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Thank you for this- please don't hesitate to reach out to someone that can help you gain insights and navigate this urge. Free help, support, and education is available! You can call, or text, 988 to get in touch with someone. 988lifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/ * Additional resources and videos to encourage, educate, and empower are available on the various playlists created on this channel- the Zepf Center Prevention KZfaq channel. :)

Thank you Billy, and yes, I agree! There is NO shame in reaching out for help when you need it! I hope the other videos created on this channel to educate and support viewers can help you uplift you as well! :)

Thank you for this comment- I'm so happy to be a part of helping you be your best self! You can check out some of the 'Mental Health Moment' videos that I created to help us all grow and heal, being kinder to ourselves and others! :)

😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅 LMAO. YOU KEPT THE CHECK AND THE 4K! OMG. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING I WOULD DO AND HAVE DONE BEFORE!!! LOL OMG OMG. I'M GLAD I HAVE MONEY TO GAMBLE NOW. I'LL LOSE LIKE 5K IN ONE NIGHT AND DONT FEEL PHASED AT ALL. I used to overdraft my bank account by 1k every time.

​@@tv-21 there are warning signs that someone might have a problem with your gambling, and reaching out to a trained professional confidentially through the Gambling Helpline can be a great place to start- there is no shame in reaching out for help. 1-800-GAMBLER

Thank you for sharing your story Tony, and for these kind words of encouragement! The Mental Health Moment videos were created to educate and empower viewers in their mental health along with other educational videos on this channel. You can also check out the streaming network NGBN.TV that is aiming to reduce suicide rates in men by creating meaningful content. There is great strength in reaching out for help as you need it! :)

Please reach out for help! Call, or text, 988 to get in touch with someone who can help you work out these feelings. 988lifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/ * Additional resources are highlighted in the 'STOP the Hurt, SHINE a Light!' suicide prevention/suicide awareness playlist on this KZfaq channel. YOU are valuable!

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You are welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :)

Because you can actually win money if you are good at it and do actual analysis

Same. I can understand alcohol addiction because I like to be drunk. Gambling addiction is something that I do not understand. Everybody is different I guess.

Alcoholism is no different than drugs is no different than gambling is no different than overeating. The behavior is but a symptom of a deeper spiritual malady and indicative of trauma that needs to be healed.

@@1Jason I will explain gambling addiction lets say one day you decide to play. You buy a scratch off ticket for $5 and you win $100K... in your mind you have won 100K, but then when you go to your state lottery commission to claim your prize they tax you about 30%, so instead of 100K you only get 70K... since you've already had plans with the 100K and you recall how easy was to turn $5 into 100K, you will now buy more expensive scratch cards to try to win more. What's going to "more than likely happen" is that you will lose 20K of the 70K you had and now you will begin to play more not to win more but to recover the money that you lost(the 20k). You will continue to lose more and more and you will continue to "chase your losses". By this time, or even before, you have made this a habit and you will continue to gamble until you lose everything you have. Scenario 2 - Lets say you lose the first time you try it, you will play again to try to recover what you lost. You can end up losing a lot of money that it will be almost impossible to recover. Most of the times with this scenario eventually you may say: "enough is enough. I'm just going to cut my losses and move on. But years down the road you may remember that you lost money and may get back into gambling to try to recover what you initially lost but more than likely )over 90% probability) you will lose more and more and get your self deeper in the hole.. you will make this a habit and spend your life chasing your losses. My best advice to you would be to stay the way you are, do not even mess with this. Although, the first scenario is more likely to get you addicted (the majority of gambling addicts experience a significant win in the early stage of their gambling), some people can also get hooked trying to recover their losses. The reason you get hooked is because we are addicted to our own hormones/triggers... when we win our brains release dopamine and we feel good... just like you feel good with alcohol and drugs, so gambling is a trap,,, if you play and lose all the time, most people wouldn't gamble. So you lose about 4 times and the 5th time you win, we get addicted to that anticipation and expect a big pay out when that win comes. But in the end, 97% of the times you end up losing more than you win. However you do it so often that when you do the math, you have lost a lot and you've develop an addiction and you want the money that you've stupidly lost back. Then you go back for more and the same happens... now you've lost more and rinse and repeat until you say enough is enough and seek help. This is a very stupid addiction that it is hard to understand, but easy to fall victim of. My advice to you is NEVER mess with this... not even as an experiment...

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Remember- help is available, and recovery is possible! You can reach out to the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER to get connected with someone who can help.

A habit is not the same thing as an addiction. Not even close.

Always remember, that help is available, and recovery is possible! Anyone can reach out for free support by trained professionals at the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER