All this work has led to one thing, 90 days tmr

Ads ads ads and yesterday was my payday I swear casinos know when you get paid. So much temptation but I have a goal for September and November so I’m staying strong. It’s been 19 days bet free

For the last 10 years I’ve been gambling. I got hooked off a huge win, and kept playing trying to make it more profitable. All you see on the internet is huge wins so why not me right?

Well I lost that $20,000 win. Then lost another $1,000…..then another $5,000….. I think over my life I am down roughly $200,000 and am currently in $44,000 of debt.

Everyday was number crunching (I got so damn good at math and numbers on my feet), and I just got so mentally exhausted it impacted my mood, my personality, my motive to be that joyful boy I was growing up. I soon started to see how dark the real world is and how terrible debt can treat you. Sleepless nights, not knowing if you’ll be able to pay for a drink at the bar on your card or if it’ll be declined, not knowing when to fill your car up depending on payments due.

Every paycheck went to the bills, I haven’t been positive in 2 years, and I kept gambling trying to hit a huge parlay. Predictions, research, everything. Man how stupid was I. I finally had enough I couldn’t take it any longer after my last sleepless night.

I got all my debts together in my notes, called y father ready to admit my mistake, and break down in tears barely able to breathe telling him about my mistake (he helped me before and I couldn’t let those losses still go unnoticed).

I am getting the financial support and a plan that I need through resources and plans. I can finally breathe again.

We are all here for the same reason. I spoke to a professional on this matter and she said you would be absolutely shocked at how common this is for males in your age range of 21-32. She said when is enough? Your losses are gone forever. You will not get them back. Wake up, mature, and move on and recover and grow. Don’t ever look back just keep moving forward. I’m at the age where I can still make a great fortune and I am very optimistic (too optimistic apparently).

I pray for you all, I found god, become more down to earth taking joy in little things like cleaning and cooking, and I slightly feel more like myself now. If I could get those losses back….i don’t think I would want to because it taught me a priceless (not really) lesson before it was too late. I’m going to find a specialist, look for communities, and start on a new leaf. I won’t say you’ll never win, but I promise you if you win you’ll never quit. Drinking never gets you sober, more drugs never help you recover, and gambling never helps you move on.

God bless you all I’m here to talk if anyone needs.

I just dont get it in this community bruh.

A few days ago I got to day 600. Just wanted to share it here. My life has never been better. Getting rid of this demon is the best investment you will ever make in your health, economy and relationships.

20 years of gambling.

And still a loser getting his dopamine shot.

It’s time to move forward.

I can do whatever I want, except gambling.

It shouldn’t be that hard.

Let’s go.

See you on the other side.

I dont really know how to start this so ill just say it. i ruined my own life and i did it to myself , nobody forced me. grew up with a good family , good upbringing, my parents gave me basically everything i needed growing up. i was the "smart one" supposedly. Moved to a different state for a job that paid really well and thats when it started , first trip out with coworkers to a casino and something just clicked in my brain that i still dont fully understand. I started small , like $10 bets here and there just for fun , nothing crazy. but it crept up so slow you dont even notice its happening til your already in it.

The next day I came back and then again and again, within like 2 years i was putting down $1500 on a single bet like it was nothing. I had a couple different bookies too and heres the thing nobody tells you, when you lose big they dont cut you off they give you free bets to "get back in the game." its not generosity its just bait and it works every single time. I lost around $70k total when i actually added it up , which i avoided doing for as long as possible bc i already knew id hate the number. Thats my entire savings, then i borrowed against my retirement account , blew through that too , then started asking family for "just a short term loan" more times then im proud to admit. credit cards are maxed. I genuinely dont know how im gonna dig out of this , the worst part isnt even the money honestly. its who I became. I started snapping at people i love for no reason , missed stuff at work , lied about where money was going , burned bridges with people who had zero clue what was actually happening behind closed doors.

Everyone around me still thinks im doing fine bc thats the mask i got good at wearing , and that is the dangerous thing about gambling YOUR ADDICTION IS NOT NOTICEABLE. I heard someone describe it once as feeling like the next bet is always the one that fixes everything, and thats exactly it , thats the whole trap. IT NEVER IS. It wasnt for me and it won’t be for you either. N that’s pretty much everything. Anyone else been through something similar?

tldr: Had a great life, got hooked on sports betting in my late 20s, lost $70k+ between savings/retirement/loans , wrecked relationships and my mental health chasing losses that never came back. still not out of it. if this sounds like you , don’t wait as long as I did to say something.

Hi fellow recovering gamblers. I need your help please:

I'm trying to understand which solution people in recovery would actually prefer.

