The neon lights of the casino ruined me. As Alex, threw my life away at the craps tables.
Night after night, the poker tables whispered promises. The clinking of chips was an irresistible lure.
My wife, Lisa, beseeched me to stop gambling, but the lure of the jackpot was too strong.
On that calamitous night at the lavish casino resort, I wagered everything: our entire nest egg, our home – in a desperate attempt to win big.
The dice rolled snake eyes and the house always wins.
Returning to what was once our home with the bitter taste of defeat, I found only a note: “Goodbye. Your love for the casino has left us with nothing.”
Sitting in an vacant room, I grasped that pursuing the perfect bet deprived me of love and family.
Health experts recognized clinical depression, compounded by my withdrawal from betting.
Now, all the time is a struggle not just with the phantom sounds of slot machines, but with the all-consuming melancholy that haunts me. Is it possible for me to overcome this chasm shaped by the relentless pursuit of the next win?
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