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  • charles
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    Hallo Murr, Goed gedaan met het uitsluiten van die casino's. Welke andere barrières zou je kunnen opwerpen? Ik verwacht dat je familie je kan helpen met financiële verantwoording/waardoor je minder in staat bent om geld te krijgen om mee te gokken. Hoe heb je je niet-goktijd gevuld? Blijf niet "gewoon" zitten zonder te gokken, plan en vul uw tijd en gedachten met andere gezondere activiteiten. Blijf posten.

    charles
    Moderator

    Здравей Murr, Браво за изключването от тези казина. Какви други бариери бихте могли да поставите? Очаквам семейството ви да ви помогне с финансовата отчетност/да ви намали достъпа до средства, с които да залагате. Как запълнихте времето си без хазарт? Не „просто“ седнете без хазарт, планирайте и запълнете времето и мислите си с други здравословни дейности. Продължавайте да публикувате.

    in reply to: How do you guys do it? #48120
    charles
    Moderator

    Hi Mike.

    How to do it? The best advice i could ever give anyone is to use the support that is available – if we could do it on our own then no one would be here in trhe first place.

    The good news is that these days there is a lot of support available.

    Check out the My Journal Forum – you will see many things that you will relate to. You will also see the success stories, see the sort of thigns that are helping others stop gambling and then apply them to your own situation.

    Just carry the money you need oin a daily basis – walking past the slot machine place with no “spare” cash in your pocket is a lot easier. if you can ask them to ban you as well.

    Use support – start a journal in the My Topic forum, check out the live support groups here as well, download the app. Checkout other support as well. Gamblers Anonymous meetings is an option that helps many.

    The good thing about living somewhere that there is lot of gambling is that there also tends to be lots of help available – use it and you can stop gambling.

    in reply to: I have lost a decade of my life #47205
    charles
    Moderator

    Well done on your gamble free time IDI. I recommend one day at a time but if you have next pay day as your target great, if you have Christmas as your target, great – but make sure you have another target in place as soon as you hit those targets. There are many who have got to Christmas not gambling, got to a holiday not gambling – then as soon as it has passed/they have returned from holiday it is very easy to slip back into old routines.

    Keep posting, keep updating your targets.

    in reply to: Just lost £2000 (maybe more) to poker #48145
    charles
    Moderator

    Hi FosterJamie, well doen on looking for help.

    Poker is certainly gambling, it doesn’t matter how much “skill” is involved – the addiction outweighs it.

    Read the other stories here, you will see a lot that you will relate to. You will also see the success stories – what are they doing that you can apply to your own situation?

    Is your gambling online? Get yourself banned from your usual sites, get a blcker so that you can’t sign up to any others. If your work pattern is usually like that then plan for your next week off, what else can you do in your spare time?

    If your aim is to save money while here then open the sort of bank savigns account where you dont have easy, instant access to it. Make it harder to place that first, next bet.

    Keep posting, let us kow the positive steps you are taking.

    in reply to: Just lost £2000 (maybe more) to poker #48144
    charles
    Moderator

    Hello 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.

    As well as the forums New Members are invited to join Charles in the New Members Practical Advice Group On Mondays at 21:00 (UK) and Thursday at 19:00(UK)

    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

    The Gambling Therapy Team

    PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!

    in reply to: let’s shed soe light here #48113
    charles
    Moderator

    Ok, so I am no defender of the gambling industry but AOD isn’t promoting the gambling industry here – he is warning against the perils of it. At no point has he tried to advertise any particular gambling site so I don’t really think he should be criticised.

    It is his job. I used to work in a pub – there are alcoholics out there – it wouldn’t be fair for them to attack me either.

    I even know compulsive gamblers who continuie to work in the gambling industry, I also know CGs who are unable to do so.

    Personally I don’t blame the industry anyway; it is ME who has a problem. My brother gambles most weeks and has done for years – he wouldn’t answer “Yes” to any of the GA 20 Questions. The gambling industry didn’t steal a single penny from me – I was more than happy to keep handing it over to them.

    As AOL has said, if someone has issues with the gambling industry then the solution is simple – stop using it and start using the support and taking the positive actions that will enable you to do so.

    in reply to: ways to stop #48069
    charles
    Moderator

    Hello 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.

    As well as the forums New Members are invited to join Charles in the New Members Practical Advice Group On Mondays at 21:00 (UK) and Thursday at 19:00(UK)

    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

    The Gambling Therapy Team

    PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!

    in reply to: Time to restart life! #48053
    charles
    Moderator

    Hi Alliesmum and welcome back.

    The good news is that you know this site helps. get back to doing what helped before – posting here, connecting to the groups. Remember to keep posting, not just when you are trying to stop but also to maintain recovery once you have.

    in reply to: Day 1 – it’s now or never #48056
    charles
    Moderator

    Hello 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.

    As well as the forums New Members are invited to join Charles in the New Members Practical Advice Group On Mondays at 21:00 (UK) and Thursday at 19:00(UK)

    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

    The Gambling Therapy Team

    PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!

    in reply to: Praying this is my last day 3 #47843
    charles
    Moderator

    Hi Jen and welcome back.

    The good news is that you that you can stop gambling. Yu kow the sort of thigns that help you do that.

    This time though the thing to remember is that if we need help to stop gambling then it is also important to keep using support to maintain recovery. The best way to not having to keep coming back here is……..not to leave. 🙂 Keep posting.

    in reply to: Neither a Borrow nor a Lender be #46990
    charles
    Moderator

    Vera, you need to get back to what helped you stay gamble free for over 2 years – get your butt back to meetings. See you in a group soon.

    You KNOW what works so get back to doing it.

    in reply to: My story #46895
    charles
    Moderator

    Well done on your gamble free time Joe.

    in reply to: Elle chuchote dans mon oreille #119976
    charles
    Moderator

    Grand poème Fozz. Prenez le temps de consulter le forum My Journal. Vous y lirez beaucoup d'histoires similaires à la vôtre. Si vous créez également votre propre fil de discussion sur ce forum, vous obtiendrez beaucoup de commentaires et de soutien sur votre parcours de récupération.

    in reply to: Cô ấy thì thầm vào tai tôi #122249
    charles
    Moderator

    Bài thơ tuyệt vời Fozz. Hãy dành thời gian của bạn để xem Diễn đàn Tạp chí của tôi. Bạn sẽ đọc rất nhiều câu chuyện giống như của riêng bạn ở đó. Nếu bạn cũng bắt đầu chủ đề của riêng mình trong diễn đàn đó, bạn sẽ nhận được rất nhiều phản hồi và hỗ trợ về hành trình khôi phục của mình.

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