Hello,
I am new on here and not so experienced in the world of gambling so please cut me some slack. I am 22 years old and have saved around $20K since 2009, little by little doing side jobs but mostly I was buying and selling computers. My first scratch-off was a $1 ticket and I won $20, filled up my gas tank and never played another one for about a year. Never had any issues with the lottery. A year passes by and after my lunch break one day I purchase two $2 tickets and win $200, this is what got me hooked. I left with my winnings but gambled it all away within a few days.
I've been playing for a solid year and have lost all of my savings, hours of my time and not sure what I should do moving foward. I did visit the casino once with my brother and played the slots but I could control myself and left after spending $20-40. The main scratch-offs I played were $20/25 cards, some days I would spend over $1500 on them and be playing in these gas stations for hours on end. Even if I won $500 on one, I'd go buy more and eventually loose it all...
I'm struggling with OCD at the same time and my mind is in so many places. Today I think my bottom has come after loosing $470 that my dad loaned me on more tickets, he is a very hard worker and it makes me sick in my stomach.
Any advice will be appreciated.
I am new on here and not so experienced in the world of gambling so please cut me some slack. I am 22 years old and have saved around $20K since 2009, little by little doing side jobs but mostly I was buying and selling computers. My first scratch-off was a $1 ticket and I won $20, filled up my gas tank and never played another one for about a year. Never had any issues with the lottery. A year passes by and after my lunch break one day I purchase two $2 tickets and win $200, this is what got me hooked. I left with my winnings but gambled it all away within a few days.
I've been playing for a solid year and have lost all of my savings, hours of my time and not sure what I should do moving foward. I did visit the casino once with my brother and played the slots but I could control myself and left after spending $20-40. The main scratch-offs I played were $20/25 cards, some days I would spend over $1500 on them and be playing in these gas stations for hours on end. Even if I won $500 on one, I'd go buy more and eventually loose it all...
I'm struggling with OCD at the same time and my mind is in so many places. Today I think my bottom has come after loosing $470 that my dad loaned me on more tickets, he is a very hard worker and it makes me sick in my stomach.
Any advice will be appreciated.