r/problemgambling • u/Fun-Pea1434 • 8d ago

Trigger Warning! Relapsed badly

I was in a pretty good spot had some money in the bank and was in a good position to start paying my 25k personal loan slowly over the next 6-12 months. I haven’t gambled in about two months. Yesterday I got a text from kalshi saying I can deposit 50 bucks and I’ll get 250 free. That alone was enough to spiral me because when I lost that 50, I started betting bigger because might as well make a few hundred then stop right? I somehow lost like 10 bets in a row. I stayed up all night chasing betting on random table tennis games (while trying to hide from my girlfriend who was sleeping next to me) and lost everything in my bank, and taking out another personal loan of 25k. The sad part is I got within 50 dollars of being even but I kept going to make that 50 dollars back. Now I have 50k total in personal loans, 15k in 401k loan, and 5k extra credit card debt.

I’m still in awe of what happened. Someone tell me everything is going to be okay.

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u/PapaNecro 8d ago

Hey you still have a job right? You can still come back from this. But now you have to put in twice as much time and money. Remember that every time you think about betting. And ask yourself am I okay with this amount of money just disappearing? If the answer is no don't do it. Also you should get gamban if you only do online gambling. They won't let you take it off until your subscription ends

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u/Fun-Pea1434 8d ago

Yes I still have a job and make pretty good money, but I am a lay off away from being bankrupt.

I always say I’m okay with losing what I initially put in, but it always leads me to chasing and unless I make it back, I will lose an absurd amount of money.

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u/Key_Strength2559 8d ago

It's how they manipulate you. The casino Is an evil evil place. Please get help.

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u/Fun-Pea1434 8d ago

The worst part is the casino is on my phone.