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...

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MissCricket 06/04/2012

So I got a payment from state disability and I'm like, "Yay, I finally got money!" I ended up spending $20 on $5 scratchoffs. One of them was for my sister who won $10. I won nothing. I feel awful and terrible and I'm kicking myself right now.

toey 06/04/2012

That feeling you have...capture it, hold it, freeze it.

Hold it close to you and never forget it.

Next time you get some money, ask yourself if you ever want to feel like that again.

deleted_user 06/04/2012

The fact you acknowleged it and kicking yourself is an indicator you do really want to stop and your on, keep the faith, you could do it. Don't give up.

atticus63 06/04/2012

Last week, I was flying high. I was done. What happened? Yes, this is cunning, baffling and powerful. Add that to the fact that I am super compulsive, have a driver's license, and a car and enough gas to get there and you get a disaster cocktail.
Toey said
" That feeling you have...capture it, hold it, freeze it.

Hold it close to you and never forget it.

Next time you get some money, ask yourself if you ever want to feel like that again. "
I know how I feel and I am still hitting my head against that brick wall and pretending that it doesn't hurt. I am going back to a meeting [not until Wed], but it is just so tough. The other thing is, I have to quit coming on this site so much. Now if I go www.[on my web browser] it goes to ds.gambling addiction and i really don't want people at my work to know about my "problem" . Take care all. Thanks for all the posts.

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