₦airaland Forum

denjjy:
. I can't believe is very easy to quit just like that, baby ( virtue football) is a bastard and have his way of pulling someone back again....may the good Lord help you to quit bro

Amen. Thank you

olamidarsenal:
I congratulate you bro, we are on same boat. I quit mine last 2 weeks. May God see us through.

Amen

Congrats. Please don't relapse

DrDunamis:
Oh may the Lord who has caused light to shine upon your heart, strengthen you, help you and keep you from relapsing in Jesus name,Amen.

Amen. Thank you

Whizzy080:
Comrade chill
We go know when money enter ur hand

money don enter. I no dey go back. Bought food stuff and fixed my gen instead. I'll continue my ICAN. Ordinary 36k for exam, I couldn't pay before, but I'd prefer to lose 100k a week gambling. That has stopped anyways

Dickson178:
brotherly, it's a secret cult! If you try to quit gambling, the ghost of the dead ones will look for you wherever you're
Likewise me I want to stop , but the ghost will look for me!

I'm a ghost buster.

porthouse7:
u can only quit gambling when u have steady income, if u are always broke u will always go back to try ur luck

I thought about that as well. But I'm done. Not just because I'm broke. I'm not vexed. I'm just disappointed in myself. I've been broke many times and all I thought about was getting money and gambling more. But this is different, I'm done for good.

Clintifydan:
Do not set a target of quiting gambling.. it doesn't help.. just reduce the way you play and try engage yourself in some new projects or program.. bet me some day you will get off it.. I am just looking for cash to get some laptop and go deep into programming

I tried that already. And within 4 months, I lost over 200k. Mehnn quitting is my only option

SavageResponse:
If you like quit, if you like don't quit that one is your bloody business!

now that you have commented, do you have that orgasm yet?

Clintifydan:
Yeah I understand.. but I love watching live games in betting shops because of the buzz and vibes of the fans there.. then there goes my quest to try something

Lol true though. I'm determined. So help me God

Clintifydan:
Bro I understand this path very well... It takes the grace of God to quit.. this has really eaten me up.. although I control the way I play games nowadays.. twice a week

totally quenching the taste to gamble is the only way. I can't even try once in a lifetime anymore

MrBrownJay1:
you have a lot to lose when you are hoping for some invisible man in the sky to solve your own life... the answer is within you, not with any holy being...and the minute you understand that, the minute you will live a better life. your problem today is NOT gambling, your problem is that you are a grown jobless man that cant feed yourself... and this has nothing to do with gambling!

I'm not wrapped under my duvet waiting for a miracle to happen. I believe the first step in quitting my addiction is to publicly admit I have an issue. Betting has taken over 5m from me in the last year, i was depressed which affected my performance at work and eventually cost me the job. Now I'm just trying to start all over again hoping that I'm favoured. Yea i know I'm broke, but i shouldn't hang myself with a rope cus of that.

Emmykul123:
Bro, it's a good decision..
It's been dealing with me since 2013; I'm still trying my best to get it off me but I always relapse and by so doing, sink deeper into it..
God help us!

I feel your pain bro. Just be determined. There's a deactivate option on all bet sites. Try use it to deactivate your account

Kalous1:
Every month end I keep #5000 for either beer or betting.. since I quit drinking, I use that for betting or movies ..once exhausted that’s the end of betting for the month. Moreover placing bet or any business requires taking calculated risk with funds u are comfortable to loose without panic.. since you have quit gambling don’t bother starting forex because it’s still de same if not worse. Try and learn programming,3D modeling or graphics or any skill that requires rendering services.

thank you

sabiboi3595:
Guy, me and u na almost the same issue we dey, bet quander my school feez, nd money to pay carpenters, ns programming, i wan learn self na

Have you quit?

Dukeolumidemans:
Okay bro. Be safe and avoid those ur old friends. Remember, u don't need everyone to succeed in life. U just need one or two person who is focused in life and who tells u the raw truth all the time. Secondly learn a skill set and be ur own boss. Lastly set a target for urself and stay focused on the price. See u at the top...

thank you bro

Deering1008:
I was an addicted gambler too. I started with bet9ja dog race in 2011 and later graduated to virtual football… I went from hero to zero within a space of 6 years. I finally decided to stop in 2017 and with 5 months I was able to save up money to travel out of Nigeria in other to recover my sanity. Now here is what I did; I stopped passing through the shop where I’ll see people gambling, i took eating fruits & traveling as my new hobbies so whatever money I see I just buy fruits, eat and sleep. Within 2 months I became fresher and my ex gambling mates started telling me I look happier so I knew I was doing something worthwhile. I used the other 3 months to save up money from my business then I moved out of the country. Now I dey Europe dey enjoy my life.

That's encouraging. I want to focus on myself too. I haven't even eaten today. So i wanna sell some stuff i own to be liquid for now. At least if i can afford to eat, I'll think straight

MrBrownJay1:
the problem with you people is that you are not honest with your own self... if you had won yesterday, you would have said its GOD's work. now you quit and you still talk about believing in "god's" miracles bla bla bla....everything you do, whether good or bad you will now talk about your "god".... let me be the bearer of bad news: there is NO god, and if there was ever one, it wouldnt let you waste your hard earned money on BS like gambling.

its obvious that the only reason you supposedly stopped gambling is because you aint got money for it, as you cant even feed yourself, but as soon as you will have a little money, you will go right back to gambling.

but hey, if you really believe in the miracles of your "god", then just go to your nearest church/pastor and ask for help with food/money/job and see how that works for you....lol!

Oga Atheist, I was a Deist for more than 10years. So, don't sweat. Whether he's there or not, what do I have to lose?

Dukeolumidemans:
Congratulations...that's the first step towards the right direction. if ur in Port Harcourt, come let me teach u a skill set called forex for free. In 5months to 1yr from now, everything in ur life will change for the better...

thanks but I'm in Lagos

I have been gambling since around 2014 and never for once have I ever decided to quit despite destroying my life, career, relationships, and self esteem. It was as if I was cursed with it. I was so addicted to gambling that I'd rather gamble with my money than to buy cloths on my body. I've read so many stories here on nairaland from people who suffered similar faith, but I'd be looking out for comments from people who would say gambling isn't that bad just to encourage myself. Now I'm at level zero. I have no job, no money, no relationship, but friends who are also addicts. I'm cutting them off.

I believe it's not too late for me to make it in life, so I'm believing in God for miracles. Some people might think i can still relapse when i make some money, but so help me God I won't. I have eradicated anything that'd remind me of gambling, deactivated my betting account and focusing on how to make my life better. Betting can never get you rich. It is what I've come to realize anyways.

I don't want to ever return to gambling even when I make enough money. Right now I'm just looking for money to eat and survive.

I hope those going through same would take that bold step and come out of that shell of bondage. It is well.


I'll update my progress once in a while on this thread.

I've been there too. I love the place. But please check your pocket well before you decide to move to that place. It's not easy to live in that kind of environment.