u/Fit-Commercial3902

Hey everyone,

18 days ago I posted about my worst night ever. Well, 18days later and the self-ban has kept me away from gambling. I haven’t had many urges as I am saving money towards a specific goal and my mind has been focused on that.

I just felt like I should update everyone who was supporting me on that last post. This community has really helped. I think banning myself on all platforms has for now saved me. I hope I continue down this path and will do everything in my power to never gamble again!

Thanks

I’m going to make this very short and quick. I have posted on here lots since I’ve started to fight this addiction. Today I finally saved up a huge milestone, and before I knew it I gambled away all money I had access to. This number is more than I can afford and it is 25% of my total net worth. I have no bills besides car payments phone and groceries. But this killed me. I’ve successfully quit gambling for 4 months + and never relapsed to this extent.

Right after losing I went and self excluded from every single site I have used and could potentially use. I have signed up for my first ever meeting, and will be holding myself accountable by going into work tomorrow and working hard (even though it’s a fraction of what I lost, I know overtime I will make much more compared to what I lost),

I am young in my 20s and I know I can turn this around into something positive. I promise to myself to better my life and April 30th will be my last day I ever gambled!