26-06-2010, 09:34 AM
Hi mikey76
I think all gamblers relate to what you have said.
We all gamble until we are skint. We lie, cheat,steal,deceive...you name it, we do it.
The person we are most dishonest with is ourselves.
We "know" we can stop whenever we want to. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> Yeah right....
We promise ourselves "I will not gamble again" <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->
We are under the power of this addiction. We can not control it. Once we start, we cannot stop.
The only control we have is to NOT gamble.
Go along to your nearest GA meeting. The people you meet there will be just like you.
Normal everyday people. Their only "crime" is that they have a gambling addiction.
They are there to help themselves and YOU abstain from gambling.
Best wishes
Roy
I think all gamblers relate to what you have said.
We all gamble until we are skint. We lie, cheat,steal,deceive...you name it, we do it.
The person we are most dishonest with is ourselves.
We "know" we can stop whenever we want to. <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: --> Yeah right....
We promise ourselves "I will not gamble again" <!-- s:oops: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!-- s:oops: -->
We are under the power of this addiction. We can not control it. Once we start, we cannot stop.
The only control we have is to NOT gamble.
Go along to your nearest GA meeting. The people you meet there will be just like you.
Normal everyday people. Their only "crime" is that they have a gambling addiction.
They are there to help themselves and YOU abstain from gambling.
Best wishes
Roy