29-03-2010, 12:55 PM
Hi DW
Gambling is an illness. The triggers that prompt an urge within you to want to gamble are often boredom,anger,loneliness etc. If you can recognise the triggers, and steer clear of them, well & good, however you have to remain vigilant at all times.
If you are bored, get a hobby, see some friends,see a movie, read a book. Anything but gambling.
I used to get that "buzz" when gambling. Towards the end though, there was no "buzz", just a numbness. I used to purposelly lose to punish myself because ' I didn't deserve to win'. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->
Have you given any thought to attending GA? If I had my life over I would have walked into GA ten years ago, when I first realised/knew I had a problem. The thousands of dollars you talk about can soon escalate to hundreds of thousands. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> Many of us have been down that path.
Best wishes
Roy
Gambling is an illness. The triggers that prompt an urge within you to want to gamble are often boredom,anger,loneliness etc. If you can recognise the triggers, and steer clear of them, well & good, however you have to remain vigilant at all times.
If you are bored, get a hobby, see some friends,see a movie, read a book. Anything but gambling.
I used to get that "buzz" when gambling. Towards the end though, there was no "buzz", just a numbness. I used to purposelly lose to punish myself because ' I didn't deserve to win'. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->
Have you given any thought to attending GA? If I had my life over I would have walked into GA ten years ago, when I first realised/knew I had a problem. The thousands of dollars you talk about can soon escalate to hundreds of thousands. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> Many of us have been down that path.
Best wishes
Roy