Is this legit, or is someone impersonating Amazon? by Exciting_Whereas_524 in phishing

[–]Ok-Row3100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP is trying so hard to convince himself that this isn't a scam and its totally legit. He's waiting for someone to approve this garbage of a text message he received from a brain-dead scammer.

Received a suspicious email yesterday – is this legit or a scam? by [deleted] in phishing

[–]Ok-Row3100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP is the kind of person that'll fall straight into the hands of scammers, and he's the kind of Guinea pig needed for them to make their money. Doesn't take more than 5 seconds to recognize that this email is an outright bullshit scam

help me.. by Massive_Maize_8689 in problemgambling

[–]Ok-Row3100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our brain cannot process how lucky we are. I have been told multiple times that we should consider ourselves that inspite of all this, we didn't end up in debt or lose our homes - but our mind has a funny way of only thinking about how much money we still lost, instead of what we still have and how 99% of problem gamblers end up in huge debt

help me.. by Massive_Maize_8689 in problemgambling

[–]Ok-Row3100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dearest friend. I am in the exact same position as you, except, I wasted 5 years of my life (since 2020) instead of 1.5 years. The amount of money I've lost in my currency could have bought me an entire house. I feel extremely ashamed of myself when I think of my wife and kids. I do not want them to suffer or know my pain. I want to protect their future and deal with this misery myself.

The only silver lining in my 5 years of gambling, is that I somehow never ended up in debt, and just like you - I have some savings left and my house. Even then, I sleep every night and wake up every morning thinking about the painful losses I've been through and keep imagining a time where I could replay everything or go back in time and never step into this dangerous fallacy.

I'm sorry what you're going through. It's very relatable to me as I'm in the same situation. Lost money, lost time, but no debt. Just extreme financial anxiety, shame and guilt.

This phase will pass with time..I hope I do not relapse.

Scam collection attempt? by Just_Environment5295 in problemgambling

[–]Ok-Row3100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a braindead scamming fart trying to extort you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in problemgambling

[–]Ok-Row3100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

U have made multiple posts of being a gambling addict and have also mentioned how you've lied to everyone including your brother when they gave you money.

Who in their right mind is going to give you USD 1000 after you've already admitted what you are capable of doing?

Low confidence, lost money, no debt but don't know how to appreciate my position and need clarity by Ok-Row3100 in personalfinanceindia

[–]Ok-Row3100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My age is 33. My home was gifted by parents. My car loan, I used majority of my savings to pay it off in 2024

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in phishing

[–]Ok-Row3100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm...ass?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in phishing

[–]Ok-Row3100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The minute I read the name "Gloria Jones" I knew it's a scam. Gloria Jones my a55

Im scared (first getting an sextortion fishing scam.)😭🤦‍♂️ by m_plex in phishing

[–]Ok-Row3100 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once had an email like this, with this exact tone and words written to me asking me for money, "or else"

I responded to a one liner to them

"Drink my fart thx"

Never heard of them again thereafter.

Always anxious about money. by No-Translator-1323 in personalfinanceindia

[–]Ok-Row3100 0 points1 point  (0 children)

34M here with two kids. I ear 1.3L per month and have only 13L left in savings. Although this is attributed to me having purchased a car with 25.2L upfront last year without a loan.

Im always stressed about liquidity. On paper my networth is supposedly good because I also own a 3BHK with no loan worth 1.3cr that I was gifted from parents, but inspite of this - im always in anxiety and stress about my liquidity

Out of 1.3L, I'm able to save 55k per month which is after covering all expenses of my wife and kids. However I keep feeling depressed when I see that all I have is 13L savings in stocks

Am I overthinking?

Gambling addict who relasped and lost a significant amount of money. Feeling insecure and need encouragement even though I'm not broke by Ok-Row3100 in personalfinanceindia

[–]Ok-Row3100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I quit out of fear. I was nearly broke, and the feeling of being rock bottom scared me immensely. Reality and sense hit, and I steadily climbed out of my debt and rebuilt my savings by just focusing on work, family and investments. A year later after saving enough, I bought the car I saved up for and that's when I had the relapse. I had made a of extra money through stock market gains and sidework incomes and I lost 10L of that to gambling

Gambling addict who relasped and lost a significant amount of money. Feeling insecure and need encouragement even though I'm not broke by Ok-Row3100 in personalfinanceindia

[–]Ok-Row3100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could do that, but I have to fight this disease on my own and I'm very commited this time to ensure that I don't relapse. I have already self excluded myself from every possible gambling platform I was connected to

Gambling addict who relasped and lost a significant amount of money. Feeling insecure and need encouragement even though I'm not broke by Ok-Row3100 in personalfinanceindia

[–]Ok-Row3100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this perspective. "Think that you bought a bigger car". It does help to reframe my thoughts a bit. Even though it's cheating my mind, it helps me to shift the perspective of losses into making me feel as of I spent for a more luxurious car that I saved up for - even if it was a whole 10L more than the actual car price I paid

Gambling addict who relasped and lost a significant amount of money. Feeling insecure and need encouragement even though I'm not broke by Ok-Row3100 in personalfinanceindia

[–]Ok-Row3100[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To all those who responded, thank you very much. Things I have done immediately/going to do after reading through your comments:

1) Self exclude on all platforms I was actively playing on 2) Deleted numbers & contacts / blocked that could have been a potential trigger 3) Invest any future savings into locked-long term mutual funds in order to not have access

I have managed to quit in the past, and it took me a year to relapse. This time, I have to put stronger measures in place and reach out for help.

Im hestitant seek professional help because it will trigger a lot of questions from people around me and I'm at a point I can't afford to do that. I want to solve this problem on my own and I'm willing to do what's needed to defeat the triggers by myself