Tigrinho: Woman started betting with $ 2 and has debt of $ 100,000

“Out of control”

The Paulista regrets having started to bet on. “The truth is that we do not realize that it is out of control. In the end, you feel yes, but can not take over. I was losing too much, I could not fulfill my daily tasks, without patience with my son, I was off,” says Solange.

“One day, in the desperation of paying one of the appointments, I sent a message to many contacts and my friends were worried. That’s when I needed to tell the truth and ask for real help,” he acknowledges.

Currently, Solange faces a “daily struggle” to be able to pay off the debts gradually. With the help of her husband and parents, she made a spreadsheet and pays the bills gradually.

Despite working from Monday to Saturday, on days off, she pouts as a driver of apps, as well as running a virtual shop to complement the income. Also, he is doing sessions – paid by friends – with a psychologist.

“For people who have never played, I would tell them to continue that. Don’t play, because the loss of control over the game takes us to the bottom of the well,” recommends Solange. “And for those who play, I hope you have control and, if you realize they are not having, seek help, tell someone. We can’t get out of addiction, whatever it may be, without the help of our family and friends.”

Tigrinho risks and other gambling

According to psychologist Lilian Beiguelman, game addiction can be considered a compulsion like any other. “Compulsion to repetition, which in the context of gambling, can manifest itself as a vicious cycle in which the individual continues to bet, despite the negative consequences that overlaps as financial indebtedness in the case of betting games. The sense of abstinence can be considered an indicator of addiction, whatever it may be,” he explains.

The expert points out that in therapy the person can discover a path that brings less suffering. “In psychoanalysis, sensations are not treated as cause and effect, often not so instantly accessible. A symptom is seen as an unconscious way of dealing with something that is not necessarily the practice of something, but a way of working, of thinking,” he adds.