Gambling addiction is a serious mental health problem, which has spiralled out of control and affects millions of men, women and children throughout the world.I am so fortunate to have finally realized my problem before I managed to self-destruct in one way or another. It can be a silent assassin because few people will ever know that a compulsive gambler is a compulsive gambler until the cracks or problems start to appear.Least of all themselves.
From the path I have now taken I am currently all too aware of many people who are struggling mentally and are giving in to addictions. Addiction is thought of as a crutch, something to do or lean onto in times of so-called stress. Stress is all relative and one person’s story is so different to another’s, but we never really know what a person is feeling.Especially if they hide it well.The reality is that It won’t take long before it’s the addiction that will add to the stress and increase the problem.Especially if the addiction is to gambling.
A compulsive gambler, like any addict, is never “cured”, continued recovery is the only option. It’s far too easy to fall back into old ways.My “recovery” doesn’t just include meetings.It’s a whole host of changes from work to my personal life.Too personal to mention here, but it’s working, and this article is clearly part of it.
No matter what anybody thinks, recovery is not easy.It takes considerable time and effort and can be a very selfish process.I had to eventually stop gambling for me, nobody else.The time and effort into others will follow once “recovery” is in place and the gambling has stopped.
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