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...
How does everyone deal with all the paraphernalia coming from the casinos in the mail?
I used to hold this stuff, looking at it justifying that they are giving me XXX amount of money, Ohhhh slot tournament, or tickets to shows, rooms, etc.
I am throwing all of them away as they come in....nasty reminders of such a ugly habit!
I used to hold this stuff, looking at it justifying that they are giving me XXX amount of money, Ohhhh slot tournament, or tickets to shows, rooms, etc.
I am throwing all of them away as they come in....nasty reminders of such a ugly habit!
Now it doesn't bring me much emotion. I have them all over my house, they not addressed to me mainly to my ex-husband, but it still brings memories.
And question what I ask myself now is: What was it so entertaining in there, that I thought I can't live without it? And the more I look at them, the more it becomes simple and not interesting, more like some childs silly game ... sort of. How long you can play a doll house being 39 years old? At least it is not me.
I want to love, I want to be loved, I want to see places, exercise is I can, have a good time healthy way, feeling good about myself, etc. Flyers from casino don't fit in any of this. To be in a confined space, full of smoke, throw my money down the drain, slowly degenerating... no I don't want to go that route again. So, now I don't get angry when I receive those mail from casinos, I just put them in a recycle container, without ripping them out or expressing any kind of anger towards the fact anymore.
Thanks, Vicky