I have just joined this site, in hope to get help for my gambling problem. I am numb and do not know which way to turn. I am in serious debt and have pawned my items that are very important to me (must be a joke because why did I pawn them in the first place). I am so ashamed of this problem and have no one to talk to. Please point me in the right direction.
You are pointed in the right direction. In this space, we all understand the pain and suffering that a gambling addiction causes. We have all lost more than we can afford, money, people, and our pride. We are here because we want to stop causing so much misery. I came to this site when I finally admitted that my gambling went beyond stupidity. I always made excuses for why I kept losing yet never left the casino. After I could no longer look at myself in the mirror, I decided that it was time to change my life. I reached out to people on this site and have found friendship, support, and encouragement. I still have to focus my energy each day to ensure that I stay away from the casino. You have obviously taken a big first step. The next is to commit to a plan. I visit this site each day. Sometimes I write. Sometimes I simply read and reflect. Sometimes I send a personal message to someone. All of these things help remind me that I am not alone, that there are people who want to quit like I do, and that there is hope. Today is your first day towards a new goal. We are here to support you. Know that you can count on us.
Chris
Thank you, Chris for the encouragement and support.
Dangel68,
Just want you to know that you started on the right path by coming to this site. It has been a wonderful help to me. It helps to talk with others who are going through the same problem. It will take time and every day will be a challenge. It can be done with perseverance and strength. The strength will come with time. Continue to come to this website daily and it will help you to know that you are not alone in this journey. Just know that I am here to help you stay on the right path. There is another world out there that doesn't include gambling and it is a pretty great world. Stay strong and God Bless you. Lori
Thank you, Lori for the encouragement and support.
May God continue to bless you. Darlene
hi you are on the rigt direccion there on line you can buy a combo book day at the time and a new beggining that books can help you a lot also changes the routes were you use to pass before take de decision to go gambling nothing change if nothing change there is a pray of rhe serenity pray`pray pray be with my self im an a bed company call a friend changes my friends for my new friends who understand my adicction changes places changes son music i use to hear there on the casinos to be clean is to be clean complete like from the simple things like my closet my close my shoes my dog i find how much my family need me there in home see my garden how much an important im when the bad diablito and the angel on my head are talking to me i learn to lisent the good one it thas exist so i decide to lisent the good angel to do the rigt thing for the rigt reason , like star takin care what i eat morning lunch and dinner drink wather more often use my energy walking outside with my dog plan my day if something dont come good on my day i doit the next day but no matter what happen or who die or born dont gamble call a friend from ga send a message always will be there and a friend for you use the tools . are cell phone internet book literatura from GA buy on line begining paquetes ride evry book if you fell with no energy maybe you need to take a shower drink wather make simple i do all this things to get my concience back i m still have a problems with my memory i dont retein information i have to write everithing other wise i forget ilearn the numb and the memory is from tomuch time being not exercise mi brain is a process know i dont think what i loose i thing what i have an i have my pressiose life i work hard to build my trust and my family star trstyng on me the money is gone and i can not recover that but i can recover my life my family an my self autoestim god bleess you . tankyuo for your sharing make me remeber me . you not alone hugs .celia R .compulsive gambler I CAN NOT DOIT ALONE ,TOGETHER WE CAN .BE STRONG JUST FOR TODAY
I know just how you feel about gambling, I had another downfall yesterday!!! I really need to meet some of my support group in my area, (Ashtabula County, Ohio) so when we have the need to gamble we can get together and go have coffee, a walk on the beach or what ever stops us for getting that urge to gamble!!!
I am a compulsive gambler. Believe me when I say you are not alone. I have caused my husband and I to file bankrupty, our home has been forclosed on and I lost my job, all because of gambling. I finally hit my low and went to a treatment center (Vangaurd) in Minnesota. I now can start rebuilding my life and I pray to my higher power every day it will be a gamble free life. My advise to you is find a G.A. meeting and get a sponsor. Best wishes!