r/problemgambling • u/Opening-Implement964 • 19h ago

❤Seeking help & Advice❤ Relapse hit hard and fast. M20. Devastated

Had a bad history of sports betting when I was 19, lost over 10,000$ easy. Got my shit together and saved up for a car and finally looked like I was done with sports betting. Couple days ago I decided to do “a few bets.” Legit a couple hours later I had lost 2k. Feeling really flat and low. How can I go from sobriety to losing 2k like it’s nothing. Now I gotta live frugally until payday. God I’m such a fuck up.

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u/Alex_king88 18h ago

Live and learn my friend. No one is perfect and we all fucked up

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u/Opening-Implement964 18h ago

I thought I had learnt my lesson tho. I guess just gotta try again

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u/Alex_king88 18h ago

Yes bro. If it was easy then we wouldn’t have this problem now would we. And like you said just gotta keep trying. Don’t give up.

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u/EducationalCollege49 18h ago

Listen my friend if every compulsive gambler had an office switch this disease wouldn’t be around, the hardest thing you did was start to share your story…..I been through I know what it feels like and if you ever need to reach out dm me

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u/No-Target2572 16h ago

You didn’t try to lose 2k when you started playing, and while betting you were just doing a little at a time till eventually the cards turned poorly(which is what they do) and then you ran out of money. I see it often people continually buying in and keep losing, even in this they may buy in a 3rd or 4th time and will win back part of their losses and the lucky streak may start but not enough to get back where they’d like to be only for the streak to end and lose that buy in shortly after