Day three and pessimistic
Well, its been day three since I've been online gambling, last night I found myself thinking about it and that I probably won't make it again. I have to take my mom to Biloxi next week to gamble because its my family duty since my Dad died. Both mom and dad and multiply family members on both sides are compulsive gamblers. Wonder sometimes whether I even have a chance. Wonder why I even try. I keep reminding myself that the end results will be insanity death or poverty. Sometimes don't even care anymore which it will be. Who needs me anyway, got myself a good insurance policy so at least my husband will get $120,000 if I kick off. That makes me feel a little better. I had some real goals, I found that I have strong naturally healing abilities., I wanted to take Reiki and heal people and animals. I wanted to help people, but I can't even help myself. I'm so tired and lonely, bored. I had to quit my job because of an injury, year of pain, just had surgery to fix it but need more surgery done within the next seven months. More pain, loneliness and boredom to come. Must be something the universe wants me to learn, I think I'm too stubborn but I learn that the stubborness has been a survival tool for me or I'd be dead by now. I'm smart right? I'll figure a way out right? I wanted so much to do good and heal people and here I am without a friend in the world. Its not right for me to complain, so many people are in such worse shape, I'm ashamed to even complain about my plight. Love to all, healing to all.
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HI Lynn, welcome to DS. You will find support and friendship here. We have all been where you are now. I can tell with a lot of hard work and the support you will find here you can do it. Everyday gamble free is one step closer to freedom. Please give it a chance, what do you have to lose. I\'m a very stubborn person also, it has helped me in many ways durring my life and it has also hurt me. You have to learn the difference. Know when to be stubborn and when to give in. Gambling is a horrible addiction it robs us of our life. It not only takes our money, it takes part of us. You can get your life back and maybe make a new life without gambling. I gave up trying to figure out why I gamble, it really doesn\'t matter. What matters is that I stopped. We are here for you when you need us. Take care and stop buying computers.
Hugs Steph
Thanx Steph for your response, it felt good just to tell someone how I felt and whats been happening, people who would take me seriously and not judge or ridicule me. Your right I do need to realize when my stubborness is a stumbling block and not helpful. Thanx again
Welcome Lynn..glad you are here...excellent place to meet people who have addiction just like you and me (personally I think online betting should be ILLEGAL and am SO glad I did not get into that whew I\'d be living in the gutter with a laptop haha) My hubby is also a CG, as is his mom, sis and 2 bros, also my bro is CG..so I totally understand about it being a family thing...But choices, I made a choice, and not a popular one at that, but March 14, 2010 I had had enough...the rat race, the obsessive thinking of gambling 24/7, chasing bad checks, financial ruins, so I decided to quit..done..(so far I haven\'t relapsed and just pray I don\'t) the urges will get less and less as time goes on, the triggers will be there (anger, boredom, lonliness, etc.)search this site, reach out to others, go online and google compulsive gambling addiction, then again thought about not owning a computer ???...hang tight my friend...hugs SueRose
Thanx for your response, have to have a computer for business that I do at home and I do research and college courses online. I knew the moment I started online gaming it was going to bite me in the bumbum, but as usually I self talk and say lets see whats going to happen. I guess for me it was bound to happen anyway. But its been day 4 and I keep thinking about it but I know it will get better and I know about the two month stage when you think oh its ok now, I\'ll be in control NOT,NOT,NOT.