I gambled today

Have you set up all the banning options available?  I feel this is stopping me as early in my journey too

Dear @nyaba,

I am sorry to see you are struggling.  You can always call the helpline 0808 802 0133 or come through on the netline to speak to an adviser. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and always happy to talk to you to explore support and help available to you. 

Kind regards

Dan 

Forum Admin

Hi 

Sorry to hear you are in a lot of pain after your last bet.

I lost count of the number of times I went back to gambling.

In time I would understand what my last emotional trigger was after each time I went back t gambling.

No matter when your last bet was keep going to meetings.

Fear was a big trigger for me.

Please do not give up on your self.

The more time and effort you put in to your recovery the healthier you will become.

I got in to the ehalthy habit of writing down my daily needs, writing down my daily wants and writing down my daily my increasing growing goals.

Love healing and peace to everyone

Dave L

AKA Dave of Beckenham UK

Keep strong, and don’t give up. 

Thank you.all. am not giving up. One day at a time

Hi

Each time I went back to gambling I kept attending more meetings.

Today I understand that the gambling addiction and my obsessions was just the symptoms that I was emotionally vulnerable, the emotional triggers indicated that I was vulnerable and reacted in some very unhealthy ways.

I was not evil stupid or bad, I was emotionally vulnerable I would escape in my fears to addictions and obsessions when I could not cope emotionally.

In time I would abstain from gambling but would try and escape in other ways.

I am a non-religious person, yet I would understand that if I committed myself to the recovery healing program, I could live my life in a healthy without escaping from my feelings and emotions. 

Handing over all the finances completely made it so much simpler for me.

I was given a small amount of money each day to buy food drinks.

I felt like I was being punished but that was not so.

I could not trust myself with money.

Money was just the fuel for me to escape in unhealthy ways.

Once I committed myself to working on my recovery and my healing, I became more healed and more self-sufficient.

The healing recovery program would help me help myself become healthier and more productive with my time and my life.

How much commitment would I put on myself.

How much was I willing to do for myself.

Love healing and peace to everyone.

Dave L

AKA Dave Of Beckenham UK