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...
Hello All,
Today I am reflecting on my life and the choices I am making. Two new years resolutions I made this year were to stop gambling and to lose the extra 15 pounds I have. Through prayer, this website as well as gam talk, I have been successful so far in both of my resolutions. I am down 5 pounds, and haven't gambled in ten days. I am very grateful for both of those things. I believe that a huge part of it is due to my attitude of gratitude. I am very grateful for everything good and bad. Those bad things that have happened in my life have caused me to grow stronger and build character. Without those things I would not be the person I am today. If I was to wallow in all of the "stuff" I think I would be mowing on a chocolate bar at the casino right now instead of being here sharing with my fellow addicts and friends.
What are you grateful for today?
Today I am reflecting on my life and the choices I am making. Two new years resolutions I made this year were to stop gambling and to lose the extra 15 pounds I have. Through prayer, this website as well as gam talk, I have been successful so far in both of my resolutions. I am down 5 pounds, and haven't gambled in ten days. I am very grateful for both of those things. I believe that a huge part of it is due to my attitude of gratitude. I am very grateful for everything good and bad. Those bad things that have happened in my life have caused me to grow stronger and build character. Without those things I would not be the person I am today. If I was to wallow in all of the "stuff" I think I would be mowing on a chocolate bar at the casino right now instead of being here sharing with my fellow addicts and friends.
What are you grateful for today?
I have always tended to be pessimistic and not enjoy my successes.
From an early age being criticized so much, at least that is what the counselor says.
You are so right, the only way to gain control of this and enjoy what you do have is to have accepance and an attitude of gratitude.
I still keep beating myself up for the wrong choices and find it hard to stop.
So really I am just my own trigger to gambling by ruminating over what can't be changed and giving into the temptation to then not feel so badly when I do by erasing the pain for a while at the casino only to then feel worse than before for the money I've spent.
What a vicious cycle and I am determined to stop it dead in its tracks.
So,
I am grateful for this site and your postings
grateful for the meetings I found
grateful for my family now that I've told them
grateful for the counselor who is there
and grateful for stopping this now as it could be much worse.
I will be a grateful person.