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...
dear friends does anyone else ever notice that after a gambling binge something else seems in our real lives goes wrong too? i say our' 'real''lives cause this gambling life is not who we really are. sure enough my car breaksdown today not to mention that i have been putting off buying new tires. seems that something else always goes wrong after one of my binges or there is a bill that i forgot is due or something breaks around my apartment. is this the demons still tormenting me ? seems to be something else bad happens after every binge , does anyone else have this happen to them? well im off to the gym to try and build some strenght to wrestle down theses demons . day 5 alcohol and gamble free i hope you all have a blessed gamble free day !
That is one of most noticeable things that I don't miss any more. I am 9 months GF. I sometimes wondered if the real life problems occurred because we almost wished them on ourselves. We knew we had spent all our money at the casino and feared that something would happen and sure enough it did. I don't miss the car breakdowns, the extra high electricity bill, the need for food for my family...they don't happen like they did when I was gambling. And when a surprise expense comes up now, it's not stressful, I have the money to handle it/ WTG on your 5 days...and I hope you have a good workout.
I have left the casinos broke so many times wondering if the car would even make it back home. Most of the time I would spend my last penny and be scared to death if ii would make it home. Or who id call. When I was in the casino, I didn't think about how my husband would have gas money for work. To me it seems like after I gambled that's when reality slapped me in the face. Thinking Omg why didn't I fix this or do that. Inevitably something always needed repair after losing when I didn't have the money. Right now im trying to claw my way out of this hole Im in. I know it wont be easy, but it will be worth the peace of mind. Take Care Lisa