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...

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41 days!

healing57
healing57

HI everyone I can't believe that I can say I haven't gambled for 41 days.  Before I couldn't stand the thought of going a few days.  And cable man I did not buy that lottery ticket.  The urges do pass, some quicker than others.. quit4good gives me alot of good advice and I follow a lot of it. Art, self care daily gratitude journal, journaling and writing a goodbye to gambling.  I wish there were more new posts I look every day and now my internet is out for a week due to a storm and a stupid internet service so now I have to go to the library but it is worth it. This website has really helped me on my journey, meeting other people with the same problem.  I relate to so many posts. so thanks to all

katmandu34
katmandu34
Whooohoooo! 41 days is awesome. Congratulations! I get on here every day too looking for new posts. I am so glad that you are able to beat those urges. Today is day 26 for me and I am feeling pretty damn good. Let's keep rocking this.
Qwit4Good
Qwit4Good
Good for you! 41 days! So glad you have made some changes, and added tools that you can use. You are about half way through the worst of the addiction withdrawals. You are gonna make it past all of this and begin to enjoy life again. You may want to make a "relapse prevention plan" now that your brain is a little less cloudy. A relapse prevention plan is writing each and every one of your triggers to gamble and a plan for what you are going to do (that is not gambling), the next time that trigger happens. Example: I feel like gambling when I have had a stressful day at work. Plan: The next time I have a stressful day at work I am going to go home and take a bubble bath as soon as possible.

Another to help yourself at this point is check out Louise Hay, How to Love Yourself, on YouTube, take notes and start practicing loving yourself. It is difficult as first, gets easier.

Anyway I hope this gives you an idea of what you can do next. Remember, my suggestions are just that, suggestions. I will not be offended if some don't work for you. We are all different - so take what works and leave the rest. I had to do everything and anything that would keep me away.

Prayers and hugs, have a great gamble free day!