I have a gambling problem..?

Question

alright i've been gambling for awhile now. i'm 16. the reason i gamble is because i'm in debt and have to pay my friends soon. i keep making up excuse and keep gambling to try to win it so i can pay them off. i don't know what to do. i have no more money left and sometimes i would get money from my parents and end up using it to gamble. what should i do? i don't work or anything and don't have enough time because my friends expect it this week.

Answer 1

The next time you get money from your parents use it to pay back your friends and you're going to have to fess up to them and tell them that you'll pay them back but it will take some time.  There are good reasons to gamble and they include you can afford to lose it and you enjoy it and there are bad reasons and these are definitely bad reasons.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

At least it's not LEGALLY a debt...it's a debt with friends...and you're 16 so legally there is no debt.  You'll lose cred with ur friends if you don't pay up dude.  Instead of payin em back with money pack em back with services.  Wash n vacuum their cars or something.

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Good luck

Answer 4

My best friend used to have a gambling problem and actually ended being homeless for a while. The key thing to remember is that gambling is OKAY if you do it for fun... but dont try to make a living or pay off debt with it.... once my friend actually realized this, he got his lazy *** to a job interview and started living life again...I suggest the same for you

Answer 5

be a man, and get a job.  no one likes mooches and ppl that dont pay their debts.

Answer 6

Suck it up .. and dig out.. Maybe your "lucky" to be experiencing this at such a young age.. and you can get a handle on it.. The older a person gets the deeper the roots grow. Talk with these people up front about being late with their money.. Go around your neighbor hood.. wash cars, cut lawns.. whatever.. don't gamble a dime.. till these debts are paid..

                                             Good Luk

Answer 7

You're only 16, so consider yourself fortunate.  Tell someone you have a gambling problem, maybe a friend or family member.  

This is a personal battle, as soon as you see that gambling is not helping you, the rest will be easy.

Answer 8

I would suggest that you read the inspiring autobiographies of Charles Barkley and Jon Daly. They tell the story of how these two sports heroes have overcome their addiction to gambling.