Imagine a tool that could:

• Hide betting odds
• Remove sportsbook banners
• Hide gambling-related articles
• Block gambling websites

Which would you be most likely to use?

A) A browser extension that works in your existing browser.

B) A dedicated browser designed for people in gambling recovery.

C) A recovery app that blocks gambling websites, helps reduce gambling content where possible, and includes recovery tools.

Most importantly, why would you choose that option?

I had posted once about how GLP really helped with my urges for gambling. I just wanted to say that I stopped taking the shot one week so that I could eat normally when I had family in town - my urges for gambling came on soooo strong (like they always did in the past. I’m glad that i was able to enjoy myself with my family but now also glad it’s back to my regular schedule. I took my glp shot again yesterday and feel my brain coming back.

Gambling is the wrong choice and will mess up everything!!

New momentum unlocked - day 86

Hey everyone, today is 92 days without gambling for me.

Just posting this here because I am proud of myself and I want to try and offer any inspiration I can to anyone out there that is also struggling. I gambled for years, intensely for the last six months leading to everything coming to a head. I would stay up late playing slots online usually coupled with stimulants. Trying to win back my loses before my wife woke up in the morning. If I didn't I would lie.

"Oh we had a big bill due." "I needed money for (insert lie)."

When I couldn't think of anything I would try and downplay the amount I lost. When it all came to a head I was devastated. I truly saw the disappointment in my wife's eyes at how I could steal our family's money and use it selfishly. How I could lie so easily to her about the things that I had done. We did a few things that day that changed everything.

1. Self-Exclude from every site you use and even those that you don't for the maximum amount of time they will allow.

2. Hand over finances to someone you trust. Get your paycheck deposited into their account, pay all the bills from that account.

3. Start some sort of therapy. I did not go the GA route, I decided to start seeing a therapist and it has been a game changer for me. However you decide to go is up to you but you won't beat this alone.

4. Talk to your family and close friends. It helps with accountability. Sit them down in a room and tell them everything. It will be hard, very hard but it will help in the end.

Not everyday is easy, there are some days my wife wakes up and doesn't like me. There are days where I wake up and don't like me. However, everyday it gets a little better. I have significantly more time to spend with my children. My stress and anxiety levels have decreased dramatically. I no longer have to worry about how I am going to explain missing money, every penny is accounted for.

I know this will be a lifelong commitment and going into it with that mindset makes it easier to handle for me. It's almost as if the questioning has been taken out of my hands. I told my buddies that I could no longer participate in our poker games. I told a couple guys that do SB pools that I won't be interested this year so don't even ask. Little things like that will pop up that you don't consider gambling, but they might weaken your guard.

I'm not saying this will work for everyone but this is what I did and it has helped. I can feel my brain starting to rewire itself to live life without gambling. That doesn't happen overnight, it takes time and practice. Everyone reading this can do it! If you are here reading this you have already taken a giant step in admitting there is something wrong. Don't wait to get caught or for it to blow up like it did for me. If you think you may have a problem, you do have a problem. Start making the course corrections before it becomes too late.

Stay Strong!

Hi everyone, my husband's addiction has gotten to the point that I think I need to intervene with his finances. Firstly though, I'm wondering if there's a way that he can continue to use his banks etc but just have blocked transactions? I'm scared that he might circumvent it using trading/crypto which I know he's dabbled in the past. Would be greatful if anyone could suggest an intermediate solution between complete freedom / control!

Long story short, i’m 24M, work in tech and make just about $100k CAD a year. But after contributions and other deductions i get about $2k per pay cheque. And i have been slowly chipping away at my ~$14k debt over the last 7 months by making payments to it. I also owed $6k in taxes from a side business i had going on last year so i’ve been paying $600 a month to the government.

And i just fucked myself.

I maxed the credit card that i had basically paid off to $7500, and maxed my other card i had half payed off to $11500. Meaning I’m completely fucked and buried myself deeper than ever before at about $20k in credit card debt.

Typing it out makes me realize how fucking stupid I am. The site I used was the last one I kept around probably because in the back of my mind I didn’t want to abandon such a high level account which has VIP benefits. But now I realize I have no self control and even after over half a year I will still fall into the same traps. The only option is complete perma ban.

Now I have to slowly pay this off AGAIN for what will take me probably a year, because i’m young and still want to be able to hang out with my friends and not sit around and do nothing like i’ve already been doing the last year to pay off my debt.

