[patty susan martin]

Hi, I am Patty from Vancouver. It is for my dad i writing here. I am part of a firm as an accountant. I stay along with my grandma and dad. I lost my mom in a car accident and it was this that made me down and depressed . I started taking help of alcohol to help me out in my distress and bad situations. But this led to a situation that I am not able to control my urge for this now. I am into gambling now and that is something spoiling my life now. I know that I making my dad and grandma sad but I am not able to come out of this issue. I tried to come out of that but nothing worked and now my dad is planning to take me to Edgewood ( https://www.edgewood.ca/ ) for an addiction treatment. It is embarrassing to undergo addiction treatment aa all at this age. What will others think if I undergo a treatment of this sort at this age? Is there any other way that I could come out of this? I wanna help my dad , he is very much worried about me. I am badly in need of a suggestion. I am in need of an alternative other than addiction treatment. Will these addiction centers be good enough to handle people of my age? I am badly in need of a suggestion. I wanna change but I am not satisfied with the concept of attending addiction treatments. But my dad badly wants me to. How can I help my dad? Anyone been to this place before, will it be suitable for me to undergo a treatment there at this age?

[velvet]

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Hello Patty and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

And on that note….

I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂

Take care

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[kathryn]

Hi Patty,
Welcome to GT. I’m sorry you have found yourself here but I’m happy that you are looking for help.
Have you thought about giving control of your finances to your dad? He could give you a small allowance every day for essentials, this will make you accountable for your money. No money = no gambling
I’m not sure what you gamble on? If it is casinos then perhaps you could self exclude from them? Take your dad with you for support. If online, there are blockers that you can put on your computer or laptop so that you cant login to online gaming.
Maybe a GA meeting in your area could give you extra support too, the more help you get the better.
Patty, at the end of the day the only person who can stop you gambling is you! If you get your barriers up they can be a real help, and talking about things, either here, GA, or with your dad can be very therapeutic.
Your dad is obviously very worried about you. This addiction, without treatment, will only get worse. You have done a brave thing in coming here and telling your story.
Post as much as you need to, read other threads, there maybe something in them that will help you.
I look forward to reading more from you, put your barriers up, its time to look after yourself.
Take care, K xx

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