Hey bogie. 'Golf anyone.. ? 'casin=no..
'Doing other 'things helped me when' doing the same thing haunted me..
Insane , not thinking sanely takes time to overcome.. Gambling 'as they say 'warps minds.
Sinking in now eh?.. I know. it sure can be an awakening ';but dismissed on a plan of a bet..too.....Least that 'was my behaviours 'when 'in Action or 'leaving that 'mode .
It took me time to 'get Clarity to Stay..
Patinece..Faith and Trust that it all Passes..
Be well gams5

Actually Casino Bogie came from the Rolling Stones song "Casino Boogie" from the album Exile on Main Street

The title of this discussion really caught my attention. I've heard that saying, from GA, that insanity can be described at repeating an action over and over again, and expecting a different result. Like it hurts to bang your head against a wall, would anyone expect a different result? It hurt to sit down at a machine, knowing I wasn't going to walk away from it, no matter how much I win or lost, I knew I was going to go home in a panic, I wasn't even anticipating a different result, let alone a better result. I came to believe, I wasn't in control of my addiction. That there wasn't a different, or better result, waiting to happen to me. I feared completely losing touch with reality, and in ways that was a comfort to me, at least I wouldn't be able to gamble, if I was locked away in a mental institution. Talk about insane thinking and living! It's weird, but sometimes I felt like I didn't even deserve to feel like I was going insane, too good for me! Yes, it's very true, gambling can lead to insanity. And prison. And death.

I love the Rolling Stones!

'Thankyou for the Clarification .. but again I think Golf is a repetitive 'game.. Repeating the same thing. Hit ball ,, chase. find it . hIt again..good 'excercise.'fresh air.. conversations with ball or friends. lmao..
Rolling Stones.. Okay..
'gams5.

I think that I had better rephrase. It is insane to do the same destructive and hurtful things over and over again and expect positive results. After all, positive repetition does lead to success. By that I mean the practicing and workouts in sports, ie golf, and other activities.

Hey casbogie..
'INsane. My mind 'was sane on second, insane with irrational thoughts the next.
I called it the Ping and the Pong. (no net ).
Time reduced those thoughts as Clarity 'was clearing the fog..
As each day was built from another 'day . Keeping busy.. Keeping Simple ..Today NO Bets.
Then to 'repeat what worked the best for me.
Some days though 'were filled with gloomy feelings of ':Is it going to get better?.
Faith.. was my fuel. Blindly ;but onward..
Every day 'that I kept to 'setting lists in place. Not sitting too long in one spot 'thinking. Off my pattoties 'doing what I failed to 'attend to while gambling .
It took me time.. Repeating good positive healthy chores. Debt repayment plans.
Going out and 'getting into 'the Community of life 'as simple sometimes as 'Lets go for a drive .. a coffee with my spouse..
As each moment was 'replacing that time 'only gambling lived..
My focus changed..
Today.. There are no thoughts to gamble..
No urges.. I still maintain Vigilence of 'I am a compulsive gambler and '1 bet would start the cycle of maddness again..
I hate the cycle it is worse than the actual 'gambling time.
Saddly 'my gambling time 'ebbed due to 'not being able to keep a $1.00 ..That was my insanity.....MONEY HAD NO VALUE..
Be well. Sandra gams5..Have a Great DAy.

I have not been in 9 days now and I finally told my husband about my problem....and I think now that I can move on. I would hurt him really bad if I did this again after asking for him to help me stop this addiction.

I think this saying sums up what I was doing for years. Kept going to the casino, promissing myself that I would be in control and leave with more than I came in with... kept not happening. I'd return and repeat. Yes, it is insane. I got wrapped up in the lie I told to myself that I could handle this gambling thing.

Thanks for the post on this. It seems so reasonable. There's nothing reasonable to an addict though when they are in the throws of their drug of choice.

If there was, they wouldn't be building a new casino every other month like they're doing.