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 have been thinking about gambling at least more than 10 times daily....fight ing those thoughts..."MAYBE I SHOULD GO AND TRY ONLY 40$"...."TODAY IS MONDAY I REMEMBER I WON A JACKPOT ON THAT DAY"..AND SO ON.....but today I am HAPPIER because I smashed those thoughts....Thanks for your support...TODAY I HAVE 7 DAYS
You have my permission to read mine when you have an urge to gamble if you think it will help. (probably your own is more meaningful to you but feel free to use mine until you make one.)
Writing out a list of things you can do for at least 20 minutes that cost little or nothing, is helpful. Most urges fade by about 20 minutes, so if you have a list of things to do at hand it is easier to turn to one of those while the urge dissipates. Taking it just a few minutes at a time is necessary sometimes. Taking a bubble bath and doing the dishes are on my list, as well as taking a walk, journaling how I feel, posting on D/S and calling a friend.
Hang in there you are feeling the death throes of the addiction crying to fed - don't feed it. Hugs.