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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...

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Have you ever read something over and over and all of a sudden, something pops out at you and takes on a new meaning? I had one of those moments. I was reading the GA book, something that I have read many times in the past and the phrase "this is a progressive disease" just popped out and hit me upside the head. I never really thought about that or what that meant before. It is so true, it is progressive. I think there was always a hope that you can get it under control and somehow go back to gambling but this is an actual disease. It gets worse. I don't know, maybe it's just me but that scared the crap out of me. Just thought I would put that out there and see what you guys thought.
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progressive it is, I have been thinking about that a lot of late. My current gambeling problem is trading stocks over the internet on borrowed money, large trades that can turn distasterous in a second. Just yesterday I started to "sell stocks short" this is another way of trading that is much more risky, something I never even thought of doing before. Why I staretd doing this, progression of my desese, I do realize it is getting worse very fast and I do realize that if I don't do something to stop it it will eventually stop me, that, I don't want. I have put up a roadblock in my account that will not enable me to do what I have been reciently doing, this roadblock will go up on Monday. I could not sleep last night since I was thinking about how fast disaster could come to me and what would I do if it did, so today, I had to push myself to make this move toward becoming a new person, I want my life back and I have been given this opportunity, please pray for me that I can stay strong and do what is best for me. I will do the same for anyone who needs it. I am going to see if life can get progressively better. Thanks to all!!!
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I have always thought of this as a disease. It will never go away. But it is certainly treatable! There is help and always hope. The one thing that has helped me is DS. The people here are truly amazing. People helping people. One day at a time.
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agree completely nad I too was fooled until 1 day and pow realized i was the one we thought could never happen me .

Thanks for reminding m,e .
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that yellow 'combo-book' of g.a.

that happens to me from time to time...

when i first started attending g.a. the line that struck a chord with me was "the depths of their misery were fathomless"

yeah...I knew fathomless misery...that was the only thing that I connected with for a long time.

then....from time to time (depending on what's going on with ME i think) something else will 'speak' to me....and a light bulb will go on...I will have an aha moment...

a friend of mine says "yep, that combo book just keeps getting smarter and smarter!"

LOL

I can understand why this 'new knowledge' would scare the crap out of you....

but....on the bright side...you are learning...growing...changing....
and
THAT is what this is all about :)

love to you (((emma)))
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I would agree that is progressive! They also say that it's the worst addiction that there is!
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Progressively ruining my life, progressively getting deeper in debt, progressively betting more, progressively making my life worse, and progressively getting better since I quit!!!
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