Hi
Went to where i thought the Stockport meeting was tonight to fine a slimmers world meeting . Now I could do with that but not as pressing as ga
There was a young lad there also looking for the meeting.
He said he went. To Oldham last week and he couldn't find that meeting either. I advised him to try manchester.
Do these meeting still go on or is the website wrong?

I hope you make it I am also addicted to those machines I wish I could give you my experiences , to tell you would not be enough, unless you do it now the future is painful and stacked with misery. It doesn't have to be. Never cured only managed
All the best
Ivor

Hi
Being Easter Sunday is this meeting still on?
Thanks

Hi, does anyone know if the Ipswich meetings are active?

Hi All,

Last Wednesday I traveled to the Wraysbury meeting, but unfortunately it was cancelled.

Does anyone know if it will be on this Wednesday?

Many Thanks

Your story is a common one. Just like all the other posts on this forum I suggest you go straight to your nearest GA meeting. Unfortunately there is no quick fix. Stopping gambling requires effort and recovery doesn't happen over night.

I am sure others will suggest certain strategies you could adopt to help you stay away from a bet but I am not going to suggest anything else except attending GA meetings. All the tools you need to stop gambling are waiting for you in a GA room but it is down to you to seek them out. Just like it was down to me when I 'needed' to stop. I tried many things before I came to GA, none of them were successful as my addiction was too strong. I had to adopt a new way of thinking and living, and I managed to do this with the guidance I got from GA and its members.

The deep dark hole of despair can ALWAYS be dug deeper! However bad you feel right now, trust me when I say, it can/will get a whole lot worse. After 8 years (yesterday) I have not had a bet, I have not had to lie either, I have not had one single bank charge or not one red letter. Although at first, I was ashamed to admit my addiction, today I am proud to say I am in recovery because I know the amount of effort I have put in. I am not the same person I was 8 years ago, I don't act or think the same way nor do I have the urge to escape whenever problems arise.

I hope you take my advice.

Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)

Hi Sajed.

Mate, you are never alone, GA has always been there for you, but it's up to you to grasp it. I can tell you now that the group will welcome you back with open arms. They will be glad to see you, sad to see that you are not doing to great, but eager to help.

I am sure it is tough to walk back in a meeting and say that you have gambled but once it is done it is out of the way. No-one will judge you. If you need to talk, you know where I am.

Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)

Hello.

Just like the hundreds of similar posts on here my advice to you would be exactly the same. Go to your nearest GA meeting. You will find all the help you need.

Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)

At the top of the main page, if you click on the tab 'MEETINGS' it will take you to where all the GA meetings are in the UK.

As long as your father keeps giving your brother money it is very unlikely that he will stop gambling. This is called enabling.

When I was 'in action' I would tell anyone anything in order to get money from them. Some of the lies I thought up were priceless, not to mention the scams I got away with. Looking back now I am surprised I got away with half of them. The kindness of others was easy to play on.

I think you need to talk to your dad and make him see that he is not helping matters. It was only until all my potential avenues to get money (apart from stealing of course) were extinguished that I finally decided to stop gambling. And, personally, I don't think that it is fair that you keep such a secret from the rest of your family, they have a right to know.

When I stopped gambling I told everyone, they all had a right to know. While my gambling remained a secret it was all too easy to keep doing it. To many compulsive gambling is a very secretive affair. Putting it out in the open helped me (and still does today) to stop.

This is only my personal opinion. I am in no way trying to tell you what to do. I am merely sharing my own experiences with you.

Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)