22-01-2010, 12:19 PM
Hi Ricey84
The advice that was given to you by Helen is spot on.
If you want to live a life where you are just subsisting day to day with no relief from worry, then continue gambling.
If you want to live life normally, then give the gambling away.
Some people can gamble 20 dollars a week and have a great time. We, the Compulsive Gamblers can't stop.
This is our addiction. We have to own it, admit it it, and ask for/seek the help we need to overcome it.
I am 52 years old, paying off six credit cards, struggling with bills, a house that is mortgaged to the hilt etc.
You do not want to be me when you reach my age. After working for 38 years I have nothing to show for it,
and not much to look forward to.
BUT...am I happy? Yes.
WHY? I am not gambling, I am sleeping well for the first time in years, I am rediscovering what I have missed
out on thru gambling.
Most importantly, I like myself again. I am a better person. I am the person I once was.
Try GA. They are a great bunch of people...just like you.
Best wishes
Roy (Brissy OZ)
The advice that was given to you by Helen is spot on.
If you want to live a life where you are just subsisting day to day with no relief from worry, then continue gambling.
If you want to live life normally, then give the gambling away.
Some people can gamble 20 dollars a week and have a great time. We, the Compulsive Gamblers can't stop.
This is our addiction. We have to own it, admit it it, and ask for/seek the help we need to overcome it.
I am 52 years old, paying off six credit cards, struggling with bills, a house that is mortgaged to the hilt etc.
You do not want to be me when you reach my age. After working for 38 years I have nothing to show for it,
and not much to look forward to.
BUT...am I happy? Yes.
WHY? I am not gambling, I am sleeping well for the first time in years, I am rediscovering what I have missed
out on thru gambling.
Most importantly, I like myself again. I am a better person. I am the person I once was.
Try GA. They are a great bunch of people...just like you.
Best wishes
Roy (Brissy OZ)