Welcome, glad you're here. I recently quit smoking, too. Feels good. Good decision under any circumstances. Congrats on 24 days :)
It makes sense to me that your gambling would accelerate after you quit smoking, not good sense, but it makes sense to me, cos' I'm an addict. I have to be careful not to replace one addiction with another. When I decided to quit gambling I told my boyfriend, were married now. That was a yr ago. Life goes on without placing a bet.
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New Here, Ready to Change
Posted on 10/27/08, 10:23 am
Good Morning Everyone. This is my first post and boy I am glad I found this site. I am addicted to smoking and gambling. I quit smoking 24 days ago today without no slips. However my gambling problem has gotten worse. It has been my intention to quit them both and I really have to get cracking at the gambling thing today. I lost 4,000 dollars last night at the casino. I am in a pit of guilt, shame, fear of embarressment if I told my husband, freaking out because I have to work extra hard now to make it up, EXCEPT since I quit smoking I have no ambition to do anything, I have become Lazy, helpless, depressed, no interested in work much which I have always loved to do. So I went deeper into the gambling to I guess get away from it all. Would love some support and as I have learned new things I will be happy to share. The casino is about an hour from my home. I don't have any problems with gambling online, actually never tried it and won't even think about it, I don't buy scratchoffs much. I just seemed to be infatuated with the slot machines, they are fun, and I guess the high I must get off them. My husband has no idea it is this bad, I am so afraid to tell him. He never pays bills, or looks into our finances so it has been too easy for me. I will evntually destroy this family if I don't stop.
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Reply #1 10/28/08 12:14pm
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Reply #2 10/28/08 12:59pm
good morning. I am new to this too and have this stinking addiction too. My wife would freak out too if she knew I blew so much money these past few months. Man, reading about gambling addiction online is disturbing and comforting in a way. It IS chemical, but we are responsible at the same time. I have to quit...my first kid is due in two months and I am sick of hiding this silly secret. Lets do this together. I ll say a prayer for you tonight.
Good Luck...bad choice of words there....
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Reply #3 10/29/08 5:51pm
HI there an welcome! I'm Suzi a Compulsive gambler in recovery - you have taken your first brave step towards recovery today by coming here and admitting you had a problem and seeking help. I personally have found this site invaluable and the people in it have "saved my life". Recovery from gambling is possible. There is no cure but you can stop. One day at a time - soon the days become weeks, the weeks months, months years and years a lifetime. The journey is not an easy one - pick up as many tools as you can - the first three being openness, honesty and a willingness to change. I wish you the best and we are here for you -
Reply #4 10/30/08 8:57am
Thanks for the Welcomes. My husband knew I probaly had gone to the casino a few nights ago when I posted that big loss, I did tell him I felt I needed help. I go to the casino because I have fun and I want to escape my normal life. So silly , but I am working on it. 27 days no cigarettes and 4 days no casino. Casino withdrawel I know will start kicking in after a week because my habit was once a week. So I am not at the roughest point yet but I hope I am strong enough. I should just blow all my money on paying off debt so I have no money for the casino. Hope you all are having a great day and so glad I found you all
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