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...
video......what an awesome idea
Stay strong.
I am a big believer in using the memories of those horrible moments to reinforce negative associations with gambling. I often use this technique in my recovery. Making a video takes this idea to another level.
Congrats on your progress.
Our minds have a very subtle and insidious way of telling us that if we gamble again we wont be as bad as the last time.
I think the best way around this is to daily do something that reinforces the idea that we are compulsive gamblers and cannot gamble safely.
I do this by regularly coming and saying hello to my online family and contributing something and by reading up on the disease of compulsive gambling.
I do not trust my will power.
Best of luck,
John