A bit over 2 months ago I got laid off from my job, I began searching for intensity to cope with the uncertainty and feeling of getting laid off. I found gambling, I had gambled a couple times in the past but never got hooked.
It escalated from $50 here and there to chasing losses in days, I lost about $800 and took a break. I made a post a few weeks ago about winning all my losses back and losing them on 3 separate occasions in a 3 day span. Since that point I drained my bank account on 3 separate occasions, had to take out 2 separate payday loans to pay for essentials. Last night I spent $1000 of that loan money on gambling and ended up racking it up to $2300. The second it hit my bank I decided to deposit $50 for a bit of fun, that leaded me to losing $2000 in the span of 20 minutes.
If you told me I would’ve done all these things even a month ago I’d have called you crazy. Yet here I am, total losses about $3000, not catastrophic but not great considering I’m laid off and struggling financially.
Whether you’ve lost $100, $1000, $10,000 or $100,000 just know that it’ll only get worse if you continue gambling. If you’re in a hole, stop digging.
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