Gambling Addiction & Recovery Support Group
Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true compulsions in the clinical sense of the word. Problem gambling often is defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others rather...
Its almost 3 weeks for me now, but last Tues a GA member went with me to a Financial Planner. I needed his help on an IRS letter that I had received about wanting more data on my tax return. He helped me with that but while I was in his office the GA member was asking questions as if she was speaking on my behalf, which I didn't like and then she just up and told them I was a compulsive gambler and that really upset me and I motioned for her to be quiet.. I know she felt like she was trying to help, but to me it was not her place to tell them anything like that, it was mine.
GEEZ!!!. I will not have her go with me on anything like that again. The finance planner was understanding about it all,
I am focusing on solutions now and doing well and have no urges. I look at the positive in the NOW and that helps alot. To me gambling is just a false hope that goes nowhere. thanks for listening. Love all of you!
GEEZ!!!. I will not have her go with me on anything like that again. The finance planner was understanding about it all,
I am focusing on solutions now and doing well and have no urges. I look at the positive in the NOW and that helps alot. To me gambling is just a false hope that goes nowhere. thanks for listening. Love all of you!
I have admitted being a habitual player, but not to being an addicted gambler. I reached the point it had to stop, and only one month away from financial recovery. It was not hard to do. I do not miss it at all.
You can do this!
Congrats on your 3 weeks!
This person was quite over the line. Hopefully, this will not effect your relationship with IRS and ideally, you can have an honest conversation with this person about that can't happen again.
With such poor boundaries, this person would not be one that I would choose to depend on or hang out with.
There are a couple of silver linings, 1)you found out quick about this person. 2) You have an opportunity to look back to see if there were some other clues that you overlooked about this person that could help you next time you choose someone to trust.
Thanks for venting