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(also known as Stay Away, Avoid, Self-exclusion)
Distancing is the appropriate selection of distance between oneself and a combatant throughout an encounter. As a treatment, it involves staying away or avoiding those objects which may cause harm. more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

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Overall, 69% (380 Members) find Distancing helpful
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Distancing Reviews

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Trying to work through an addict alone never works. I still find myself going to gamble when I know that I cannot handle it.
yes. i think of the day my son asked me for five dollars for school. i did not have it. i use it for motivation. i get angry.
CG for many years, now not at all.
Found out the problem was more than an addiction, but a result of hidden feelings and other things.
I went for 3 years without gambling at all.
i have tried to stay away, and will keep trying, not much success as of yet
It was a very embarrassing and humbling experience to stand in front of strangers, have them take my mug shot, fingerprints and admit that I had a problem. When it came to gambling I did not know when to walk away or say 'no more'. Self-exclusion gave me the extra boost I needed to stay focused on quitting and start working on the underlying issues.
It really does not work, I just go further to a place where I am not excluded.
I just make my husband control checkbooks, money,etc and do not want to put myself in the environment. Do not want to take a risk.
Stayed away for 6 weeks and it worked well. But then I won a jackpot with only 5 bucks & got stuck even more on them. I can stay away if I don't have any money but as soon as payday hits I start playing again.
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Discussions

  1. Advice: Are self exclusion progams enforceable?
    Yes they can arrest you, obviously would be harder to detect you being there without using a card, atm.. etc.. but it could still be done. For me the ... [More]
  2. Discussion: warning stay away
    OK, what do you do when you feel a low coming on? Is there anything you can do to make yourself feel better? I had a lengthy depressive episode (2 yea... [More]
  3. Discussion: Can't seem to stay away...
    I know I should but I just can't seem to do it. He just continues to hurt me and I feel as if he doesn't care at all, and that hurts. But still, I sti... [More]
  4. Discussion: I know, stay away
    I need to vent- I haven't talked to or seen the guy I was dating for over a month now. July 4th I got some nasty texts from what I thought was his gir... [More]
  5. Discussion: stay away from me
    I've had similar thoughts at various times, including recently. of course i don't know your exact circumstances..so this is sort of arrogant, but ... [More]

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