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written007:
...to go Charge phone... That line works on my spirit 99% of the time. I had to buy a 22mah Powerbank to cut off the temptation.

After about 8wks, I had a service call adjacent to the bet9jashop around 8:30am... You guessed right. The logic this time around was... Just plug ur Powerbank there and save #50 meant for charging it at an aboki shop about 9 buildings, at the back of my office.
Me: makes sense, of course not like I am playing and I ain't staying.
Fast forward to 5pm. I spent the same amount to board a bus to the betshop- mr stupid.
Got there, said to myself this Powerbank isn't near half full, waited a while, before I know it the bet9ja vudu toasting got complete. Within the next 40 minutes, I had lost #11.500. A sum I couldn't boast of weekly... Point is if you nor wan eat, no go kitchen at all.



The very first happened 18 months ago when I lost all the money I charged the shop owner ( including my wallet money) to wire the Betshop.

One thing though I read from someone who was a bet addict, on quora.com. A white girl, the girl said there were some time she was on winning streak or loosing but strangely discovered that she remained sad not because she was loosing or winning but because her fingers were becoming numb from blisters and her eyes were becoming heavy with sleep.
She hated that nature had to take it's cause because eventually she fell asleep while she strongly "needed" to continue.
She stole, she did all sorts that gambling bring out in people. She lost severely. Depression engulfed her. At the time of her writing, she said she was going to come clean to her mother and sister who she felt are the only people on Earth who could attempt not to judge her much but try to help her.


To think that gambling is legalized ....sad

hmm.. I get your point. going there to charge phone can lead one to temptation. but what can we do? we see standby generator to power our phones and look away?

my area for example has been on blackout since February 2018

KevinDein:
At some point you have stop all this whining and self pity and TRY to actually change for the better. Seek help. If you can't afford a therapist, there are sites that offer psychotherapy or at least articles that can help with your addiction.
Google them up.

hmm... It's a spell sort of. Unless one is assured of a bright future, one always goes back to it after a little period of fighting it

Uka15:
Can i chat you via whatapp?

hmm. we can chat up here. my WhatsApp phone is faulty

@uka15 i can't access my mail. So i am quoting you on a dead thread. You can reply me here

WaywardSon:
Duuude your case strong o.
There was a time I sold my Samsung laptop for 80k and invested the entire money in Bet9ja. The hope was to get steady 1.5odds and stake 20k daily, not bad I thought lol

Squandered the entire capital in a week.
Since then I've never taken betting seriously,
The house always wins in the end.

My good friend staked his 120k school fees on 2odds and won. Then I watched as Bet9ja slowly but surely ate the entire money both profit and capital. In the end my guy no write exam.

Betting is stupid but betting out of desperation is more foolish. Using your last card to donate to the bookmakers.

Here's a tip to cure your addiction
Only bet when you have a steady source of income and use only a fraction of it. For instance on a 30k monthly salary shelve 5k every month for placing bets. And that's all

Avoid virtual and play only big games like ucl.
I still bet for fun and the funny thing is when you're betting for fun that's when you even make some money.
For instance I staked 5k on the UCL final and won. I haven't bet since then and that's control bro

hmm..i can relate with that your friend. Betting pushed me out of school. I would have loved your idea of using only a fraction of one's pay to gamble. But how do i do that when i know i am indebted to people, and only a quick fix can help out

Oluwatosean:
CLICK

I still don't understand why people are addicted to bet9ja...

When pple are addicted to sugar. well, Na bcus e sweet same with masturbation.

Pple stay addicted to drugs bcus of the feeling they get from it.

But bet9ja? Is like being addicted to failure

gambling also gives some form of joy at times. There are times when people win

amakagrace123:
Well, I play bet, but not an addict. When I have 10k for instance and have decided to go buy shoes, not bet company in the world can eat shishi out of it. That's called maturity!

While we play the game, we should know our boundaries. And again, virtual game in particular is not good. The reason is that the game is controlled by the bet company against us and in their favor.


That's why personally, I don't play it at all. I can stay in a bet shop from morning till evening without staking for virtual game.

So to cap it all, in everything , one should control himself.

i admire your level of self-control

I expect to see bet9ja founder in top 20 soon

Most times, my daily routine will be to go to a bet9ja shop as early 8am and stay there till evening. I lose self esteem and pride and join incoherent and unparochial discussions with young boys. People younger than me, that should have seen me as a mentor. I have a penchant for standing behind those gambling to beg them for something when they win. Boys even 10 years younger than me don't regard me as any thing again. In fact, i envy their life. They are composed, well-dressed and disciplined in betting. You will even find me begging biscuit, bons or any other food from those eating at bet shops. That is the miserable life betting has reduced me into with little or no dreams

Since my mum travelled, eating for me and my siblings became hard. I had to speak with my dad who we were not in good terms with to send something. He managed to squeeze out 5k for us. I was so sure i will use it to buy foodstuff until i foolishly went to a bet9ja shop to charge my phone. While charging, i began to watch 'the screen.' i noticed that the gleefulness of punters that day was high. They were winning. All guesses as i watch the screen were working. So i felt it was my lucky day. I tried 150, it nearly entered. Tried 200 (safe game of 2 odd) to recover the 150. That was how one kept 'cutting' until i lost it all. Then the shock of what i did dawned on me. The spirit of gambling is strong. Do you know any time money comes to my mind (i see it as bet9ja money), i only see it as game money. Despite not having a girl friend, good clothes, toiletries, amongst other things. My shoe badly needs mending, i barely shave, bathe or brush regularly. My hair is bushy, my boxers and clothes torn, lack of proper medication etc. Do i care?

