
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...
Yes, I've decided to go to a GA meeting (or my husband is making me), but I am sooooo embarrased to have to admit/talking face-to-face about my gambling problem. What I don't understand is "what's wrong with me?", I am a very responsible person (was) and could make a penny stretch into a dollar...we moved here (10 minutes away from several casinos) and I lost all common sense...
My first GA meeting is on Tues too...I'm sure all loiter around the front door too!
You are not stupid x3, at least you've caught it in time! I've managed to rack up over $72,000 credit card debt in just one year! I'm must be "stupid x10"
Good Luck and stay strong!!!
There is no shame in being addicted to gambling...the only shame..is doing nothing about it. Keep coming back here to DS, go to the GA meetings, whatever works best for you in your recovery, but as Eastwester says, you can never have too many tools in recovery....gather all of the tools that you can, and use them as you need them, put them back in the 'tool box' for the next time you need them.
hugs
Danya
For me, it was very difficult to go to my first GA meeting but I was welcomed with open arms by people who really understood what this addiction does to us. My gambling urges were so strong when I started going to GA, but as time passed and I attended more meetings, the urges decreased.
I wish you all the best.
Trust me, I am not brave because I confided in my husband...I had to. He recently got a great job and was planning to relocate closer to work...he was making all these plans with the $$ we would get from the house...little did he know...
he had the realtor here appraising the house and everything! I knew I was done and I had to come clean! I think I would have continued to keep this secret and keep going to the casino hope that "I would win big" and pay off all the debt in on lump...
I'm planning on going to a GA meeting on Tuesday...
Hang in there Jude!
Good Luck.
John
Ouch, no women at most GA meetings, now I don't know if I want to go! I have to go and my first meeting will be tomorrow, Tuesday...very nervous...