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...
Read something today that kind of tweked my mind a little..."A boat floats tell it gets full of water"...I have filled my boat many times with drama, sneeky ideas, good intentions, false timetables and other bucket of water when i was mulling over quiting gambling...Come to the conclusion that the only thing that will keep my boat afloat is not gambling and a good bilge pump(this support group) to pump out any sinking ideas that try to sneek in around the seams...and try to shoot the sharks that want to eat me....Love Joy and Peace and the Grace of God helps to keep the deck dry so that I don't slip off....And an attitude anchored with Ain't Gona Gamble today Supported by the knowledge it is One Day At A Time....Maybe I am silly but for some reason I just want to say All of You are My People through this journey Thick or Thin! Have A Blessed Gamble Free Day
We aren’t alone on this beautiful journey. I’m so thankful for this site. It’s the first thing I check in the morning. Sometimes I wonder why I think about my recovery so much, despite the fact I feel no urges to gamble. Not that I’m complaining, my life without gambling urges feels like a miracle to me. No urges to gamble, just memories of how it was when I was in action, those humiliating memories of the fear of that I would be discovered sitting on a stool like a fool. So, I’ll hold onto the memories of how it was while I learn to forgive myself for the pain I caused my loved ones.
Today I will not gamble