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...
!The casinos are a business, like any other business. They are there to make money. 85 people have to lose for 15 to win. I know a lot who think they are supposed to win every time they play and have been cheated when they dont.
I will be the first to admit I go too often, stay too long and invest more than I should, but I am hurting no one but me when I get hurt. I do not believe I am addicted. I do not take off work to go play and if I run out of money I do not cruise around looking for someone to loan me some money so I can keep playing I have postponed paying a bill, so I could play.
I call myself a Player, not a gambler. I began playing about three years ago seeking a smoker friendly social and entertaining venue to escape the mounting unfair and disappointing events occurring in my life. I wanted to run away from home. I do not drink alcohol.
Most times I do win a little bit when I begin playing, but play it back because I just dont want to quit and go home.
One sure way to keep me out of there is if they made it nonsmoking I tell those who complain about my cigarette smoke to just not come there if it bothers them.
I will be the first to admit I go too often, stay too long and invest more than I should, but I am hurting no one but me when I get hurt. I do not believe I am addicted. I do not take off work to go play and if I run out of money I do not cruise around looking for someone to loan me some money so I can keep playing I have postponed paying a bill, so I could play.
I call myself a Player, not a gambler. I began playing about three years ago seeking a smoker friendly social and entertaining venue to escape the mounting unfair and disappointing events occurring in my life. I wanted to run away from home. I do not drink alcohol.
Most times I do win a little bit when I begin playing, but play it back because I just dont want to quit and go home.
One sure way to keep me out of there is if they made it nonsmoking I tell those who complain about my cigarette smoke to just not come there if it bothers them.
I will admit I am a habitual player. It is how I spend my free time. I have no family nearby; Ive been widowed for many years, there is little on television that does not insult my intelligence and I dont care for movies. I dont go out to eat, I dont crawl the mall, and I dont travel.
My triggers have been when something happens and there is no one to give me a hand. I was a victim in three car crashes in 2 years. The first the at fault driver paid for the damage to my car, but I was inconvenienced in getting replacement transportation while it was repaired; the second was an uninsured driver. I won a lawsuit, then she filed bankruptcy to keep from paying me. The last one totaled my beloved vehicle I had special ordered and promised to my granddaughter. I was compensated fairly for the loss of the vehicle, but then again there was the inconvenience. I am fortunate to not have been physically injured in any of them, but there is no compensation for the emotional damage.
A winter storm blew down my privacy fence, there was spring storm damage to my home, then my refrigerator went out and I learned Id have to pay federal taxes for the first time in ten years. There have been many other small things, but one behind the other. Enough to drive a teetotaler to drink but I ran away from home and escaped to the smoker friendly casino.
I am bitter
I do not take off work to gamble (go play) my bills are paid but I have little savings left, when I run out of cash I do not cruise around looking for someone to loan me twenty or ah hunnerd, I go home and weep, when I get significantly ahead ($100+) I leave happy.
Finding this site made me realize where I was headed though, and I am spending more time making potholders.
((sbailey67))
Bless you child. You have your children to spend time with and enjoy. Mark one for sbailey67. FOCUS!
I have taken a long walk this morning and am trying to fill my day without becoming a willing a victim of that thief they call the one arm bandit ....
I keep telling myself that I don't have money to play, but as a true gambler I can find money just like any other addict out there. Although I may not steal, pond things, or sell sex , however I am no better than a person on the corner who is addicted to crack cocain.
After I identified this, I am begining a process that will involve support, GA and therapy in order to get to the underline root of my issues..
Thank you all for listening or shall I say reading