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Since 2014, I finally made it to 40 days without gambling.
I want to advice every young man out there, PLEASE DO NOT START GAMBLING, dont let stories of people winning big tempt you. I know on this thread many people will come and tell you how they use one strategy or another to constantly win. I hope you do not learn the hard way.

I have lost over 10 million since 2014. I know a lawyer in Owerri, he is even very popular, has police escorts and all, he is a family friend. he has lost hundreds of millions to betting. This man is now a shadow of himself. i the month this man won about 54 million (with about 6 different tickets) he bought drinks for all of us and we celebrated at R&A hotel at Allen, but today this man don wreck o. i dont want to give details so it wont be like i am mocking him. Bet9ja has collected more than 10 times that N54million from this man. This is a man that sponsors politicians in Imo state, he is now almost a disgrace.

I have learned my own lesson too. Never again.

40 days is very special to me because, I used to bet EVERYDAY. it was like cocaine to me. The more i did not bet a day the more i was determined not to break my abstinence.

P.S. it is not God or prayers that helped me stop. I am an Atheist and my sister that i confided in that is helping me focus is also an atheist.
Prayers may work for you if you fear and respect god enough, but for me I have reached a point anything betting irritates me.

Nice accomplishment
It's because of lack of jobs that many youth's go into sports betting (gambling).

For those of you that are still very young please read the story of this young man

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/6673258/how-gambling-ruined-life-destroyed

stay away from betting Please o.

You will make money if you focus on other productive things.

I am enjoying life as i have never enjoyed it since 2014

Weezyclan:
Nice accomplishment
It's because of lack of jobs that many youth's go into sports betting (gambling).

my own was not lack of job o. i started gambling because of some useless friends that told me since i have money, i should be staking 100k on 2 odds. that was how i started this journey of misery. to stop was hard because i was trying to recoup my money

I have 2 times used money i was supposed to use for business to gamble. used proceeds from sale of my lexus and ford pickup to gamble.

Never again.

Please dont start gambling at all o. it would ruin your life.

And you are not missing anything?sorry oh.I'm still into it but i regulate it and i focus on a particular league hence i do not play it everyday i do not also feel what you feel.I MY 5 time a month.

I have even stopped watching football. Chelsea can go to hell. I have my life to live and i can live it without football.

Durabest:
And you are not missing anything?sorry oh.I'm still into it but i regulate it and i focus on a particular league hence i do not play it everyday i do not also feel what you feel.I MY 5 time a month.

But betting pays my bills..
I bet everyday...
On building peoject now with bet money...
This life funny

Reminds me of 40 days and 40 nights.

Congratulations ayamu affi por yu wallaihitallai.

Kai deejay flees flay por op**BUGA by osinachi feat donad trump

Shifi1:
But betting pays my bills..
I bet everyday...
On building peoject now with bet money...
This life funny

e no concern me. We no be the same. Me i get better hustle I can focus on. Gambling was a distraction sef

ahnie:
Reminds me of 40 days and 40 nights.

Congratulations ayamu affi por yu wallaihitallai.

Kai deejay flees flay por op**Ofor Ofor Ofor by Ed Sheeran feat fortable.

Thanks.

Chai I m happy for you

Collect these cold lager e nor easy op.

Shifi1:
But betting pays my bills..
I bet everyday...
On building peoject now with bet money...
This life funny

There is a nairalander here that we started a crypto company together. everything was going well. do you know what made the company collapse. Me.

We got an Australian man who wanted to buy the company for $2 million. I was supposed to have ed this company with a Singapore business licence. but I had used all the money i had to gamble.

you may think gambling is blessing you, but the truth is, it is distracting you from your real potential. You will not have better hustle because you think betting is giving you enough.

Weezyclan:
Nice accomplishment
It's because of lack of jobs that many youth's go into sports betting (gambling).

Not lack of job at all but lack of discipline. Didn't you see where the op said a well know lawyer in Owerri who's rich to the point of sponsoring politicians is now a shadow of himself because of gambling

Seun is viewing this thread,pls kindly push this thread to go let's celebrate this op.
Na you hold yam
Na you hold knife.

HardMirror:
I have 2 times used money i was supposed to use for business to gamble. used proceeds from sale of my lexus and ford pickup to gamble.

Never again.

Please dont start gambling at all o. it would ruin your life.

Congratulations on your liberation

HardMirror:
There is a nairalander here that we started a crypto company together. everything was going well. do you know what made the company collapse. Me.

We got an Australian man who wanted to buy the company for $2 million. I was supposed to have ed this company with a Singapore business licence. but I had used all the money i had to gamble.

you may think gambling is blessing you, but the truth is, it is distracting you from your real potential. You will not have better hustle because you think betting is giving you enough.

crazy! Im glad you been able to get over that strong addiction,fortunately I've never liked betting I don't even watch football since I was a lad.

HardMirror:
There is a nairalander here that we started a crypto company together. everything was going well. do you know what made the company collapse. Me.

We got an Australian man who wanted to buy the company for $2 million. I was supposed to have ed this company with a Singapore business licence. but I had used all the money i had to gamble.

you may think gambling is blessing you, but the truth is, it is distracting you from your real potential. You will not have better hustle because you think betting is giving you enough.

I have a FG paying job..
I think it's just luck ..I still lose but more winnings than loses
I made x40 of my salary almost every month...
I
But bro when I starts noticing loses I can't bear will stop...
U are right I don't look for another opportunities now
I need to work on this angle
Thanks man

HardMirror:
There is a nairalander here that we started a crypto company together. everything was going well. do you know what made the company collapse. Me.

