12-05-2010, 12:15 PM
Hi Greed
One of our great problems as gamblers is being able to "let go".
By that I mean that what you have lost is gone forever...never to be seen again.
If you can accept that fact, then you have a chance at stopping gambling.
If you are forever thinking about winning back what has been lost, then there is a distinct possibility that, like other members of GA, you could lose your house and much much more.
As gamblers, the greater the debt we get into, the greater the amount we gamble, so that when we do win <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> , we will solve all of our problems. As you have rightly pointed out, we will never win.
Try to accept that you are ahead now. You have not lost your house ...YET!
GA meetings reinforce within me why I should not gamble. Try GA. I always suggest that you set yourself a goal of attending at least 4 meetings before you decide whether GA is for you.
The reason is that at the first meeting you will likely find it very strange. Give it a few meetings and then see how you feel about it.
Best wishes
Roy
One of our great problems as gamblers is being able to "let go".
By that I mean that what you have lost is gone forever...never to be seen again.
If you can accept that fact, then you have a chance at stopping gambling.
If you are forever thinking about winning back what has been lost, then there is a distinct possibility that, like other members of GA, you could lose your house and much much more.
As gamblers, the greater the debt we get into, the greater the amount we gamble, so that when we do win <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> , we will solve all of our problems. As you have rightly pointed out, we will never win.
Try to accept that you are ahead now. You have not lost your house ...YET!
GA meetings reinforce within me why I should not gamble. Try GA. I always suggest that you set yourself a goal of attending at least 4 meetings before you decide whether GA is for you.
The reason is that at the first meeting you will likely find it very strange. Give it a few meetings and then see how you feel about it.
Best wishes
Roy