[dom889]

I’m 20..from canada & have been doing sports bets for 2 years. I’m one of those people that if I turn $100 into $2000, instead of cashing out I’ll use the “hey just a few more bets and ill be set for life!!” “Been doing good now just a few more then call it” yea I’m addicted.
nLast year i won alot of money, quit my job at mcdonalds..19 years old, hated that job & would just rely on gambling cause why not right? Lost it all that weekend, thousands of dollars. I opened up to my parents, friends..absolutely humiliating. Hated it, didnt know how they could help but I had to say it to them..they told me shit happens and not to just gamble again..so I contacted bookies blocked myself.
nGot a decent factory job to start earning money, plan was to save then go to the army..it didn’t work out so well. My friends moved to the city, and I told them I’d come once im ready financially. I lost my license, only see them on weekends so I have alot of time to myself. I work, game..workout. i contacted the bookies, asking to unban me and put a $100 cap on me..after some silly questions that I lied about they set me up that easily again..and not long after i raised the deposit cap from 100/month to 1500 its that easy man:/. I worked a whole year for absolutely nothing, I would have over 30k in savings but instead im at -40 chequing, i have payday loans worth $1200 due soon, phone not paid off..& worst of all I owe my mom money aswell. Disgusted with myself, 2 months ago friends signed new lease and I said id sign and move in with them soon..i dont know why I did it, maybe because i lied to myself thinking it could happen or i didnt want them to be suspicious.
nI asked my mom for money to cover rent..i lied saying my account with 20k+ wouldnt arrive in time:/. The last week of work I told myself I’d use my cheque to earn just enough to pay everything off and go work in the city with them..now I cant even pay for my license. I dont know whether to kill myself or run away somewhere people dont know me find a job to cover expenses quick. I have a bad credit score i wont get any loan options to help pay this off & my family cant help me..my parents would probably tell me to leave.
nI hate the situation I’m in & wish I had a fresh slate..any advice would be greatly appreciated
n-dom

[dunc]

Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

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[Mr-nice-guy]

Hi mate, I been in your exact shoes ten years ago but guess what, it’s even worse now!! You’re so lucky you got time on your side, trust me everything you said I went through, you sound like you’re going through exactly what I went through when I was 21 except now im 30 and its even worse because I didn’t fix it. I relied on credit.
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nI miss the days when I had pay day loans and sweating over 2-3k loans and Interest. Now im 20k in debt 7 loans, 4 credit cards, very poor credit..
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nBro, trust me stop gambling, even if it takes two years to pay off your debts, you’ll be 23 at most. You can become everything you wanted still it’s just a minor set back for you. By 25 yrs old even if toy have 5-10k saved your doing better than the majority. I’m from London and its so fast paced I consistently feel like I can’t live my life I was meant to live because gambling has taken it. I just have to fight through everyday saving slowly.i still haven’t stopped, been three weeks since I last gambled. I aim to save money now evey month and pay my debts off

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