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My life really sucks ATM all I do most of the time is gamble my spare money away all the time. I would probably be in debt by thousands and thousands if I had credit card or things to hock or a partner to borrow from and lie what its for. What a stuffed up life and it is caused by a demon called gambling addiction. With recovery I know I have to abstain from it so day by day my brain can recover but I don’t do it I only do that when there is no money. I play the pokies. Such a waste of money but I pretty much never leave till nothing left. It all really sucks and I am so totally fed up with it and my life being worthless and so irresponsible and empty. So I am ready to put that 100% in all the time day by day not just the days I get money. I would really appreciate some help and advice from others that has worked for them. I have appt with a counsellor for gambling next week and will stick at that every week. So any other advice thank you so much. Good luck to everybody recovering. S
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You have admitted you have a problem and talking to a counsellor is a good way forward – but read around this board and you will see that it is just one of 4 things you need to do. The others being, losing access to gambling sites (either on-line or from places where the pokies are.) Losing access to money (or making it difficult to get your hands on amounts more than you need for day to day living.) Finding other (non gambling ways) of spending your leisure time.
You may also want to look at getting further support from a self-help group (like GA) or from the web like the support groups here or on SMART recovery.
No doubt others will chip in with advice – but that should start you off. I wish you well.
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