[FosterJamie]

I’ve never considered myself to be a gambler. I’ve played poker on and off over the years. Never for very long at a time. I always tell myself I’ll practice proper bankroll management.

Of course eventually I get frustrated, move up the stakes, chase losses. Well, you know the rest..

I’ve been working my ass off over the past couple of months. Just finished working 21 days straight of work,  12 hour days washing pots plus other stuff. It’s sent me into a pretty horrible

mental state. I’m here only to save money but the money started to feel meaningless. When I finally got a week off I’m stuck in a super remote area with nothing to do. I turned to some online poker.

Over the past 4 days I have pissed away about £2000 chasing stupid tournament wins. Thats about 28 days of work. To grind so hard to save money and then lose it so quickly makes me feel sick.

I kept saying one more entry, one more chance. You’ll win big this time. This is the one. You know how it is. Now I feel like trash.

Fortuneatley I’ve still got some savings left. I didn’t blow through everything but it feels like I could have. And that makes me very queasy. I’m not sure why I’m making this post. I’m hoping

it acts as a full stop to this dumb gambling stint I’m in. I always told myself poker isn’t really as bad as other gambling. But goddamit I think I may have to reconsider that..

[jen3]

It’s all bad weather it be sports betting, slots, poker etc, when we can’t control it. Good job recognizing it. The money is gone. Don’t chase it or the loss will only snowball. I wish you the best.

[charles]

Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

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And on that note….

I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂

Take care

The Gambling Therapy Team

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[charles]

Hi FosterJamie, well doen on looking for help.

Poker is certainly gambling, it doesn’t matter how much “skill” is involved – the addiction outweighs it.

Read the other stories here, you will see a lot that you will relate to. You will also see the success stories – what are they doing that you can apply to your own situation?

Is your gambling online? Get yourself banned from your usual sites, get a blcker so that you can’t sign up to any others. If your work pattern is usually like that then plan for your next week off, what else can you do in your spare time?

If your aim is to save money while here then open the sort of bank savigns account where you dont have easy, instant access to it. Make it harder to place that first, next bet.

Keep posting, let us kow the positive steps you are taking.

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