
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...
Thurs and Fri are the hardest for me, so recently I started volunteering at a retirement home (my friend works there), so we talk and visit with the patients there. It's been great distraction for me because no matter how "blue" I feel, I always feel better leaving there because these people always compliment me! Now the disclaimer, they are in a lock-down memory ward and their ages range for 70-100 years old and their eye sight probably isn't the best...but heck, I feel like Cindy Crawford leaving there :)
Just find something you enjoy and keep busy or volunteer somewhere, anywhere.
Stay Strong and GF for today.
Hugs,
Liz