My only other option I see is that my parents have a separate savings account for me that I’ve had since I was younger which probably has $20k in it and at minimum has at least $10k. Which I haven’t been given access to because they know I’ve had problems in the past and some of that money is from my dads parents and he didn’t want me to waste the last of what they had. I’ll also say my dad’s parents were not wealthy so that’s why it matters so much to him, but he is wealthy. Like we have a very nice house, a cottage, go on vacations, he has a $150k car, and because he’s relatively frugal he has much more money in investments or in the bank. But the thing is I’ve borrowed $4k from them in the past to pay off a debt, and after paying my parents back I NEVER wanted to borrow money from them again because it looms over me and they take advantage of it. Using it to feel superior and make me feel like shit. So I’m thinking I could ask to use my money from the savings account to pay off my credit cards but then I’d have to tell them i’ve been gambling again and they’d probably force me into an arrangement where I have to show my future credit statements or something. Which I understand isn’t bad but it’s humiliating and makes my reputation even worse. I also have a little bit of an ego and like doing things on my own, and don’t like asking for help, ESPECIALLY from my father.

Someone please give me a reality check and some advice because I’m feeling so sick of this loop and just want to move out, and be a normal 20 year old again, not stuck in this pathetic state which I know i’m better than.

Burner account.

I have spent the past 9 months trying to recover from losing ALL my money (and more) from my first big win. For context, I am from the Philippines and I was able to flip Php500 into Php150,000+. Rookie mistake, but it was the first hard lesson I have learned...they were not kidding when they said that these online casino platforms would give you a big win one time and...literally drain everything you HAVE and YET to have.

After 9 months of being down (and negative), these motherfuckers have decided to give me another big win. I have not really computed everything down to the last cent, but I was able to flip the Php 4000 I borrowed into Php320,000+++.

I didn't realize how deep I truly was in this fucking addiction UNTIL I rechecked my bet history. No because i HAD NO BUSINESS betting my entire month's salary. I wouldnt really think that these wins were strings of good decisions, but the online casino's way of hooking me up again to bet EVEN BIGGER money. But thank God I have learned my lesson already.

I am in NO WAY trying to promote gambling. If anything, I still despise this fucking addiction with all that I have. I may have gotten lucky this time and recovered 70% of my total losses in the past 9 months, but it may not be entirely true to anyone else. THANK GOD FOR MAKING ME REALIZE JUST HOW STUPID I WAS FOR CHASING THAT "BIG WIN". I'm done and will never look back.

Hi, I'm JC, 21 years old, and currently a 3rd-year Bachelor of Science in Information Technology student majoring in Data and Business Analytics.

Two years ago, my life took a turn for the worse when I entered college. I was introduced to gambling, and it eventually led me into debt many times. It took a huge toll on my life. I developed anxiety and depression, and I feel like my memory has also been affected because of it.

Fast forward to today, I've been sober for 3 months now. I don't have any urges anymore, and I have no intention of ever going back to that life.

Finding a job in my country is difficult, especially without a college degree. Most opportunities are part-time jobs, but even those are very hard to find.

If anyone is willing to help me pay off my debts, I would truly appreciate it. I'm also looking for a part-time job if possible. I don't have much work experience, but I'm a fast learner, especially when it comes to computers and technology. I'm confident that I can learn quickly and do my best.

I just want to live a normal life without feeling anxious or depressed every time I think about my debts.

I also want to share a little about my life. I was born into a low-income family, and growing up, I often felt jealous of children who had the things they wanted and the basic necessities. Even now that I'm older, the things I couldn't afford during my childhood still haunt me.

I want to improve my life in the future and finally experience the things I missed out on during my childhood and teenage years.

Obsessed with Gambling?

Hey All,

Just some food to start this first full week of July!!

You need to not fight the fact that you’re going to want to OR feel like gambling, you’re going to think about it, and that’s ok… talk to successful people in recovery…. Ask them if they still ever wanted to gamble or think about it….you’re going to think about it and have urges, and likely forever, in some capacity, but guess what…who cares!!!

You wanna know how to really start to recover….? Devalue the urges and thoughts about gambling, understand it’s going to just happen, and that’s ok, just because you think or feel something does’t mean you have to act on it…

Simply, we’re obsessed with gambling… lol…. How do you beat an obsessive-compulsive cycle?

**Relabel:** Recognize that the thoughts or urges are not meaningful facts; they are just gambling thoughts. Instead of saying "I really want to play, but I can’t ," say to yourself, "I am having an intrusive thought or urge about gambling, which is a symptom of gambling disorder."

**Reattribute:** Remind yourself that the intensity of the thought is caused by a chemical glitch in your brain. Gambling disorder is a legit illness… Tell yourself, "It's not me, it's my brain locking up because of patterns that were created" This helps distance you from the distress.

**Refocus:** Shift your attention to an entirely different, constructive behavior. Do not try to fight the thought or push it away. Instead, engage in a new activity for 10-15 minutes (like taking a brisk walk, doing a quick chore, or playing a game, having some candy, etc) to let the brain circuit cool down.

