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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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Gamble free for two weeks and counting

ali85m
ali85m
Last time I posted, which was 2 weeks ago, I mentioned how even though I gambled a 100 dollars in comparison to my 1500 dollars nights, I stayed strong with the feedback from others suffering from the same disease. Its been just over two weeks and I have been gamble free. Boredom still is a big part of my life and I have picked up new hobbies to keep me away from those restless nights. I will keep going and keep visiting the site to keep myself going.

Taking it one day at a time is the best thing I could have done. I want to pass my last streak of 34 days of being gamble free.

I will not Quit!!

I will not let this take over my life again!!

I will win my life back!!
itsjustmeagain
itsjustmeagain
awesome, i think we have relapses so we cant beat our last type, as you know we are competitive in nature, maybe that helps, i had 46 then fell off the wagon in july, but then started up again in august, and i've be free ever since

congrats....god speed
Qwit4Good
Qwit4Good
So many times I quit and never got past two weeks.I would almost run from GA meetings to the nearest poker/video slot machine. As I got more addicted and did more things I am ashamed of, I got more scared.
This time I could answer yes to every one of the twenty questions. I had to get worse or I could not get better. Before I wanted the counselor to cure me and make me a normal social gambler. (I realize now that was magical thinking.) Now that I have learned that it takes most of 90 days to get serotonin and dopamine levels in your body to normalize, I see that my brain is just started to unfog. Additionally, my emotions are just starting to normalize and not just flood every time I have a feeling.
Cherbear2012
Cherbear2012
Good for you ali85m! You can do it! It took me from February 2012 - March 2014 to finally stop relapsing. I quit and started many times over because I wasn't really letting go. It was the free play and perks that kept me going back. I felt I earned them and of course I still had the illusion of winning big. When I finally cut all ties to the casino's and set up good road blocks I found the strength to quit once and for all. It's not been easy. I still can't believe how addicted I was to the entire life style of giving my hard earned money away every week. Now, I can't wait to make 1 year gamble free. My life is slowly getting better. One day at a time!