Submitted by Ihats1 t3_ylomx6 in wallstreetbets
I started "trading" options in highschool, using my mom's social card to open a Robinhood account. Every single dollar I could get I would put into the account (and of course lose it) This carried into the present, where I do the same, but have more money to waste.
Over the past 2 years I've gambled away around 15k into options, which doesn't sound like much, but keep in mind I'm a 19yr old college kid. My gambling addiction from options also led me to get into actual gambling, playing online blackjack and roulette (and of course I lose everything I put into it).
I spend money on almost nothing else but options/gambling. I've put around 20k into other business ventures like game development or e-commerce but I've lost all of that as well because of course those ventures led no-where.
So I am here now, completely broke with a crippling gambling addiction, losing my mind every single night more and more. The only escape I have from this life is the gym, going there almost every day to distract myself from the pure failure I am.
Feel free to berate and make fun of me, maybe it will give me some motivation to repair my crumbling life.