hasn't worked very effectively

today is day 1, the first time I have ever seeked help. It feels great just writing this admitting I have a problem, but there is a long road to recovery. My mother is also a compulsive gambler who is addicted to slot machines, my vice being on-line poker.

When I avoid dairy products I produce less phlegm so theres less of it to try and clear

I just try to not go. I don't have support other than my partner. Constantly think about it still after not going for a few months.

This time it seems to be a little easier but it has been only 23 days. It is still constantly on my mind but I'm trying to replace it with positive actions - as we know, easier said than done.

cut up my credit cards and froze them in my freezer in water...

we leave the house when Christine threatens us, or goes Into an uncontrollable rage taking a cell phone so that she can reach us, If she calls Incessantly we turn the phone off and then back on at Intervals to see where she is at as far as calming down. as she hates to be seperated from me, this has worked for us. after a few hours she is remorseful and ready to behave, until the next rage. CONS: she will try to chase us out of the house and cling to the van, we have to try to sneak out.

stopping works for a while and then back i go

poker player. Lived in Vegas

I went cold turkey for two years successfully from gambling on horse racing. I have a gamble now but I only bet when I can afford to lose, I therefore rarely gamble at all. My ex partner though has an addiction, and whilst I had a problem with my gambling I do not believe I was addicted to it, hence my ability to walk away from it as easily as I did when I made the choice to do so.