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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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afreshmind 07/14/2015

Close your eyes and picture all the people at the casino right at this very moment. The noise, the smoke, the anxiety, the looks, the smells, the time ticking by. Aren't you glad you are reading this forum instead of being there right now? I am. I am proud and I am grateful! I'm glad you are here too!

donice57 07/14/2015

Amen!!!!! And thank you....yes indeed, we are making much healthier choices....and I have gas in the car, food in the frig and cabinets, $10.00 in my wallet, and a little money in the bank....god is great and life is good.....not easy.....but very good....

pennyluv 07/14/2015

Yes!! And, a good mental exercise for the future. Thanks.....

skip88 07/14/2015

Excellent example from a fresh mind. Really makes one Think and be grateful. A really hard time for me with WSOP tourney this month a couple hours away and this post really hit a positive chord. That is why it is really important to keep checking in for you never know when something someone posts really hits home and reinforces your recovery. Ty

nancyzoman 07/14/2015

I miss the cigarette smoke, the casual conversations with the dealers and other players, the bright lights, the game itself, and the excitement.

But I don't miss the days I would lose, scrounging up change from the bottom of my purse and car to go back and try to play more. I don't miss taking all of the money I had there, time and time again, maxing out everything I could get my hands on. I don't miss selling heirloom jewelry for less than half its value and losing that, too. I don't miss spending $1,000 for a $50 comps dinner. I don't miss sitting outside after I would play and feeling like the worst person in the world.

So...yes and no lol :)

icoi 07/14/2015

So thankful to be home, watching funny TV and reading all the inspiration. Also, I didn't lose hundreds of dollars today!

sbailey67 07/18/2015

Saturdays are a given for me to be at the casino and today I did not go...

Tonight I will be thanking God and dailystrenght for that...tomorrow I know temptation will loom over me, but I will try to stay busy once again and try to keep that temptation off of my back..

Good night all..

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