11
    • 6685

    #1
    I am a gambling addict and I need to quit.
    All I do is gamble. All my life is consumed by this. Lost alot of relationships because I am an addict and distracted. Gambling consumes my thoughts.

    I need to stop. But I say this often. And I never stop.

    "And then one day you'll find, ten years have got behind you". I don't want another 10 years to pass. Wasted my 20s being an addict and this needs to stop.

    Has anyone stopped at any point in their life for a long period or can share advice? I know I'm on a gambling forum but thought I'd ask.

    Tried GA once before and didn't like it. Was too religious and I have nothing against anyone who chooses to believe, but I personally don't believe there is a higher power.
  • Jayvegas420
    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
    • 03-09-11
    • 28213

    #2
    You need to gain self confidence and some ambition.
    If you can quit GA you can quit gambling
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    • cincinnatikid513
      SBR Aristocracy
      • 11-23-17
      • 45360

      #3
      think it's all about will power, if u really want to stop u can , i'm going to stop gambling tommorow i will let u know how it turns out
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      • Jayvegas420
        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
        • 03-09-11
        • 28213

        #4
        ill bet you $50 you dont quit!
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        • Unrivaled
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 10-24-11
          • 6685

          #5
          Originally posted by Jayvegas420
          You need to gain self confidence and some ambition.
          If you can quit GA you can quit gambling
          I didn't last long in GA not for me. Plus it didn't help everyone in there was twice my age.
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          • Unrivaled
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 10-24-11
            • 6685

            #6
            Originally posted by cincinnatikid513
            think it's all about will power, if u really want to stop u can , i'm going to stop gambling tommorow i will let u know how it turns out
            I can stop until I can't if that makes sense.
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            • mjsuax13
              Moderator
              • 03-14-15
              • 25127

              #7
              Leave this site and never look back.
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              • stake1
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 12-19-18
                • 18116

                #8
                Set concrete limits going forward. For example, say you have $1,000 total for gambling. Limit yourself to 1-2 games per day only, and only risk a very small percentage of your total balance, maybe .05%
                Set rules. If you lose multiple days in a row? Slash the small percentage in half to .025%
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                • GunShard
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 03-05-10
                  • 10031

                  #9
                  What you can do is bet less. I only bet on sports futures. Bet on the team that you believe will win their championship then ignore the regular season then you will transition out of betting daily and weekly.
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                  • VeggieDog
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 02-21-09
                    • 7214

                    #10
                    Take up drinking.
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                    • HAPPY BOY
                      SBR Hall of Famer
                      • 08-10-05
                      • 7109

                      #11
                      if you are writing this on a gambling forum you do have a problem, if its something that affects your life, and don't want to go to G A for help .then i suggest see a therapist. if you have insurance you may be covered. good luck.
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                      • manny24
                        SBR Posting Legend
                        • 10-22-07
                        • 20046

                        #12
                        before quitting try pounding the winners for a couple weeks
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                        • 19th Hole
                          SBR Posting Legend
                          • 03-22-09
                          • 18954

                          #13
                          Originally posted by manny24
                          before quitting try pounding the winners for a couple weeks


                          Buck up lad.
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                          • RudyRuetigger
                            SBR Aristocracy
                            • 08-24-10
                            • 65084

                            #14
                            you dont have a gambling problem, you have a losing problem


                            that said....me too bro


                            close your bitcoin accts, that is easiest way
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                            • big joe 1212
                              SBR Posting Legend
                              • 06-01-08
                              • 19380

                              #15
                              Lots of degenerates with advice

                              I tried to stop so many times when I was younger but it never worked out. I’ve come to the realization that I’ll never stop so I’m just enjoying the ride.
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                              • Ian
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 11-09-09
                                • 6077

                                #16
                                If you're betting online withdraw your balance and then ask to be put on a self-exclusion list. If you're betting at a casino do the same and they will be legally required to honor your request. Seeing a therapist is probably a good idea also.

                                GL to you in life.
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                                • Otters27
                                  BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                  • 07-14-07
                                  • 30760

                                  #17
                                  Sorry man. You're Brain has been rewired to experience dopamine release as you cap, place bets, watch bets ect.

                                  Quitting not necessarily a will powered thing. Better take a look if you think you are addicted
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                                  • BeatTheJerk
                                    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                    • 08-19-07
                                    • 31794

                                    #18
                                    Billy Walters went broke 20 times over before he made his millions. Take a break & reevaluate the way you bet & have more patience when it comes to pulling the trigger. Get all the information the internet will give you game to game & watch the market for alarms. I’m not where I wanna be as a gambler, but what I do have is control & losing is the biggest turnoff for me. I do not chase anymore. I hope you can find your balance & success with this market/industry.
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                                    • mjsuax13
                                      Moderator
                                      • 03-14-15
                                      • 25127

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by RudyRuetigger
                                      you dont have a gambling problem, you have a losing problem


                                      that said....me too bro


                                      close your bitcoin accts, that is easiest way
                                      Rudy right on.
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                                      • BIGDAY
                                        SBR Aristocracy
                                        • 02-17-10
                                        • 48245

                                        #20
                                        Invest and commit to a new hobby?

