03-07-2013, 09:26 AM
You know some who read your posts and wonder whether you really do want to stop gambling, I am certainly starting to wonder if you do.
Do you?
If you do then you should not be checking form of horses and results of races.
I think you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself and put some effort in. Stopping gambling for an addict is not just going to happen just because there is a small desire not to do it. It requires effort. And in the bigger picture, as it mentions in the GA orange book, it requires 'diligent effort'.
Andy, the bookies never stole your money, you gave it to them! They never forced you to enter their establishments and place a bet. You have given them your time (which can never be got back) and part of your soul too by the sounds of it. How much more are you going to give them?
If you continue like this there is going to be only one winner Andy and before you think it, no, it's not the bookies, it will be the addiction.
Don't let it rule your life any more!
Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)
Do you?
If you do then you should not be checking form of horses and results of races.
I think you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself and put some effort in. Stopping gambling for an addict is not just going to happen just because there is a small desire not to do it. It requires effort. And in the bigger picture, as it mentions in the GA orange book, it requires 'diligent effort'.
Andy, the bookies never stole your money, you gave it to them! They never forced you to enter their establishments and place a bet. You have given them your time (which can never be got back) and part of your soul too by the sounds of it. How much more are you going to give them?
If you continue like this there is going to be only one winner Andy and before you think it, no, it's not the bookies, it will be the addiction.
Don't let it rule your life any more!
Big Dave (Eastcote/Uxbridge)