I've been told to finally admit my addiction to gambling and hope that by being honest, talking to other people in similar situations and by getting support, I can finally get the help I need to finally stop gambling and spending money I can't afford to lose or spend un-necessary on stuff I realistically don't need to buy.
I really hope this is the right place to getting the right treatment, as I just don't know what to do or where to go to get the proper help I need face to face, as my nearest GA group is in Oxford, so all I ask is not to feel like a social outcast and be supported, as much as I would do my best to listen and help others on here too.
I'm sure there is more to write, but I will leave it at that for now, to sign up and post this is the best effort I can manage right this minute.
Hey Meg,
You've come to the right place. There is no judgement here. We are all here because we have an issue with gambling. Don't worry about being a 'social outcast' - you're not. Although I would say personally that the most interesting and wonderful people I've ever met in my life would probably be classed as 'social outcasts' anyway. (But that's probably a conversation for a different forum 😉
One thing I would question from your post (if I may) is your introduction - "I've been told to finally admit my addiction..."
We can't stop gambling to please other people, or because we've been "told" we have a problem. That realisation and desire to change must, MUST come from within us. Only when YOU are ready to stop will you stop. Dig?
All the best and respect for taking the first step.
Molehole x
Hi Meg, welcome to the Forum,
You will certainly not be an outcast or be judged here my friend, in fact, the opposite is true - you should be proud of yourself for making such a positive step and saying what you have.
Try and look at this as a good thing, a positive move as I said above; you have recognized you have something in your life that you struggle to control - most people are the same in one way or another; you are no different.
The main thing is to draw a line under what you have spent and what you have been through; you can't get that money back, and you can't change your past but you certainly have a big hand in your future my friend, and that's what counts.
Well done again, and I look forward to hearing more from you. You've done the right thing, and you will recieve a lot of support and non-judgemental advice here.
JamesP
hi, my first posting, hopefully this day will be the start of something new,,
Dear Meg, echo what everyone else has said here, well done & pat on the back. Nothing wrong with admitting you have a problem, nothing wrong with saying you want help with it either; it's the people who never admit these things that create problems that they might never solve. You seem like a decent person, I am sure that this will be a turning point for you matey, and I am sure you will get a great deal out of this Forum, many have.
well done Meg
Hello Meg,
As you can see here we are many with the same problem, where age or s*x makes no different.
But we all have admitted to our weakness what makes us strong in a way and together there is a outlook into a brighter future.
I've just joined this forum and feel already welcome and somehow at home if this makes any sense to you.
You're not an outcast at all.
Out casting yourself is the past, with joining the group you are part of it,what hopefully gives you the willpower to turn your life around.
All the best
Wolfgang
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