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...
Hi everyone. I have a gambling problem, I can go without it for a couple of weeks then i give up. I gamble then i feel sick. I have stolen from my loving family and that makes me feel so sick.
At one stage i was going really down hill when i was at uni with very little money and gambling. I have finished uni now and thank god i have a great job which pays me fine so i am busy and not gambling as much. The other day i gambled before work and i ended up calling sick to work. I feel so bad. I want to stop. I have been saying this to my self for years now and i am so afraid that i can never stop. I dont want to go to group sessions. Does any one know how else i can get help? Can i go to my local GP and ask for help? I have ruined my life yet but i am afraid if i dont stop i will end up there and loose everything i have.
Please help.
At one stage i was going really down hill when i was at uni with very little money and gambling. I have finished uni now and thank god i have a great job which pays me fine so i am busy and not gambling as much. The other day i gambled before work and i ended up calling sick to work. I feel so bad. I want to stop. I have been saying this to my self for years now and i am so afraid that i can never stop. I dont want to go to group sessions. Does any one know how else i can get help? Can i go to my local GP and ask for help? I have ruined my life yet but i am afraid if i dont stop i will end up there and loose everything i have.
Please help.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
I left uni a couple of years ago in the same boat as you. It seems hard especially after a few weeks without gambling, it seems to take up most of your minds time. The best advice I could give would be to take things day by day!! It kind of feels like whats the point of working hard to get a good job and then waste all the money that comes with it. But day by day you can begin to turn this around and by sharing your experience here makes it easier day by day!! Take care, David.