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...
Hi everybody! It's been a little over two months since my last trip to the casino, which was a 4-day free-for-all binge! Our financial picture isn't any brighter at all, but I certainly am! The urges aren't too bad, they come and go and I can usually find something to keep me busy so they go away. I can honestly say I do not miss going into that casino, nor do I miss the people there and the employees who knew me by my first name. And to think I thought that made me feel important - what a joke! I just wanted to check-in with everyone and give a progress report. Hope everyone is doing okay. Keep up the fight and here's to another gamble free day :)
For me, the thoughts have been creeping in... However, the calendar has been my root in reality lately. I really want to make a nice Christmas for my kiddo and I refuse to throw away his Christmas morning joy. It will be nice to get something little for each co-worker. It's been years since I did that...
Anyway, thanks for sharing and continued best wishes to you!