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Re: The life in the eye's of a gambler ..... - Guest - 01-10-2011
Thank you all for sharing your experience, strength and hope. ( I am also in another fellowship) I attended my first online GA meeting here today then phone a man in the other fellowship I knew was in GA too. He is taking me to my first GA meeting in a few hours time.
I feel I was mostly small potatoes where my gambling is concerned but it is getting worse. I enquired about GA a couple of years ago but felt I would be laughed out of the meeting because my gambling sounded piddling so did nothing further about exploring GA.
I started with small bets and they have got bigger. I am on benefits and seem permanently to live with a calculator attached to my left hand wondering how I am going to manage. I am also getting onling 'payday loans' at over 4,000% interest and I started pawning my jewelry last year.
I was looking for an online fellowship meeting on Sunday and came across a fellowship that helps with debts, so I went into the meeting. Thank goodness it has stopped me getting unsecured debts every day since then and I have a contact for there too. However I realise my main problem is gambling right alongside my alcoholism.
I know I have a golden opportunity now to do something now and today I tore up 2 lottery tickets without checking them - its a start. Soembody online here today put it to me that I could end that way of life and start a new life now and that appealed to me so I am throwing in my lot with GA.
Thank you for bearing with me. I am Norah a compulsive gambler who hasn't placed a bet for 2 days.
Re: The life in the eye's of a gambler ..... - barrieexgambler - 07-10-2011
Glenn,
I am touched by your last post! One of the greatest gifts I can give myself is to have helped others.
Mostly because its much better than the snivelling idiot that I was before.
I got that by living one day at a time....I hope in doing that I can fulfill my dreams and my dreams are just normal dreams.
I dream of buying a new car...or making my business a little stronger...I dont believe in something for nothing...
Speak soon Glenn.
TC
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