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...
Well lost my paycheck friday. would not been so bad if i had not gone to atm. I went with 300 and that was all i was going to spend but u know how it is. Got to win it back. SO took out another300. And gone..But today i mailed off a paper to block nationwide ,check cashing, atm withdrawls etc. . Now let me try to get cash there or any casino. ..i put all credit cards,checking account,debit cards anyway i would try to get cash i'm blocking. I just have to do it. Sure expecting it to hinder me anyway. Keep ur fingers crossed for me. I am going to stop loosing all my money.
I too , stopped all card ATM withdrawls and have given my $, cards and checkbook to a payee.
This compulsive gambling is a crazy, crazy, sickness!
Coming here and reading/sharing with the group has helped me a lot.