I need advice on how to quit gambling

[Lazy-Man]

Once and for all. I realize that gambling f-ked up my life and my social life as well. I need to get out the game while I still can. Advice?

[t-wizzle]

It's really not that hard bro.

[Lazy-Man]

It is man. When I'm in debt, it feels like the only way to get out is to get back in.

[mrmarket]

1) Give away 48 points
2) Leave SBR forever
3) Check in to GA
4) Start smoking and drinking coffee incessantly
5) Relapse

Rinse repeat until you get beaten enough to quit or die some other way.

[Sam Odom]

Drugs & alcohol

[ThaWoj]

i've had exactly the same problem for the last 10 years.

cant stop. think that the only way out of my situations is make money by gambling. sports/horses/casino doesnt matter. lost 6 year girlfriend and havnt spoken to my mother in almost 3 years because of gambling. live paycheck to paycheck, have been homeless numerous times, dont have phone/tv/etc, cant open bank account or CC...i could name 75 other things that gambling has done to me.

please do whatever it takes to stop if thats serious of a problem for you.
this is a serious post.

[King Mayan]

1.Give me your address
2.I'll drive over there.
3.I'll knock on the door, you will open it.
4. Then I'll proceed to beat your ass while telling you to stop gambling.
5.You'll never make a bet again.
6.Problem solved.

[mrmarket]

i've had exactly the same problem for the last 10 years.

cant stop. think that the only way out of my situations is make money by gambling. sports/horses/casino doesnt matter. lost 6 year girlfriend and havnt spoken to my mother in almost 3 years because of gambling. live paycheck to paycheck, have been homeless numerous times, dont have phone/tv/etc, cant open bank account or CC...i could name 75 other things that gambling has done to me.

please do whatever it takes to stop if thats serious of a problem for you.
this is a serious post.

[Lazy-Man]

Are you still in the game ThaWoj?

[Cuse0323]

good luck to you sir, I wish I knew some magic answer but there isn't.

[Sledge187]

I think you should bottom out first. Get completely wasted and drugged out of your mind. When you wake up you will be naked and in the fetal position with blood coming out of your rectum. As you lift your head over the dumpster you will see two truck drivers high fiving each other and bragging how they banged crap out of some dude behind the dumpster. You will need to repeat this process a few times before bottoming out.

[Ernie Mccracken]

Go to the gym. Get in shape and meet people.

[PAULYPOKER]

Just quit and if you can't, you are fukked for life until u do quit.................

[mrmarket]

Go to the gym. Get in shape and meet people.

Always good to get that cardio up to snuff to run away from the bookies. Great advice though it should really alleviate his crippling gambling addiction.

[iifold]

Just find other hobbies and try to gradually get away from it...

What's done is done...

Not a big a deal as you think...

Just let go...

[KingJD31]

first get steady RELIABLE income and thats it

[Sam Odom]

Life is short... Most people I know who were gamblers and tried to stop were miserable bastards and hated their lives UNTIL they started gambling again

Just the way it is 95% of the time

[Lazy-Man]

When I thought about committing suicide because of the debt gambling got me into that's when I knew I needed to change my lifestyle. Need more advice guys. It's so hard to quit also because I have many friends and family that bet when I watch the game with them.

[tractortrailer]

get a good sports handicapper? How about if you enjoy it than dont stop just find a way to regulate it say only betting 300.00 a day or something reasonable like that Its all about discipline.

[Sam Odom]

When I thought about committing suicide because of the debt gambling got me into that's when I knew I needed to change my lifestyle. Need more advice guys. It's so hard to quit also because I have many friends and family that bet when I watch the game with them.

Dude , you do NOT have a gambling problem - you have a discipline problem and probably a personality defect

[TR88]

Dude , you do NOT have a gambling problem - you have a discipline problem and probably a personality defect

[Masu485]

Keep losing until you end up in prison, then you have no choice.

[edawg]

Take Boxing or martial arts classes this will fill up some time and hopefully teach you mental toughness! Gambling is not a physical addiction like drugs and alcohol so it really is just making your mind up to quit. Best of luck to you. The hardest part (saying you have a problem) is already out of the way.

[Ernie Mccracken]

Hang out at the dog track for a day. It's like scared straight for gamblers.

[senseionline]

find another hobby or better yet get a job

[Sledge187]

Hang out at the dog track for a day. It's like scared straight for gamblers.

I just took a drink as I was reading this and nearly spit everything out. This had me rolling.

[ThaWoj]

Are you still in the game ThaWoj?

barely. i have too mnay responsibilities tho. making rent every month is a struggle as well as all the payday/title/friend loans that have hanging over me for a long time. i recently got a 2nd full time job to try and make it.

i dont wanna be homeless again.
i was suicidal just like u. times are still tough but i just keep telling myself to try and do whatever it takes to keep making it.

if u really wanna see my story lookup "just lost my 35000 points thread" from a few months ago.
i have a 2+2 link in there and it shows how much of a trainwreck i was...

[Double Bogey]

You just need to learn how to budget your gambling. There is no shame betting $1 per game if that's all your budget allows. Everyone's situation is different.

[Full Time Hobo]

Get addicted to something else.
Take your mind off of it entirely.
Like others have said the situation is different for everyone.
If money is the problem bet somewhere like CentSports where you don't need anything. Or use SBR points.

Stopping all at once is never going to happen unless you have some sort of intervention.
So like most addictions... Ease your way out of it.

[FourLengthsClear]

You need PROFESSIONAL help.

No sure how effective it is but make the call and see what it is all about. You won't find the answers you need in this thread, your problem is psychological.

[hels]

Do you gamble online or have a bookie? If it's online then send an email to all your books stating that you would like your accounts blocked and your ip address blocked as well. If it's a bookie I have no experience so hopefully someone can give you advice on how to end things cleanly with him.

[No coincidences]

Isn't this like standing up in the middle of a crack house and asking a bunch of addicts how to stop smoking crack?

[hels]

Isn't this like standing up in the middle of a crack house and asking a bunch of addicts how to stop smoking crack?

Pretty much, but it's the ones who have been in your shoes that can often give the best advice.

[Sledge187]

Do you gamble online or have a bookie? If it's online then send an email to all your books stating that you would like your accounts blocked and your ip address blocked as well. If it's a bookie I have no experience so hopefully someone can give you advice on how to end things cleanly with him.

Not a good idea bc what if he has a lock?

[Sunde91]

stay in the game at all costs until variance swings in your favor

your day will come friend