Of all the addiction i encountered, like betting, daily consumption of sugary food, masturbation etc, betting [virtual in bet9ja] is the one that has made me miserable the most. The most painful truth is that there is no cure to this problem. In the past, i talked about how the act made me sell all i had and also borrowed and begged money to invest in its imaginary profit. When one is broke, one quickly changes and promises not to play again. But once money comes, the will to play becomes stronger than anything. If you look at my current condition, you will pity me

Some times i wonder where i got it all wrong. I was once primed for greatness. My comprehension skills used to be topnotch. I used to have an instintive and intuitive ability to tackle questions. I also had leadership qualities in the office, in church, in school and other places. My secondary school literature teacher then would call me an orator in the making. Things changed within a twinkle of an eye. I have lost my sense of reasoning (literary speaking). I reason like a brat with no control ever since i was introduced to bet9ja. I will let you in on its consequences on my life

Overrated brat

Bonatheripper:
Can u wash plate and mop house?
if yes send PM

i don't want to suffer. Not strong for that. I need petting and constructive criticism

Lamanii22:
No one can adopt you... It is deliverance you need or therapy session...

mainly mentorship and Providence

melodynk01:
What exactly is the problem?

Okay, so I just checked this guy's profile
He needs help people
Really

loud it. i really need a new good-paying legit business to change my focus

luiscarter:
I wanted to comment, i saw your monikar, names affects !!!

it's just a name

I'm going through pains at the moment. on the outside, it will appear that I'm recalcitrant, non challant and a problem child. but I believe there is a little good in me that can be utilised.

passing through a lot of addictions at the moment which is killing my God-given talent. I can't plan for the future despite being sound and having a dove heart.


financial burden and health challenges weighing me down. Mum and dad have tried and tried to change me before retirement but I didn't listen on time before they retired. country looking bad and there is little or no space for second chance for people like me.

how I wish some one can be my mentor and set me up....

chenzen:
ilege.ndd and the op staged this thread. it's a marketing stunt, if u know u know

I am different from him. mine is just to wail. check my previous threads

iLegendd:
Are you not the same as Balosámmy? If no, he has taken the glory already. Sorry about that.

hmmmmm

iLegendd:
Noted.

bro, is the deal still on? I have worked on the phone

revenge001:
you're truly unrepentant son of doom

yea. But when life is on, there is hope for a change. Thank God i am not useless as a grown man with children. Still young. Hopefully, more criticism [from me, you and others] can help me buckle up. Oyibo call am 'constructive criticism.'

ireneony:
who is this pls

just a fan/a*slicker here

ireneony:
Damn! Tacha would have won this show if not for her anger issues. I'm pissed at her right now

who am i seeing? It's been long o

Gofwane:
Guy, you never still repent? 2019 is almost over o!

I remember how you started the year with plans and tips on how to quit gambling

hmm.. My guy it's easier said than done. Our needs are numerous and the economy bad. Gambling is our only hope of making it big

I remember one time i stayed with someone not related to me. It wasn't funny at all. I had little or no source of getting money. He was always not around and so the pot was mostly empty. My mum was generous enough to send down soup and stew to me from where she was.

I messed up during my time with the philantropist sha. This is someone that could have linked me up to get a good job. I carried out some clandestine acts in his house i always denied.

I remember seldomly using his groceries and properties as collateral to collect money to gamble. I once used one of his expensive belts, a lap of chicken [you heard me right], umbrella, his babe's chain etc. The chain was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Last last, na mumsi pay. I do feel remorseful at times though. I'm human. I will try to always wash plates and run errands for mum as my sign of gratitude since there is no sign i will make money to take care of her

I wonder what would have become of me if my mum had died. I may have become restless, gone out to steal to continue betting and may be get lynched or arrested. Those no longer under their parents, i wonder how they cope once bet9ja virtual drains them. I had just 300 naira today i should have used to buy bread and pepsi yet squandered it on games. I got home and luckily, eba and groundnut soup was already served, awaiting me.

I will let you in on what my mum does to make things okay.......

deedondavi:
Pele!

no one died. Just old habit hard to change. Punting is a cankerworm eating into the lives of youths now

0KNM:
You’ve been ranting for more than 3 years on this forum, do you ever get tired? Smh

in every nonsense, there is some sense. You can use me as an example when advising the younger generations

My 'only consolation' is that there are a lot of gamblers worse than me when you go to betting shops. Their bad stories give me hope. I pity any one who has a brother or father or uncle or son who wants to take to gambling. You better run or warn them or you will feel the repercussions.

Like me, i can't step into Edo State till further notice because of the toes i stepped on

my case

i never thought gambling could get into me until i encountered bet9ja virtual. It's like a virus as strong as 'spiritual manipulation.' since i started, i hardly get a grip of myself till i lose it all.

It has made me dubious as well. I remember gambling away 19k i was asked to deposit in the bank by my principal/employer. I lied that i misplaced the money.

In the same school i worked before, i fled after squandering money paid to me for extra lesson, graduation party, some textbooks and even cooperative money.

Gambling sha. It alters one's focus, makes one desperate, lose touch with reality, wayward, lose passion for working, broke etc

my dad

i used to despise my dad for causing misery to my mum. For years, while growing up, i watched him drain his finance and that of my mum playing coupon [pool] and Lotto.

He was good at tricking people to lend him in order to continue the act. As an influential member of his village, he was part of those selected to plan for the establishment of a fertilizer plant in the village by Dangote. He fled with a huge chunk of the money.

As a big society man, he got his friends to lend him money running into millions. He duped a retired military man, widows and a host of other people. He is currently on the run as he dares not step into Delta State again