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...
I've had so much free time since I stopped gambling. I think I never had much free time when I was gambling because I was either gambling, thinking of ways to go gambling or thinking about how miserable my life was because of gambling. At least once a week my actual gambling would rob me of sleep and every other night I wasn't able to sleep because I was sick about gambling. So I was tired all of the time.
My therapist suggested early on that I find something to fill the time, like exercise or a new hobby. I really haven't found anything yet but a friend recently suggested something to me and I love it. There is a relatively new online "institution" that offers free college courses in all different categories from colleges like Columbia, Duke, Stanford, Rice and lots of others. You don't get college credit (since you aren't paying for it) but you do get a free education!
The web site is coursera.org . Check it out if it sounds interesting to you. There are new classes starting all of the time.
My therapist suggested early on that I find something to fill the time, like exercise or a new hobby. I really haven't found anything yet but a friend recently suggested something to me and I love it. There is a relatively new online "institution" that offers free college courses in all different categories from colleges like Columbia, Duke, Stanford, Rice and lots of others. You don't get college credit (since you aren't paying for it) but you do get a free education!
The web site is coursera.org . Check it out if it sounds interesting to you. There are new classes starting all of the time.
I have checked out the site, and I absolutely love the variety of offerings. It's now been book marked.....all I have to do now, is to narrow down the 15 or so classes I would be I be interested in taking and try one out.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
By the way, have you taken courses already? Any recommendations?
I've always wanted to finish my Batchelor's Degree, (currently sitting with 85 credits scattered everywhere), but never made it a priority while I was gambling. Now, I seriously am thinking of doing it, but it might take me till I'm 70 to finally be able to through my cap up in the air. Who knows...maybe I'll still pursue it. If not this sight certainly gives me the opportunity to grow my knowledge, wthout growing my debt!
Thanks again!
Love Tagg
Absolutely love tennis, played many moons ago(racket ball too!). Game on....I'll be the first to sign up for Tennis Camp!
Thanks for the encouragement and thoroughly enjoyed talking with you on Tuesday!
Much love, Tagg
I would love to watch more good shows. Enjoy good people.
I would love to let gambling go out of every cell of my body and soul and enjoy every Day of my Life.
I also want to return to painting and writing poetries.
And travel a bit.
My son played tennis in HS. I tried to play with him because I had played in HS too. OMG! It was much more difficult than I had remembered!
This recovery thing is about changing your life, not just quitting something... good for you moocow for making a restart a reality!