Hi all- i’m 22 years old, started working full time this year and graduated college in May. I’m a problem gambler, and have been gambling since I was 17 (on and off.) I was so proud of reaching 4 months recently, however that streak was recently broken by a casino trip with friends followed by 2 sessions of gambling online.
I fell into the trap – I convinced myself that since I went 4 months without gambling that I can control myself when it comes to gambling. Well I learned the hard way that’s not true.
Over the past month i’ve spent ~1,800$ in gambling (thousands in the past few years.) I know it can be worse, but for me that’s a lot of money considering i’m paying off 4,000$ in card debt.
I’ve joined GA meetings online, however I feel like it’s not enough for me. Maybe an in person gamblers anonymous meeting would be better, but i’m not sure.
I know i’m young and have a lot of time to fix this addiction however I don’t know what steps to take to ensure another relapse won’t happen.
Thanks all 🙂
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