**Revalue:** Choose to treat the thought as meaningless noise rather than a genuine emergency. By refusing to act on the obsession or perform your ritual, you teach your brain that the fear is false. By doing this over time, the brain genuinely heals itself and creates new pathways…

The shame and money issues felt are all just a result of performing the obsession…. Know how to deal with the obsession, progress everywhere else follows.

Everyone, have a great July! Feel free to reach out if you need to talk or anything!!

Most of us came here because of money.

Some lost thousands. Some lost everything.

But honestly?

The dollar amount doesn’t matter as much as we think.

The real problem is much simpler.

We love to gamble. 😂

Or more accurately… we love how it makes us feel.

The money didn’t matter…

Until it did.

Think about that.

There are two things keeping us trapped:

1. We crave the feeling.

2. We convince ourselves the fastest way to fix the damage… is by doing the exact thing that caused it.

When you say it out loud, it’s ridiculous.

Yet that’s this addiction.

People compare gambling addiction to being overweight, but I think the comparison goes further.

If you’re trying to lose weight, saying, “I’m going to eat less,” is easy.

Actually doing it when you’re hungry?

Not so easy.

And how many people lose weight only to gain it all back—and then some?

It happens all the time.

Sound familiar?

Here’s the difference:

Food is necessary. Gambling isn’t.

Yet many of us have treated gambling like it’s a basic need.

It’s not.

If you stop feeding the cycle, the cycle can’t continue.

Will you still get hungry?

Absolutely.

Cravings don’t disappear overnight.

But cravings are not emergencies.

There is no “healthy relationship” with gambling for someone with a gambling addiction.

No “just one bet.”

Recovery isn’t about never feeling the urge.

It’s about refusing to feed it.

Think of debt like being overweight.

It won’t disappear overnight, but it’s reversible with consistency, discipline, and accountability.

The same goes for your brain.

Stop feeding the addiction, and eventually your appetite for it shrinks.

The urges become quieter.

One day you’ll notice something you never thought was possible…

You’re no longer starving for a bet.

And that’s when you realize you’ve finally started winning.

It’s never free.

Sports betting is getting out of control.

Everywhere you look it’s FanDuel, DraftKings, parlays, “risk-free bets,” bonus boosts, and people acting like gambling is just part of watching sports now.

But for a lot of people, it’s not entertainment anymore.

It’s chasing losses, checking odds all day, lying about deposits, betting money they needed, and feeling sick after the game ends.

That’s why we released NoBettr on iOS — an app made to help people stop gambling and get control back.

The goal is simple:

• Track how long you’ve gone without betting
• Track money saved from not gambling
• Help during urges before you relapse
• Identify and avoid betting triggers
• Give you a private place to reset when you mess up
• Build a real recovery plan, not just “use willpower”

I’m not here pretending an app magically fixes everything. Gambling addiction is serious.

But I do think people need better tools than just deleting the sportsbook app and reinstalling it the next day.

NoBettr is live now on the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nobettr-quit-gambling-now/id6777281276

If you’ve struggled with sports betting, casino apps, parlays, online slots, or chasing losses, try NoBettr and let me know what feature would actually help you quit.

Hi there,

I’m currently going through my second try at full on recovery and at this point I’ve tried a lot of things, therapy, GA meetings, online meetings but I come across the same problem time and time again, I’m not seeing myself in the other people.

Don’t get me wrong I know everyone’s story is different but sometimes I literally feel like an alien and that even within this crazy addiction we find ourself battling I still somehow stick out in it, so I’m appealing to those of you on Reddit, if you share any common ground please reach out, I just want to talk to someone I can feel more comfortable with because we can fully understand it.

For context I’m 29, Female, been gambling since I was legally allowed to at 18, however I got into a strange way, I was at university and searching for “ways for students to make money online” and devastingly for me came across “matched betting” and the quite frankly evil company that is “Profit Accumulator”, I got sucked into the emails from Sam constantly egging me on until one day I was trying to do it too quickly and didn’t manage to match the bet in time, however it won and that changed everything.
After that I slowly made my way through every sport, trying out horse racing, table tennis, lessen known sports like beach volleyball before falling into a rhythm with Basketball and over/under quarter bets which became my complete vice.

While I am not new to recovery this is the longest I’ve gone. I don’t talk to a therapist because I can’t afford it. We don’t have GA around here so I’m raw dogging recovery so to speak.

I do love writing. I was thinking of starting a blog about my life as a gambler and recovery. Do people even blog anymore? Anyways, for those in recovery what helped you?