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  From eastwester November 11

  
  
  Doxi,
  Myself, I continued to drink, continued to use drugs, continued to gamble.......... until the consequences became so severe that I could no longer accept them. I pray that you do not need to reach that point. We all seem to have a different bottom, mine was very deep........ until that bottom is reached, many believe that a turnaround into recovery is unlikely or impossible.
  Did you notice, above, gams' comment about stopping pouring the alcohol down the sink.........Might as well let 'em drink it, it'll bring 'em to the point of being "helpable" sooner.
  Here's a suggestion.......again from gams......no money means no gambling. ......Get rid of ALL access to money.....no cash, no credit cards, no debit.......give over TOTAL control of ALL finances to someone else. You've proved it, right? You cannot be trusted with money......your entire financial life is out of control, totally unmanageable. You cannot safely be in possession of money....... it's like a drunk walking around with a bottle of liquor......not a good idea.
  This might sound like a drastic measure.....your disease is going to supply you dozens of reasons why you can't do it, why it isn't practical, how no one else can do this for you, how just gotta have money sometimes, etc. etc. ......... all of this thinking is HOGWASH, you can get by just fine without access to money, just try it, you'll see.
  Your other choice, as I see it, is to continue on as you've been going ...... continue to gamble.......eventually, you'll find your bottom........ When you do, you'll learn the true meaning of misery, hopelessness, despair, desperation and self-loathing. It's your choice, you don't need to go there, you have other options available to you.
  I've seen "Bottom".......trust me, you don't wanna go there......it ain't pretty.
  

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  From Mia10 September 7

  You can do it, I am praying for you!

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  From eastwester August 20

  WOW!!!!! Let's see....... you've given up access to cash, you're seeing a counselor, attending GA meeting, reading literature (Wayne Dyer is excellent stuff)...... seems to me that you're following up on all the suggestions that you've been given.......Great stuff!!!!! You keep up the good work, you're doing AWESOME!!
  

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  I’m With You

  From eastwester August 11

  What have you been doing for the past month? (insofar as gambling and recovery are concerned)........ next question....... What would you like to do? (What type of help do you feel might be of value to you?)......... next question...... Do you feel that you can go through the next 24 hours without gambling?

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  From eastwester August 11

  Keep in touch!!! We'll all help if you give us a chance to do so......try writing a couple lines in your journal each day.....it seems to help......ask questions, talk about how you're feeling...... don't sit alone feeling hopeless ....talk to us.

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