25-03-2010, 07:14 AM
Hi Jake,
Thanks for being honest and you have expressed yourself well. Compulsive gambling is recognized as being a mental illness and it needs to be treated and taken very seriously. You have one thing in your favour - that is you are still very young. Today look up your nearest GA meeting and attend - you will not be judged there as everyone is in the same boat, some more than others and old and young. You cannot deal with this alone or on your own. Drop everything and go along to the very next meeting. I lost several good relationships through my gambling and it went on for around 20 years before I went and got the help that I needed. We can't expect 'normal' people to understand this illness - it's just too big a thing.
Take care and come back here and let us know how you are doing.
God Bless
Helen
Thanks for being honest and you have expressed yourself well. Compulsive gambling is recognized as being a mental illness and it needs to be treated and taken very seriously. You have one thing in your favour - that is you are still very young. Today look up your nearest GA meeting and attend - you will not be judged there as everyone is in the same boat, some more than others and old and young. You cannot deal with this alone or on your own. Drop everything and go along to the very next meeting. I lost several good relationships through my gambling and it went on for around 20 years before I went and got the help that I needed. We can't expect 'normal' people to understand this illness - it's just too big a thing.
Take care and come back here and let us know how you are doing.
God Bless
Helen