I love pokemon, I really do, but I've gotten addicted to the tcg and its affecting me financially and mentally. I'm still a young woman and I cannot let this gambling hobby take over my life anymore.
I'm going to get rid of it all, it hurts me saying it but I have too.
I am not looking for pity, this isn't a promotion to sell my cards and I am not making a sob story, I just want to share what im going through. I'm not looking for people to buy my collection because of pity. Just wanted to share my collection and sadness before it no longer belongs to me. I'm also sharing so you can see the amount I have spent without me saying outright and see that this is not healthy, I've literally bought 3 of the same etb in the past 2 weeks and that's just the tip of it. If you are in the same situation as me, it's time to call it off.
Im also sharing this because you can genuinely get a gambling addiction from this and its not a situation that I would've thought I'd end up in and its something that I haven't seen the pokemon community touch much on, its only ever mentioned as a bit or a joke but rarely do i see people talking about how these cards can genuinely get people addicted to it. I have went overbudget and overspend on pokemon cards even when I didn't have the spending money for it. Ironic how it took me to get the exact/rare card I wanted to make me wake up and realize that this isn't worth it.
Anyways, that's all I wanted to share. I know the post is a mess but I just got out ot work and I'm hungry.
by ElliotTheldiot