27-02-2010, 08:01 AM
Hi Gary,
Your story is very sad, and to any member of G.A, very familiar. You are wise to decide to stop before it 'takes over your life completely'.
The best advice I, or any compulsive gambler using this forum can give you, is to get to a meeting as soon as possible. You don't say where you are, but there are meetings all over the country. The G.A. helpline on 02073843040 can tell you your nearest, or there is a list on this site.
As you say 'maybe talking to people with the same problem' is the key, and meetings are where this will happen for you. The strength in the G.A. fellowship comes from the stories and experiences of others- and you will hear and meet people whose problems were as bad and worse than yours, and who have sucessfully stopped gambling completely for months, years and decades.
Good luck.
Your story is very sad, and to any member of G.A, very familiar. You are wise to decide to stop before it 'takes over your life completely'.
The best advice I, or any compulsive gambler using this forum can give you, is to get to a meeting as soon as possible. You don't say where you are, but there are meetings all over the country. The G.A. helpline on 02073843040 can tell you your nearest, or there is a list on this site.
As you say 'maybe talking to people with the same problem' is the key, and meetings are where this will happen for you. The strength in the G.A. fellowship comes from the stories and experiences of others- and you will hear and meet people whose problems were as bad and worse than yours, and who have sucessfully stopped gambling completely for months, years and decades.
Good luck.