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About Me
JewelsB
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About Me
I am an alcoholic in recovery and have a gambling addiction.
I am an alcoholic in recovery and have a gambling addiction.
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Interests
Becoming a better person by learning all I can about myself, my behaviours & my addictions. I also need to learn about loving and forgiving myself as well as others.
Becoming a better person by learning all I can about myself, my behaviours & my addictions. I also need
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Hugbook
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Missing you Julie.....hope you are ok.
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Hugs to you and Happy New Year. Much love Suzi
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Ray of Sunshine
I hope you are doing well. Happy New Year!
Shout Out
Happy Gamable Free 2009 --- thank your for your message
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Moment of Peace
A moment of peace to help you find your way. I am so glad to see that you haven't given up..
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Support Groups
Close Gambling Addiction & Recovery
At the present..I am in recovery from my gambling addiction. I have hurt my family due to my compulsive behaviour. The guilt and shame of hurting my family is the hardest to deal with. Now due to my self-destructive behaviour I am now under house arrest and serving a jail sentence.
Treatments
- Gamblers Anonymous Working / Worked
- I enjoy going to this group. There I can be honest about how I am feeling and not be judged or critized. I also enjoy listening to others and their stories which helps.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I am seeing an Addictions Counsellor on a monthly basis now. In the beginning it was weekly. This has really helped me to see that this gambling addiction is self-destruction and the behaviours that I was experiencing along with it.
- Stress Management Working / Worked
- In this program it is a 5 day program of daily foot soaks and massage using lavender & tea tree essential oils and soft music. This helps you to relax and get refocused.
- Support Groups Working / Worked
- This is a Women's Support Group for Gambling. Women who are struggling to quit gambling. We come together to share our experiences and hope that we may help one another.
Close Sexual Abuse
I was sexually abused as a child around 3 years old and again at 8 years old for 2 years. And in my teenage years, I was raped. I live today trying to heal the trauma I've suffered as a child and into my adolescence. For this caused a negative impact on my life in establishing relationships with men. Also in 2002, I was raped again by a man I thought I could trust. So I have alot of trust issues I am currently working on.
Treatments
- Effexor Working / Worked
- I was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and I was depressed most of my life. As a result of this depression I tried to commit suicide several times. My moods were up and now. This has helped me tremendously along with the work I continue to do in my personal healing journey.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I actually been to see several Counsellors throughout my life time. I wasn't ready in the beginning to face those haunted dreams and memories until about 5 years ago after being raped once again. My Counsellor tells me today that I did all the work towards my healing. I worked through the devastating events of the sexual abuses. Did alot of crying for I blamed myself. I carried the shame and guilt that didn't belong to me.
- Reiki Working / Worked
- This is so relaxing. In my early recovery I would get Reiki done 2 times per month. I would fall asleep from being so relaxed. I think I will go back again since it has been a while.
- Anger Management Working / Worked
- I went for a 14 day residential stay. I had to do something about the anger I was carrying inside. For I was hurting myself and others around me by directing my anger at everyone else. Needed to learn new coping skills.
Open Alcoholism
I began drinking alcohol as early as 10 years old. Continued on this drinking spree til my mid twenties. By the age of 24 I ended up in the hospital with the D.T.s and put on valium during my stay. It was then that I learned that I damaged my liver. And also during this time I wanted to have children and learned that I couldn't. I went into denial and continued on for a couple more years of heavy drinking. Then I decided to do something about this. I hated feeling depressed all the time.
Treatments
- AA Meetings Working / Worked
- This was challenging for me at first. Opening up to people for support. It eventually gets easier when you work your program with honesty, openness and willingness.
- Willpower Working / Worked
- I have had to put alot of effort into my recovery. I sought out those other resources to get me where I am today. When you put 100% effort into your recovery...you get 100% back.
