Discussion/Debating thread

Hello there,

Thank you for your suggestion. We can certainly consider having a Discussion / Debate section in the Forum as an idea. However, we would need to discuss it and decide commonly.

Best wishes,

Forum Admin

Great, I'm glad it's being considered. I'll wait to hear back from you. LB x

Hi LB,

Just wondering if you, (and others who are interested) could let us know the kind of topics you see being debated? Just so we know what kind of area this would be and how we could promote it.

Thanks

Rebecca

Just a few ideas!

Willpower
Are we victims
Changing things we can
Coping with social pressures
Coming to grips with fear
Dealing with rejection
Do we deserve happiness
Fearing change
Does harm reduction work
How to get beyond people pleasing
How to deal with impatience
Letting go of guilt & shame
Mental depression after stopping
Needing to stop vs wanting to
Principles before personalities
Resentments
Sexual conduct
Truth & honesty
Why did i gamble
Why do i keep relapsing.

I have more!

Dan's got it covered.

I also think it would be a great idea!

More!

Is willingness essential
Wanting Instant results/gratification
Overcoming boredom
Do i need to look back to get well
Can I do it alone
Why should i make amends
Can i gamble safely again
Do I need to stop all forms of gambling
What is a compulsive gambler
I want to wait till i feel better before i ask for help. Is this a good idea
How does my pride/ego get in my way
What do i need to do
Why do i need to change
Am I open minded
Will i do whatever it takes
What is the meaning of One Day At A Time
What is a Higher Power. How do i find one.

I have more

That's a lot of ideas Dan. And yes, I'm sure you've got more! I can't tell whether you're being completely genuine or if you're trying to make a point that these are all things we "should" be addressing and that we aren't? There's certainly some good suggestions in there but towards the end of the list the topics become quite ga in focus...and as you know not everyone attends ga or is au fait with ga so that might need to be reigned in

Relapses why do they happen and what can I do to stop them!

What are the best tool's on the market ie blocking software!

Why do I chase my losses!

Why do most people believe it to be a money problem!

What's the best way to go about finding debt advice!

Recovery vs abstinence what the difference!

What is counselling and how could it work for me!

Is there a scale of addiction!

Thanks LifeBegins, day@atime, Dean0 and Samson, for these ideas for topics for discussion.

Management are considering the suggestion of a forum section dedicated to debates. In the meantime, if there is a particular topic that you would especially like to discuss with other forum members, one way to get a conversation started could be to start a thread in the 'Overcoming problem gambling' section of the forum. Another way might be to bring the topic to a chat room.

Thanks again for your creative ideas.

Forum Admin.

LifeBegins wrote:

That's a lot of ideas Dan. And yes, I'm sure you've got more! I can't tell whether you're being completely genuine or if you're trying to make a point that these are all things we "should" be addressing and that we aren't? There's certainly some good suggestions in there but towards the end of the list the topics become quite ga in focus...and as you know not everyone attends ga or is au fait with ga so that might need to be reigned in

They are all GA questions LB, & it was a genuine post, no hidden meaning, honest guv !

Thanks all for the comments on this thread. We are happy to give a debate section a trial and will create one. However, when contributing to it please remember the forum rules apply of respecting the opinions of others. Also please can we keep to topics on the theme of problem gambling recovery, as per the focus of the forum. The section will be taken down if it descends into arguments between members that we feel are taking away from the focus of recovery.

Samson, in response to you I'd say that our staff are there to facilitate the chat and forum and not to lead it. This is done on purpose to allow members to shape the space for themselves and talk about what matters to them. As far as I can see the chat and forum are well attended and people get a lot out of using both the spaces. We will be introducing some more themed chatrooms soon. Also I'd say that our staff do an excellent and often difficult job, both here and on our other frontline services, and provide a lot of help to a lot of people.

Rebecca

Thank you for adding the new section. I'm sure it will be a great success!

Also I want to give a thank you to all the chat moderator's who I think do a great job.
Listening to me for an hour a day over the last twelve months they deserve medals.

As they say not all heroes wear capes!

Thanks again
Deano

Thanks Deano, that's nice feedback and is appreciated.

Cheers,

Rebecca

Thanks for doing this admin. I'm impressed at how quickly you've got it up and running. Let's see how it goes!

LifeBegins x