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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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jlou47
jlou47
I have to be honest and say even though it s my family and it s memorial day weekend that if I could I would head to the casino. It s much better that I can t because I know like an idiot I wouldn t leave until I was busted. My family is really alot of fun and I do have a good time but it s not gambling. That s tough to admit but it is so true. At least I ll have my money at the end of the day. Sorry for the dribble. Just bored waiting until it s time to leave. I tried using my cc online again but to no avail. Thank God. Boy I'm bored. Thanks for listening.
mlh5627
mlh5627
wow....thanks for being honest....I admire that.
I would like to be gambling too but I dont want the inevitable deperation that follows. I cant keep putting myself through that.
deleted_user
deleted_user
well barbecue is always good in my eyes. did up some burgers and chicken breast earlier and my belly is quite full right now. gambling always seems to be on my mind lately which is kinda unusual. normally the urges don't hit till i get paid but had em real bad this week to the point i almost pawned a ring to do it. still got the ring and kinda glad that pawn shop is closed today cause i think i would of taken that cash for it about now. real leery about when pay day rolls around with having so many urges already. there's no way i can screw up this check cause it would be slicing my own throat and just some how gotta make it stick in my head i can not gamble.

hope ya had a good day and some good eats.
deleted_user
deleted_user
jlou - thanks for sharing, you are being honest and the gambling bug is still in your system.
Yes, you can chose to go blow it, however buy 1 thing for yourself to reward yourself for not going, even if its a $5 item, something that has value so you know you have value.
My last couple gambling trips in early April were brutal...I was so disgusted, I even looked disgusting I didn't care anymore I was falling apart....this time it clicked more for me, I was done with the misery.
I let myself get to that point, however I wish there was somebody that could have helped me or held me back from getting myself in further turmoil because that's what gambling kept doing.
To help me know I picture myself and how I felt those last few times, I was miserable I couldn't smile if you handed me $5000 - nothing mattered I was just a LOSER in every aspect. I'm learning what WINNING really means to me and that's NOT gambling, that's what truly makes you a winner!! These are my thoughts and experiences, however writing here has also helped me tremendously. I wish you the best.
Niki