How online poker ruined my life. (Serious post)

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The moral of the story is, dont gamble (yes poker is gambling) on credit. It is the worst thing you can do.

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Really online poker didn't ruin your life. Bad decisions played the major factor. And now you have learned. You are 6k in the hole. It may seem like a lot right now, but you'll get through it.

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A) Your life isn't ruined, its just going to be harder for a while.

B) What KinkyKid said is spot on: online poker didn't ruin your life. Bad decisions played the major factor. Borrowing money to gamble is a very bad decision. Never do it again.

You just learned an expensive lesson. Hopefully you use this newfound knowledge to make better decisions in the future.

My advice to you: Anytime you gamble (assuming you dig yourself out of your financial hole in the future), consider it as money spent for entertainment. If you win, its a bonus. If you lose, you expected that money to be gone anyway, so it doesn't hurt.