[franco1]

Its friday night and iam sitting alone again having gambled the wages that i work so hard for.
Iam living in a flat with no furniture,just a tv and a bed i have no wallpaper no carpets i dont have blinds or carpets.
I feel so ashamed of myself ,so why do i keep doing it god only knows i guess that i must be really sick to live like this.
It must be great for people to live a normal life .i wish that could be me

[vera]

Hope you didn’t give in to that temptation to gamble Franco..
All it does it sets you back in recovery.
Can you Think of one good thing that gambling has ever given you?
I can’t..
but I can remember the grief, the loss, the pain, the agony, the tormented thoughts, the lack of sleep, lack of money etc etc.
Ever been to Bettystown lately?

[desdemona]

Hi Franco! Many of us have days where all we can think about is gambling. You have had some very caring people suggest ways to create barriers so that you don’t have access to money to gamble. Your addicted brain will tell you that you should go have a bet, and then when it remembers you have no accessible money to gamble with, the thought will vanish. Just know that you can get through those days moment by monent, and that you are going to have a whole heck of a lot more good days than bad. Recovery isn’t easy but it sure is worth it. Carole

[blueelvis888]

Hi franco, I hope you are doing well. As you say a normal life would be a fine thing.What chance does a gambling addict have of living a normal life.Zero chance.The last time I had any resemblance of a normal life was when I was still at school .I am now 45 .My weakness is horse and greyhound racing I just cannot get enough of it. Solutions are hard to come by for me , I know many many GA’s have quit gambling and hopefully never gone back to it. But quitting has proved beyond me at the moment.Have tried a list of things as long as your arm to stop gambling but nothing has worked for me, maybe subconsciously I do not want to quit.But life is short and we only get one chance of living it.So my quest to stop gambling will go on .Gambling really is not worth it.– 04/04/2012 19:59:12: post edited by blueelvis888.

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