Relapsed into chaos

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hiddenaddict
(@hiddenaddict)
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Back here again, not knowing how things escalated so quickly. After getting myself into recovery last year, feeling like a new person I have descended into my old chaotic gambling ways again. No excuses but it’s been a very tough year in my personal life. Turning to gambling was I suppose inevitable, not knowing where else to turn. The losses are heavy but the mental torture and self loathing is far harder to fathom, along with the damage done to my young family. I have blocks but found a way around them. Will I ever get better? I really want to and hate this addiction. Back to one day at a time, today is day 1. Counselling calls booked in and try to put this all behind me yet again. 

 
Posted : 12th October 2022 8:07 pm
Joydivider
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Hi

Yes it's complex and just waiting for you to have a tough time with stress and anxiety. It's brutal and I do understand how you got there so you can't be too hard on yourself if you've not had the proper born again blocks in place

If you started from square 35 you are not going back to square 1......you need to properly start from square 1 of being born again with all the help you can get......that is square 1...do you understand that??

Square 1 requiresmuch preparation work to even start on it.....then after a long time you reach square 2........its not a race about big numbers.....a true recovery doesn't get that far from square 1 and it not really about a snakes and ladders board anyway

Having said that you do need to question that you have access to time money and the method to gamble. That is just going to green light you when the addiction controls the mind for the drug of gambling

Can you hand control of money to your partner or parents??

It's not about the pride of running your finances....monitoring is what you need and is a very strong way of preventing damage

You should feel relief in that option......its not about being treated like a baby.....its about saving any quality of life you have.....bluntly its about saving lives

The addiction already treats your wellbeing like nothing.....it already controls you and has taken your self respect and dignity. 

So tell me what's awkward compared with that? I've heard all the stories/excuses from businessmen saying they have to control the money and then they go and blow it all gambling.

Are you aware it act slike a craving for drug abuse .......its not a simple willpower over money issue.......its far deeper than that......an escape drug that ruins you just like the worst class A

Reach out....you blocks have to step up to a whole new level but that starts with finding your soul.....are you depressed....are you anxious........do you feel worthless with no future?........that's where it starts from....who are you and what really makes you tick......do you know what is really important?......because its not the brainwashing about stuff and status

Best wishes for a gamble free life

 

This post was modified 2 years ago 2 times by Joydivider
 
Posted : 12th October 2022 10:54 pm
(@suckedin)
Posts: 45
 

its an unproductive and pointless activity 

Impossible or at best extremely unlikely you will win every time you play so the end result is going around in circles whilst also taking your brain on a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows 

It's fun.......whilst your winning but when the dealer wins 10 - 15 times in a row its not so fun infact it is as you describe chaos 

Gambling is an addiction you and you alone must come to terms with 

You can have all the blocks in the world in place , if a gambler wants to gamble you can gaurentee they will find a way to gamble 

 

 
Posted : 13th October 2022 8:22 am
(@yom9999)
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So sorry to hear this , stay strong bro

 
Posted : 14th October 2022 4:33 pm
(@brigitte85)
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Hello, I’m new here and this is my first post. You are not alone, I’d been gambling free for almost 2 years and in the last 8 weeks or so I’ve managed to also relapse and spend all my savings I’d have saved from NOT gambling ! I’m so disappointed and disgusted with myself and the feeling of letting myself down is awful

So I just wanted to say your not on this journey alone 

 
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