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...
but thank god it showed up after a full night out and i was laying in my bed very tipsy from a night out with a very nice dr. date, and all the trimmings a girl can have, i was in bed alone, and the wave of gambling SMACKED me in the face, i remember it well, not that i miss it, but i was wondering when it would strike, the first 18 days were so filled with disgust, it was easy....
i had an overwhelming feeling to go for it NOW NOW NOW, and thank god it was the middle of the night, i dont know what i would of done if i had access to leave, i said if you still want to gamble in the morning, you can, and i fell asleep, and i woke up this morning, so glad and happy and elated i didnt go
whew, that was close one...
hope everyone is well....thank god its almost monday :)
i had an overwhelming feeling to go for it NOW NOW NOW, and thank god it was the middle of the night, i dont know what i would of done if i had access to leave, i said if you still want to gamble in the morning, you can, and i fell asleep, and i woke up this morning, so glad and happy and elated i didnt go
whew, that was close one...
hope everyone is well....thank god its almost monday :)
http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/addiction-treatment/a-four-step-program-to-beating-behavioral-addiction
It has not only worked, but it has really empowered me. In the first few weeks after I quit, I thought I was going mad! My thoughts were scattered and I had zero ability to focus.
Give this method a try. The trick is to actively practice it for awhile.
Stay strong!