Hi Scott and welcome to the GT site. Thank you for coming here and being honest about your currrent situation and most important for asking for help. Your asking for help is so important because it allows US to try to help you and in that process we help ourselves, or you could really say that you are helping us by asking us to help you. How’s that for a run-along sentence?
If you attended your first meeting yesterday afternoon (Coral Springs, Delray Beach, Hollywood, Palm Coast, or Wellington?) AND really enjoyed the meeting, then you are well on your way to solving your problem(s). I attend the Wednesday night GA meeting in Sarasota, near Tampa. We usually have around 20 members attending which make for a nice mix of different types of gamblers and different types of recovery. It is something like eating at a buffet restaurant…something for everyone.
Like you Scott, I really enjoyed my first GA meeting on March 15, 1991. My first impression was these people are CHARACTERS! But I soon realized that I fit right in! It is amazing how much alike we are despite all the differences in the details of our experience and path to GA. The nice part of our diversity is we can learn something at every meeting, including learning what NOT to do which is sometimes more helpful than listening to the wisdom and experience of the "oldtimers".
I am visiting family up north for a few weeks Scott, but I will try to attend some GT online sessions. I hope to get to know you better there and share in your early recovery. Thanks.
…each day is a GIFT!
