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My current loss before I stopped last year was PHP160k. I do relapse pero paunti unti like 1k , 2k na patalo and very seldom yun like twice a month so akala ko okay ako, akala ko I was just gambling to slowly numb the urge hanggang sa mawala.

Then came this June I won big sa PERYA and guess what bumalik yung addictive feeling. Akala ko kasi since sa PERYA naman di ako ma eexpose masyado na tumaya ng sobrang laki kasi physical money eh, hindi nga, pero yung HIGH nung pag susugal na reset ulit utak ko, hinanap hanap ulit. As usual kapag nanalo, ipapatalo mo lang din yun. Came in today and guess what yun mismo ang nangyare, natalo na lahat ng napanalo nakuhanan pa ng 16k :( . For context my salary is around 55k per month, single pero may pinapaaral sa college, yes 16k is parang nag sayang lang ako ng 2 weeks sa isang buwan ko pero gusto ko nang tumigil, nag aadvise pa nga ako sa iba dito tapos ako din pala mabibiktima lang din ulit ng letseng sugal to.

Sharing this to vent, also to warn others wag magtiwala sa sarili ADIK TAYO, di tayo titigil hangga't di tayo lubog.

For those na fully recovered: How do you manage yung pang hihinayang sa nawala? Ako kasi I gamble to recover some of the losses (chasing), alam kong mali pero yun nalang kasi ang nakikita kong way para maalis yung guilt ko sa pang hihinayang na sana ginastos ko nalang sa maka buluhang bagay yung PERA.

Sobrang hirap makawala, Day 1 of trying to quit gambling ulit :(.

Its been more than a year since I[27M] tried stopping from gambling, my total Loss is around PHP160k, I lost this 160k in just 3 months from march to May 2025. Until now I still have this episodes of temptation and relapse, there are mornings and late nights where I would be tempted to cash in 2k and bust it out in the end. Luckily I do relapse around once every month and this 2k I usually play it for 2-3 days(consecutive) until it’s all bust out, yes I am able to manage to become a small bettor now. But when I start to win big I also start to bet big which is where losing starts.

Any advice how do you manage to stop yourself from relapse surely you are tempted as well, gambling is everywhere, and every time I come to think that I lost 160k my main urge is to reduce these loses but instead I loose more.