Hello everyone, just want to chat with others in a similar situation, been gambling on and off, most of my life, was something I used to do for enjoyment but seems to be taking a different path now & I'm struggling to get off it. Took out a loan to celebrate paying off my mortgage (don't really know why I did it) and thought I'd have some fun!! Seemed like fun at the time but now reality has hit home & I can't for the life of me think why I did something so stupid & now I'm getting fed up dealing with the emotional remorse it has given me. Would like to hear from others of how they deal with their own situations & problems & how they are trying to come out the other side of this addiction, thanks in advanceÂ
Hi
Not many people abstain from addictions from day one of entering the recovery program.
The most important thing is to keep going to meeting no matter when your last bet was.
From each bet we get to understand what our last emotional trigger was and how to stop reacting to our emotional triggers.
It was hard to hand over my finances but I did it.
By reducing the amount of money on my person reduced my risk of gambling.
The money was simply the fuel for my addiction.
In time I found a room which was well in to giving deep healthy therapies.
At one time I got to understand that I needed more than one meeting per week.
I have been in recovery over 50 years.
I have been clean from gambling and in recovery over 32 year.
I am often asked why go to meetings if you do not gamble now.
I am going to meetings because it helps get me motivated in being the healthiest person I can be today.
I am going to meetings because it helps me fulfill my healthy needs.
I am going to meetings because it helps me fulfill my healthy wants.
I am going to meetings because it helps me fulfill my healthy goals.
I am a non religious person yet I understand how unhealthy I use to be.
It takes time to heal the hurt inner child in me.
Just for today I do not want or need to gamble.
Gambling was a form of self abuse to me.
Healing Love and peace to every one.
Dave L
AKA Dave of Beckenham.
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