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We all have tried so hard to quit gambling, and I am so sorry that you have a relapse again.
Please understand that relapse is also a process to the recovery, it is not a total failure to your recovery at all. After all trying to quit gambling is always better than not trying at all.
Personally I have tried to quit gambling for 5 years and I had relapses for more than 10 times. The relapse sometimes lasted for 3 months long, and each time I found myself is worst than ever before. The fact is the sooner you come back to the recovery, the less damages you are going to do it to yourself later on.
May be it’s time for you to take a deep breath and think what is the most effective way for you to quit gambling if what are you doing now is not working.
For me, out of three of the most effective control methods (GA counseling, Self-Ban, and turn over all finances to trusted friend or relative) to quit gambling, I found that turning over my finance to my trusted partner must be the most effective way for me.For over 5 years since the day I wanted to quit gambling in order to save my life, I first tried the GA and counseling, and that only worked for 2 months. After that I tried on my own to just visit GA forum every day, and that only last 6 months then I had relapse again and again. But I have to say that visiting GA forum works better for me than GA meeting. I had never tried self-banning at the casinos, because I was living in Dallas back then, There are too many casinos I could had gone to [East to Shreveport, Louisiana, north to Oklahoma/Texas border) and I knew if the gambling urge occur I will drive 500 miles to a casino if I need to)
Since last January, I turn over all my finances to my trusted partner, for just over a year I had saved more money in the bank more than any year since I have been working. The urge of go gambling has become less and less, even if I had saved all my allowances enough to gamble, I still will not go to the Casino.
Today I made myself to visit GA forum website daily to not only just re-enforce the thought of not gambling but also to help people like I was before not to gamble. And life has been Great so far.
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What an awesome post it gives those of us who have been trying for a while, hope that we can get there one day.One day at a time my sweet lord…
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this is an awesome post, ty and well said. although i don’t know any ga forum except here. i guess you are right, it’s time to get serious, i left a door way open to go gambling but i guess i have to ban myself from these places too if i am going to become clean. i will make an appointment tomorrow. i have relapsed. it is not about happiness to me anymore, i want freedom from this addiction. i am at day 1 again today. it is a massive problem to overcome. i was very sorry i relapsed, love your post. i need help
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sorry to hear about the slip and yeah just cause it happens dont mean we havent learned anything. glad you came to post and have a positive attitude to move forward again.
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I just read your thread. I would never consider you a failure. It takes alot of strength to admit that you slipped and to come right back and try recovery again. We are all in this together. One day at a time!! Stay strong!Seize all the good things in life
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