Can you get to a G/A meeting? I just looked up this hotline # 1-800-522-4700, try it, it couldn’t hurt. To stop gambling we begin by focusing on taking just one day a time without placing a bet. Try to care about yourself enough to know you can change if you want to.

I live in Cambodia, which no any supports. Center. Life are hard to live for me at the moment.

when you're done, you will be done, if you want to quit, you will try over and over again, do whatever you can, go see a dr... a therapist, a priest, counseler, if you let your entire life go w/o changing so far, you will need to do some need serious detoxing/sobering up for 6 months or so before even dealing w/the aftermath, don't worry about family, fix yourself and then show them you can be trusted. if you want it, you will work for it, try every day, minute to minute, your brain will take over if you let it, seek some type of help, YOU CANNOT DO THIS ALONE.....check in as much as possible....type in your thoughts in the journal...start today

Dear, Member,
Thank you very much for your good advice, i start it from now on and I'm on the way to the country side which is i just can work for survive. But one thing that i really worried is the debt that i can't solve. I committed myself to stay away from all kind of gambling and rebuild my life.

I live in New Zealand and I am from Cambodia . I too have the same problem, gambling addiction. I really don’t know how to help you , all I know is I need to stop one and for all or life is no meaning

Dear Sk22e, i hope they will be back i don't wanna lost family, but it seem over and i can't do anything.

There is a GA in New Zealand: 0800 654 655 http://www.gamblingproblem.co.nz
But if you can't get to GA meeting try a phone meeting or go to an AA meeting just think gambler whenever they are talking alcoholic.
You can at least try to stop by putting some roadblocks between you and your money. Reduce the amount you can take out through the ATM or have someone you trust handle your money and put you on an allowance.
Start writing out a journal of your feelings, especially when you have an urge to gamble. Write out a good-bye letter to gambling and re-read it whenever you have an urge.
If you do nothing and change nothing, it is guaranteed that nothing will change.

Two guys from Cambodia with the same addiction, that sounds like the beginning of a friendship. Please, both of you, take the time to relax your minds and begin taking life one day at a time. When you wake up tell yourself you will not gamble today, during the day remind yourself that you no longer gamble, that by not gambling you can live a better life. Change is possible if you commit yourself to living a better life.

I do tell myself every day not to gamble, but one thing is my wife and son they away from me. I feel the world there is nothing for me....

You will need to fight this battle because you deserve it and you are enough to deserve a better life. It does not usually work out well to make the entire meaning of your existence reliant on others. You need to find the part of you that cares about yourself and nurture it into full-blown self-love in order overcome addictions.
Centering your life completely around others is codependence and is another form of addiction. YOU need to be reason enough to want to save your life. You will be a better person for yourself and others later and it is the path to being whole within yourself.
It is a far stronger love to chose to be with someone not because you NEED them, but because you have mutual respect and unconditional love for each other.
Along with telling yourself you won't gamble today, try saying, "I love you" in the mirror as well. It has great research behind it that I love you in the mirror makes us feel better.
If you are not giving yourself affirmations daily, you are likely telling yourself negative thoughts! Time to stop the self-criticism and treat yourself as you would your best friend.

The state I live in has to offer education, and free counseling for gambling addiction, The casino's contribute funding also to help people get their life back.

I was at a group counseling meeting today. A birthday today, this woman had tried to commit suicide twice, she lived and her 1 year birthday was this week.
She said her friends still call her to go gambling, they want to give her birthday money and gamble. she said no, no , no, gambling is death, She had powerful words, Her life had turned around, she had a divorce, but she is happy today to not gamble today.
She said she will come every week to our meeting.
yes it does take love of self , and the right choices, take care of your self ,you are strong

David , I was too busy yesterday dealing with the after I caused after losing 90%of my investment/ Businese money. I am pretty broke and owe a lot of people money (family and friends). I did feel that it would be better if my wife leave me 2 days ago. But she didn’t somehow she and I know as long as I stay away from gambling, every thing will be ok.

Dear Sk223,
I am glad to see that your family stand strong and support you. I have no one support me here in Cambodia only myself, i just go to divorce this afternoon and i feel i lost everything of my life. Still pending alot pf debt. I committed myself not go to gamble but debt and lost family are killing me.

David if you want your family back. Just step up man , give them a reason to come back , feeling sad or crying for them to come back won’t help. You should know the reasons why they left you, and if someone else do that to you, what would you respond. Man I know you have the answer, we the addicted (gambling addicted) always have the answer to 95% of the problems we face, we just decide to go with the stupid one. Fuckingz dopamine.

Dear Bong Sk223,
Thank for your advice, i will try my best. So i just let it go cause i knew they don't back anyway. I will stand up and we can share our success in the future. I wish you doing well too.......