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                                        • pinnacle420
                                          SBR Hall of Famer
                                          • 10-01-12
                                          • 6254

                                          #21
                                          Bro we all are degens that have lost everything at least once in our life... I have tried to quit and I can’t either!! It’s a disease brother
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                                          • jjgold
                                            SBR Aristocracy
                                            • 07-20-05
                                            • 388179

                                            #22
                                            GA weekly or you will never stop

                                            I have tried pills and shots to curb urge
                                            And never worked

                                            I met jayvegas and his lovely wife once

                                            Kid was broke and he said this ....

                                            “JJ do you think I can club someone in legs and rob them and get away with it”


                                            I cut down bet sizes and really helped
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                                            • pologq
                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                              • 10-07-12
                                              • 19899

                                              #23
                                              if you are serious, i would leave the forum and withdraw all balances from books. close all accounts. as bigday mentioned, take up a new hobby. i wish you luck if you choose to leave.

                                              i am at the point where i do it for fun. in the beginning, i did it thinking i would make a nice 2nd income and those dreams fed my degeneracy. now i don't let it consume me but it is not easy by any means. when i go on a streak i get mad i didn't put more $$$ on those games. when i lose, i get tempted to chase. i have to talk to myself. i rather make deposits into my investment accounts and savings accounts and see that grow.
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                                              • clockwise1965
                                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                                • 10-01-13
                                                • 6753

                                                #24
                                                Gambling addiction is an illness like alcoholism.

                                                Seek professional help.
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                                                • DwightShrute
                                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                                  • 01-17-09
                                                  • 103422

                                                  #25
                                                  Unrivaled, I will bet you a $100 you can quit gambling and I will give you 10 to 1 odds.
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                                                  • RudyRuetigger
                                                    SBR Aristocracy
                                                    • 08-24-10
                                                    • 65084

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by clockwise1965
                                                    Gambling addiction is an illness like alcoholism.

                                                    Seek professional help.
                                                    That is why I have both


                                                    Can cancel them out

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                                                    • stevenash
                                                      Moderator
                                                      • 01-17-11
                                                      • 65661

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by jjgold
                                                      GA weekly or you will never stop
                                                      GA, and AA are good for support.
                                                      But if you don't really want to quit all the support groups, rehabs, what have you will not solve the problem.

                                                      You have to want it.

                                                      In your heart of hearts if you want to stop gambling, or want to stop drinking, or mainlining dope, or what have you have a good chance of winning.

                                                      Without that desire all the self help groups etc. etc. is just a waste of time.
                                                      Well maybe not 100 percent waste of time as you may learn a thing or two something new but you won't quit without that desire to quit.

                                                      I know.
                                                      I quit drinking 16 months ago because I wanted to.
                                                      I drank a lot. The doctors told me to stop drinking, my friends (virtual and real life) told me to stop.
                                                      I stopped, and I'm not looking back.
                                                      I stopped because like I mentioned I wanted to.

                                                      So I ask the OP, do you really want to stop?
                                                      If so you can do it.
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                                                      • jjgold
                                                        SBR Aristocracy
                                                        • 07-20-05
                                                        • 388179

                                                        #28
                                                        Once you put in your head nobody wins gambling your on the road to recovery
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                                                        • hubie69
                                                          SBR Hall of Famer
                                                          • 09-16-10
                                                          • 7329

                                                          #29
                                                          I hope you find the support you need.

                                                          This is a tough tough racket and not everyone can handle it.

                                                          I would likely say AA or GA like Nasher said, for some assistance.

                                                          Also, close out your book accounts.
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                                                          • stevenash
                                                            Moderator
                                                            • 01-17-11
                                                            • 65661

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by jjgold
                                                            Once you put in your head nobody wins gambling your on the road to recovery
                                                            Well most can't.
                                                            Some can but not many.
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                                                            • Sam Odom
                                                              SBR Aristocracy
                                                              • 10-30-05
                                                              • 58063

                                                              #31
                                                              Have a son who went through this...

                                                              can be devastating
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                                                              • 5mike5
                                                                SBR Aristocracy
                                                                • 09-21-11
                                                                • 52036

                                                                #32
                                                                Sounding like a Brutal NFL Sunday at SBR this week
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                                                                • bonzaii
                                                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                                                  • 07-07-17
                                                                  • 5000

                                                                  #33
                                                                  There is a higher power out there. Read the bible and pray and you will be on the road to recovery.
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                                                                  • RudyRuetigger
                                                                    SBR Aristocracy
                                                                    • 08-24-10
                                                                    • 65084

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by hubie69
                                                                    I hope you find the support you need.

                                                                    This is a tough tough racket and not everyone can handle it.

                                                                    I would likely say AA or GA like Nasher said, for some assistance.

                                                                    Also, close out your book accounts.
                                                                    that does not matter, they will reopen accounts within 1 online chat






                                                                    CLOSE THE BITCOIN ACCOUNTS



                                                                    and if you deposit with credit card, report the card as misplaced. They wont send you another right away until you say so



                                                                    Closing bitcoin accts and creditcards will MAKE you have a 3 day window or more where you have time to realize you shouldnt deposit


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                                                                    • Headsterx
                                                                      SBR Posting Legend
                                                                      • 12-03-16
                                                                      • 23126

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by Unrivaled
                                                                      I am following Morino, he is red hot.
                                                                      Sorry, but you're making all the wrong moves.

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