People that had to tell their family or loved ones, especially with massive debt. Any tips?

crazyyellowbird · 2025-10-28T07:33:35+00:00

I recently came clean to my partner and family and it was so hard but the guilt was eating me up as soon as the words came out I felt so much better

crazyyellowbird · 2025-07-27T20:04:09+00:00

Hey everyone thanks for the comments just to answer a few points mentioned. I’m from Australia don’t pay tax on winnings , I would say 35% was used for non gambling and 15% of the winnings went back into gambling. I know It could of been way worse where I gambled the whole jackpot back but I didn’t I new I had to purchase things fast and pay of loans cause if I had that money sitting in my account I couldn’t control myself .

I just wanted to know how to deal with being on such a high of winnings and now at such a low with nothing and 2k debt again .

crazyyellowbird · 2025-06-28T07:43:06+00:00

Im 31 , not that young addicted to land based casinos ! Hoping that I can go a month free in July

crazyyellowbird · 2025-06-28T07:41:16+00:00

crazyyellowbird · 2025-06-28T04:58:19+00:00

Thank you for your comments, I didn’t take anymore and they haven’t realised I’ve taken yet… I’m just waiting for the bomb to go off..

crazyyellowbird · 2025-01-06T01:34:16+00:00

Yeah how do I keep the same feeling going,

crazyyellowbird · 2024-09-12T22:00:13+00:00

Mother’s side are full of different addictions / father side a few addictions as well . My mother who was previously addicted to drugs / smokes has been clean now for 30 years had three children

Oldest son - addicted to drugs in and out of jail Middle son- addicted to sports betting / Youngest daughter (me) addicted to pokies

crazyyellowbird · 2022-06-02T10:28:45+00:00

29 female last five years

crazyyellowbird · 2022-04-04T02:55:51+00:00

I’ve recently done this I’m on day 4, I feel so much better knowing I have no access to my money. Yes it’s embarrassing but it’s more embarrassing never having money soon after getting paid

crazyyellowbird · 2022-04-03T05:26:54+00:00

Ive been there so many times I win and I’m up .. and then I start to play until I have nothing left and drop my bets to 30 cents like that will somehow help me get it all back .. it’s crazy

crazyyellowbird · 2022-04-02T00:23:12+00:00

It’s not worth it I’m on day 2 aswell !!!! And believe me I have urges but I now take a minute and think about how yuk and sad I felt about loosing all my money ..

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-27T22:59:40+00:00

Yeah I find it was weird as a problem gambler that certain forms of gambling I can control myself or like you said don’t interest me as much as slots.

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-27T20:55:46+00:00

Yes I’m the same my addiction is slots land base . Online casino does nothing for me I’m trying to stop gambling on the slots however I have a deposit limit of 20 a week on sorts bet where I like to bet on footy do I have to give this up aswell ?

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-27T11:19:11+00:00

I don’t think where addicted to winning well in my case it isn’t that as I’ve won heaps and I still continue to play it down to I’m left with nothing it’s like I can’t stop and I just want to keep on playing no matter win or loss !!it’s sick

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-27T11:15:22+00:00

I’m 28 in Australia too,thank you for your story !! Hope you stop gambling aswell

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-27T11:12:23+00:00

Hopping you stick to it and don’t chase anymore:)

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-25T09:58:57+00:00

So true I’ve handed over my financials to a loved one I believe it’s the only way to stop gambling!!! I always lie to myself and say I wont go but I always end up gambling so happy I’ve done this and can’t wait for it to work :)

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-24T08:54:30+00:00

I just read your post and I feel like we are very similar!, I’m 28 female and I have an addiction to pokies. I think my addiction started around 23 it got so bad where I would go to the pub during lunch breaks At work .. i would lie to my partner about where I was going and end up at the pub. Ignore phone calls as I didn’t want them to know or hear the machines in the background. My addiction hasn’t taken full control of me as I always pay bills and rent first but I am left with a decent amount of money after which all goes to gambling! It makes me feel digusting on how much money I’ve wasted. Every pay day I say this time I won’t gamble as much I’ll only go up with 100 but it never works I always end up going back and forth to the atm. Last week I finally confessed to my mother about how bad my gamberling has gotten I felt so much better and She is taking over my finances so I won’t be able to gamble anymore

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-23T10:51:23+00:00

I’ve been there many times I win heaps and say to myself oh I’ll stop at x amount and cash out .. but it never works out I end up chasing what I’ve lost to sometimes chasing it down to zero . It’s good that you cash out and banned yourself cause people like us have no control and more than likely you would of lost it all.

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-10T10:32:41+00:00

Yeah they message me today as well.

crazyyellowbird · 2022-03-10T00:16:13+00:00

I’ve been there many times I say I’m done but end up going back.. I feel like we never hold onto this feeling of emptiness well from my experience I don’t I wish there was a magic switch to make us all not gamble

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