Plenty of people on here have issues with gambling but will be in denial until the cows come home myself included
Since i came to work in 'the west', multiple countries, i was able to see the many facets of the people, by depending on situations/whos interacting with, so much puke inducing fakery that makes them at their core unknown to themselves, who they really are, but they dont know different either. Creating personas on-the-go, they call it living, i call it existing, such a plastic sense of happiness. 1 in 5 persons is a shell, no one is home, no common sense, continously needs tasks/warnings given by a higher power just to survive the life, and they happen to look like humans, might look sophisticated even. Everyone is doing great and brilliant if asked yet most of them are on antidepressants to bear the life in general, no clue what real hardship is, i cant say shit without being seen unhinged or too direct or plain weird. Thats the downside of invading tribes to which i dont belong so i dont judge but now and then is good to come with clean hands, leaving aside comfort zones, safe spaces, microagressions, and state the things for how they are. Ive said many times about my pathological gambling issues here and im very sure ill end because of these issues because the 'earthly' cures dont work on my stubborness and ill never have money to attend a proper clinic to be locked 1 year into so i learned to accept this self inflicted fate, case closed, and just like you, shapesy, i recognize a chunk of membership here suffering from such issues, hopefully to a milder level, that put more emphasis on their account status and how they are seen in this casino-society, some living their life on the forum instead of seeking help. Its in the genes, upbringing and all that, so 'the denial' will continue, if the facade is falling, for some theres nothing left as they became so acustomized to anything gambling-related to the point of becoming ill. I fucking hate the pretenders that are spending 'only what i afford to lose' only to go balls deep behind the scenes, being in denial for the sake to dont jump a multistore building in the aftermath or pull a neonclows. Met them in the landbased in multiple countries where ive spent the salaries and the free time, in online is no different, watch the chat of a streamer of choice entirely or read this forum 2 weeks straight, they are out there, ILL or VERY ill. There is a solution to this over here to those that might be saved still(from death even, when social help stops, family stops involvment and the boss give ya the boot), nuke winner screenshots section fully, switch quit gambling at the top of the forum and encourage them to come out of the closet in a way to dont feel that their reputation is tainted. Not gonna happen because this is a business. But guys, if you made it to here and i made your eyes bleed for the lack of paragraphs or else, stop fooling yourselves(you know who you are), leave the tabu aside and state loudly that you are ill, drowned in this pay-per-view animations where you'll never win in the real sense. You are a (bunch of) loser(s). Just like me. Keep on being tho, just like me. Just dont create apperances you silly shells...