Hi bruce1234,
I once phoned a stranger to place a bet, ironicly i wasnt so eager to phone a stranger to stop me from placing a bet !
You never said where and how you gambled, but im sure you have heard this before, their are barriers that can aid the course of recovery, if you carnt bet at your normal haunts, gives you that bit of thinking time, clear your head a little, let the madness of the addiction calm down enough so you urself can challenge it on why im not going to give in.
Many people in the grasp of this addiction, often refuse to see help and expect a simple cure, WHY? well whilst gambleing we were kings/queens of our own make beleive world, we could do anything and more on our own without help. We tend to isolate ourselfs from the real world a trate that continues into recovery in the sence of i can do this alone.Gawd knows many ***** i said i can do this, mainly because i didnt want to admit i had a problem to anyone, let alone a stranger.
You have an addiction and without help , it will only get worse, how worse well that depends on each individual.Many ***** ive often thought why didnt i do this 20 years ago, the answer is quite simple i wasnt ready to.Often think i didnt because i thought i could beat it, i could win big then stop……sadley this never happened.
You need to ask urself are you prepared to do anything to stop gambleing, has the addiction got so bad, has ur desire to stop turned into desperation?
Then you may go after some thought and seek the help you need and deserve, dont be like me and others and think i could have done this 10 years ago.
And the beauty of our recovery is that its our own,you may choose GA you may choose 1-1 counciling, or coming to on-line sites, even residetial treatment, BUT the choice must start with you.
Being here you have made a choice to seek help, your path now is one of ur own destinay….Choose wisley.
Sorry to ramble on
Wish you well in your recovery and hope to hear from u soon in otherwords keep coming back !
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