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 am so glad that I self-exclude this weekend. Had a horrible day at work... the boss was very intense and openly annoyed with anything I had to say or ask. It was horrible. Someone had to stop by my cube to ask if I was ok after the meeting. Usually my solution to distress and stop the ugly feeling is to gamble for a few hours... but I couldn't... did not want to risk trespassing charges so I came home.
Folks--put as many roadblocks in place as you can to protect yourself from gambling...
When I think of being tied to my desk to feeding this addiction makes me sick. The only way to be free to live and enjoy life is to be financial free and that will never happen if this disease is in my life and thriving.
Folks--put as many roadblocks in place as you can to protect yourself from gambling...
When I think of being tied to my desk to feeding this addiction makes me sick. The only way to be free to live and enjoy life is to be financial free and that will never happen if this disease is in my life and thriving.
I am happy to hear that you have put a roadblock to control your urges. Good for you!
Yes, the financial freedom will bring much convenience in life. How ever, we were not very money motivated aren't we? If we were, we wouldn't have throw all that money gambling in the first place....
love,
victoria
way to go,
we need to start to use better coping skills when we are trying to quit an addiction.
we have to stop and feel the feelings whether painful or happy and then take them in and think before acting compulsively.
as you say...."usually my solution........"
way to go in changing your addictive and compulsive solution to lifes problems with another problem of gambling addiction.
it is good to sometimes write down our alternate solutions to lifes problems that do not contain gambling in any manner.
way to go
keep it up and realize recovery from gambling
one day at a time.