03-04-2010, 01:06 PM
Hi Lisa
I went to my first meeting this week. I was rather worried about going thought about itall day at work etc before hand but had promised myself i would get on the road to beating gambling. I have had some massive highs and lows in the last week. I have posted my story on here, in the share section entitled " at last i want to a meeting" have a look at at.
I myself have said before i can get over this myself i can stop gambling, all that has happened with me is i have stop for a couple of weeks, then something has happened and i have gone right back to it. Because gambling was my way of always escaping anything bad that was going on in my real world. My big test for me if going to be at the end of the month when i get my wages, i have every hope and expectation for myself that with my financial plans and honesty to the people around me that i will not do whati did this month and gamble everything away, i dont want to gamble as there are so many nicer things out there i could be doing or having. My first meeting was on the 30th March and i intend to keep going.
Gambling has been my way of hiding away for so long i am now going to channel my thoughts into other things, i have already even noticed in the last 3 days i started to concetrate more at work because i have now handed the financial reins over and dont have my switch card etc i am not constantly thinking when can i get out of work to go and have a little gamble.
what i thought before i went to a meeting was am i going to be the only female there because i thought gambling was only a things men did, how silly was i no it is not only a male thing. Maybe that was just another excuse i was giving myself not to go i dont no.
Go to a meeting it will help.. Also what i learnt this week is you can get yourself banned from betting shops and book makers volunteraly.
I went to my first meeting this week. I was rather worried about going thought about itall day at work etc before hand but had promised myself i would get on the road to beating gambling. I have had some massive highs and lows in the last week. I have posted my story on here, in the share section entitled " at last i want to a meeting" have a look at at.
I myself have said before i can get over this myself i can stop gambling, all that has happened with me is i have stop for a couple of weeks, then something has happened and i have gone right back to it. Because gambling was my way of always escaping anything bad that was going on in my real world. My big test for me if going to be at the end of the month when i get my wages, i have every hope and expectation for myself that with my financial plans and honesty to the people around me that i will not do whati did this month and gamble everything away, i dont want to gamble as there are so many nicer things out there i could be doing or having. My first meeting was on the 30th March and i intend to keep going.
Gambling has been my way of hiding away for so long i am now going to channel my thoughts into other things, i have already even noticed in the last 3 days i started to concetrate more at work because i have now handed the financial reins over and dont have my switch card etc i am not constantly thinking when can i get out of work to go and have a little gamble.
what i thought before i went to a meeting was am i going to be the only female there because i thought gambling was only a things men did, how silly was i no it is not only a male thing. Maybe that was just another excuse i was giving myself not to go i dont no.
Go to a meeting it will help.. Also what i learnt this week is you can get yourself banned from betting shops and book makers volunteraly.