We got an Australian man who wanted to buy the company for $2 million. I was supposed to have ed this company with a Singapore business licence. but I had used all the money i had to gamble.

you may think gambling is blessing you, but the truth is, it is distracting you from your real potential. You will not have better hustle because you think betting is giving you enough.

Your pastor bin tell you that time but you think say God dey do you, lol. Welcome back from your hiatus, lol. Hope you don get more sense not to dey talk anyhow for both religion and politics sections.

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There Is nothing really wrong with betting. You are solely your own problem which Is Addiction. Addiction can be very deadly. I usually play betting strictly soccer but not often, It's been four months I gambled last. Sometimes I even play and wouldn't check the outcome for days. "Addiction" Is the main problem of you and your lawyer friend. I hate to be addicted to anything, I can change anytime. In most cases, Any activity I engage In for a period of time and It doesn't favor me, I usually abandoned It eventually. I'm very adventurous..

Shifi1:

I have a FG paying job..
I think it's just luck ..I still lose but more winnings than loses
I made x40 of my salary almost every month...
I
But bro when I starts noticing loses I can't bear will stop...
U are right I don't look for another opportunities now
I need to work on this angle
Thanks man

Your situation sounds like mine. I work In one of the multinationals firm. I'm a very disciplined and principled human being. I have limits to what I can stake on betting no matter how sure the game Is and and how many game I stake on per day and week. Once I reached my threshold either win or lose, I close shop Immediately..

HardMirror:
my own was not lack of job o. I started gambling because of some useless friends that told me since i have money, i should be staking 100k on 2 odds. that was how i started this journey of misery. to stop was hard because i was trying to recoup my money

Lol here we have It at the bolded. The bolded have sent some people to their early grave and relegated many people Into the Abyss. I know for sure this Is what would have caused your predicaments. I have been on "Football Betting Thread" as far back as 2010..

HardMirror:
I have learned my own lesson too. Never again.

40 days is very special to me because, I used to bet EVERYDAY. it was like cocaine to me. The more i did not bet a day the more i was determined not to break my abstinence.

P.S. it is not God or prayers that helped me stop. I am an Atheist and my sister that i confided in that is helping me focus is also an atheist.
Prayers may work for you if you fear and respect god enough, but for me I have reached a point anything betting irritates me.

Since gambling addiction is a sickness of sorts of the mind, you could look into finding an Ibogaine clinic where you could receive ibogaine treatment which is said to cure all kinds of addictions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibogaine
https://time.com/5951772/ibogaine-drug-treatment-addiction/
https://www.inverse.com/article/31461-ibogaine-cure-addiction

Just something to be aware of in case you fall off the wagon again!

Evolutionlove:
There Is nothing really wrong with betting. You are solely your own problem which Is Addiction.

Indeed!

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HardMirror:
I have even stopped watching football. Chelsea can go to hell. I have my life to live and i can live it without football.

guy i no fit stop to watch chelsea oh my beloved club,i can stop to bet but you see chelsea is no way i too love that club.

Op u just loose guard for d game, d game is fun but not for people wey no get mind and people wey dey greedy.
Ur problem is not d game but addiction of d game. Na we start Naira bet and 1960 before one other or and latest merry bet and d new generation bet, but if I tell u say en dun reach 2 months plus wey I never bet,uu no go believe.Infact sometimes, I go just forecasts games and keep without playing at d end of d day d games go enter but I know play. I see dis game as fun, d rational behind addiction na waiting I no fit comprehend

emmanuelbrown26:
Op u just loose guard for d game, d game is fun but not for people wey no get mind and people wey dey greedy.
Ur problem is not d game but addiction of d game. Na we start Naira bet and 1960 before one other or and latest merry bet and d new generation bet, but if I tell u say en dun reach 2 months plus wey I never bet,uu no go believe.Infact sometimes, I go just forecasts games and keep without playing at d end of d day d games go enter but I know play. I see dis game as fun, d rational behind addiction na waiting I no fit comprehend

We are all different, some get consumed by it.

HardMirror:
Since 2014, I finally made it to 40 days without gambling.
I want to advice every young man out there, PLEASE DO NOT START GAMBLING, dont let stories of people winning big tempt you. I know on this thread many people will come and tell you how they use one strategy or another to constantly win. I hope you do not learn the hard way.

I have lost over 10 million since 2014. I know a lawyer in Owerri, he is even very popular, has police escorts and all, he is a family friend. he has lost hundreds of millions to betting. This man is now a shadow of himself. i the month this man won about 54 million (with about 6 different tickets) he bought drinks for all of us and we celebrated at R&A hotel at Allen, but today this man don wreck o. i dont want to give details so it wont be like i am mocking him. Bet9ja has collected more than 10 times that N54million from this man. This is a man that sponsors politicians in Imo state, he is now almost a disgrace.

I have learned my own lesson too. Never again.

40 days is very special to me because, I used to bet EVERYDAY. it was like cocaine to me. The more i did not bet a day the more i was determined not to break my abstinence.

P.S. it is not God or prayers that helped me stop. I am an Atheist and my sister that i confided in that is helping me focus is also an atheist.
Prayers may work for you if you fear and respect god enough, but for me I have reached a point anything betting irritates me.

Congratulations!

Continue to celebrate your wins.

Pavore9:


We are all different, some get consumed by it.

Well, u are absolutely correct, one thing I hv come to realize in dis life is that, some hv WILLPOWER OF RESISTENCE while some does not hv and op is in d category of d later.
Likewise man-woman affairs, some men hv d Willpower to say no to their woman while some are just dummy to their women