gambling issues of a young man?

Question by Which Doctor: gambling issues of a young man?
ive just lost £224 on online roulette, i cant stop going in the bookies £100 loses on a weekly basis, i put £80 in a bandit to win a £70 jackpot last weekend. it used to be id get excited about the money i was taking home, now i seem to enjoy more the thrill during and absolutely hate myself for days after. i only earn about £200 weekly and this is starting to take to big of a grip. i admit im a terribly weak person when it comes to addiction
i recently read addiction is never cured it is only ever managed
…. so the question is how can i train myself? how have you fine people or people close to you overcome this?

Best answer:

Answer by pdq
The only question you’ve got to ask your self is HOW MUCH of your life do you want to throw away before you gain control of yourself? It took me about a decade of my life!

Being addicted to gambling was NEVER my worst mistake. My worst mistake was trying to deal with it on my own! THAT’S what cost me a decade of my life!

If you don’t want to ruin your life, you will need help. You can’t do this on your own. If you try, you will live in a rut, and things will only get worse for a LONG time!

Think about it – What age do you want to be before your life has some sort of order to it? 30? 40???

It seems like those ages are far, far away. I promise you if you don’t get help, you’ll be those ages and you’ll still be in the same boat you’re in now, if not worse.

By the way – as hard as it sounds, “getting help” means speaking with family and friends about your problem. That doesn’t sound like something you want to do. I know! If you don’t make that step, you won’t be helping yourself.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Gambling Addiction Audiobook – Unabridged (Chapter 1, Part 1) by Jake Ploeth – Gambling Addiction Audiobook – http://bit.ly/DownloadTheAudiobook Click on the link above to download the Gambling Addiction Audiobook in full “In this book …