Originally posted by blueelvis888
… If any body has the time to tell me why they gamble , I would love to know that reason as I cannot see why I should gamble anymore ?
Good morning Elvis,
Well done on making it this far abstaining from gambling, it is a good start for a lifetime of living gambling free. You can’t change the first part of your lifetime, but you surly can change the rest of it.
You ask why others gamble, hopeful in asking you are encouraging them to review their actions so as to make them see the error of their ways like you now see yours, and not in hopes to find new reasons for you to gamble. But the reasons a CG gambles makes no difference and has no point when we are in action; the reasons that we manufacture are only weak justifications for our wrong doing.
However, when in recovery, when we are making good use of the gambling free time that abstaining gives us, we might need to look at the real reasons that we want to disregard all logical thinking and cause harm to ourselves and those around us. In doing this we are not actually looking for the reasons we gambled, but we are taking a fearless inventory of our lives to see what character flaws we need to change, the character flaws that an addiction feeds on that causes us to use gambling as an escape, a futile search for elusive dreams, or just for the temporary and destructive thrill or entertainment. One of the charismatics of a CG is that they have a subconscious desire to punish themselves; this is why we need to know what triggers our addiction. We really do not need to know the why we gamble.
Keep up your good work, use your time of abstaining to work on the changes that are needed in your life. Keep asking questions and searching for answers for anything related to gambling and recovery, answers to things that will help you in recovery. Being aware of our problem, of ourselves, and the solutions to our problems, is HOW recovery will work in our lives — being Honest, Openminded, and Willing to take action on what we learn.
God’s speed. Stay strong. Keep aware.LarryThanks to my Higher Power, My 3G’s – God, GA, and GT, "Day Two Is Another Day Behind" and with the help from all , I will continue to remain gambling free.
