Hi all.
I'm Rob. Just introducing myself as I have decided it's time for a change and I want to really make this work.
I've gone on for long enough and the last couple of years (since the first lockdown) things have got progressively worse. I'm determined to break this cycle.
Hello StartingAgain87
It is good to see you here on our Forum. You have made the first step in Recovery by reaching out for help and support. Problem gambling is cunning, powerful and baffling and without help it is too much. By connecting with others in Recovery you can get through this - One Day at a Time.
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In the meantime, please keep sharing your experience, strength and hope.
Best
Amanda
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You are on the right track. Keep the faith. With your determination you can do this.
Do it for YOU! I am feeling so much better about myself every day! I finally saw that beastly monster ? demon for what it is… a money pit. I realized that….c’mon let’s face it….I chased everything ?. Wins losses draws!?. That’s how I lost all of my money! YOU are better than this. YOU are too wise and aware of it. That’s why you are on here. I 1also realized that this monster will be waiting just outside the rest of my life. Be strong. Find other ways to release the endorphins….now. Otherwise you will be feeling the big change in endorphins released. I have relapsed in the past because when I started my effort toward stopping I neglected this detail. When the pressure was on and the urges came….I got sucked back into taking the easy way out and gambling again. It’s an easy rush. Not unlike other substances. It’s more evil because it has no smell. It doesn’t incapacitate you…most of the time (I have been sick to my stomach after playing til the money was gone). And it is insatiable and draws people in to make horrible financial decisions that ruin their lives. I am one of those people. It has taken my wife, half of my time with my kids, my dog, and our big old house. Now we are divorced and pay for two households with the same amount of money. ?. Turn around. YOU are better than this.
Get on the ladder up out of this bottomless pit with me…..and don’t look back!
Let’s go!
Take care,
Greg
Spot on, Greg, very nice post.
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