Glad to know you are out. Kindly finish up the story and tell us how you are able to overcome the addiction.

I used to be in this mess, sometimes it's not all about reading this and that it's all about what i call "Mind commitment".

In reality, not all books changes someone if you don't work things out yourself.

You can read from now till thy kingdom come nothing changes if your mind is not ready to accept faults.

I was hooked in this thing called gambling always blaming devil for my addiction not even knowing I'm the devil, greed took me to a higher level of ignorance in a realm of imaginary riches.

How I stopped Gambling is just by his grace.

It all began like a film, just like i mentioned earlier "Mind commitment" , it took me just 5mins to decide on quitting or dieing, I held on to quitting without looking at all of my losses and it worked like magic.

I did not actually plan on quitting the day i quitted but it came as a force, as a will, as not an option, as if I'm going to die that day but all thanks to my will power of taking drastic decision of not wanting to live in penury.

Ever since i stopped Gambling, my life has changed for better, people come to me for financial help and i give without blinking.

I can feed my family comfortably, my son goes to a good school and in all people envy me now.

Though Gambling dealt with me mercilessly but overcoming it is the best thing that will ever happen to you in your life time because it kills gradually.

So @OP, just make up your mind even if you read all the positive comments here or you read all the books on how to stop Gambling if your mind is not yet made up you can't stop it, you just have to take the bull by the horns or you even carry the bull anyhow you deem it fit or want to because it is only you that can stop it not even your pastor, babalawo or whatever feltish means you feel is the best.

My 2cent.......

Gambling nor be your mate. if you nor get mind and you nor Sabi you better shut up instead of opening stupid threads. Be like you nor know how many Naija youths bet9ja pay their school fees or you nor know how many people chop millions. Stupid Toto boy, common run loss