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Hi Jamie and welcoem to the site.
You can get a lot of great advice here but can I ask you to click on the My Journal Forum, scroll to the bottom and click on “New Topic” That way tou can get a lot of feedback and advice on your own thread.
You might also want to connect to one of the groups here – you can get a lot of practical advice. The “Open Groups” don’t always have someone in them but all the other type of groups always have someone you can talk to.
Hi Cornish Lass,
Well done on coming back here after a relapse.
If it “…..turns out that I can manage to gamble away more in a couple of days than I can in a almost a year…..” then it sounds like you have access to more funds than you need to right now. What barrierscan you put in place to limit that? Who can help you with the accountqability?Keep posting.
Hi Pocket,
Well done on looking for help.
Read the other stories here and 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?
What will stop that peer prerssure next time? I would recommend telling your peers that you have decided to stop gambling. Not just football gambling, ALL gambling. Then if theya re real friends they will stop pressuring you.
You have stopped before and then started again. If you are planniogn to marry and to buy that apartment then I would open any savings account in your futiure wofe’s name. Then you can’t get tempted by it as it builds up.
Keep posting and let us know the positive steps that you are taking.
Hi Vegas,
Well done on looking for help.
Read the other stories here and you will see the sort oif things that have helped others stop gambling.
Trying to keep things hidden can in itself send people back to gambling. It soudns like your husband is aware of some past gambling? He might have heard the lies before but now you can show him by your actions that you mean to stop this time.
Actions like getting yourself banned from where ever it is you gamble. Actions like making yourself accountable so that you can’t gambel in secret. Restricting your access to funbds. Maybe getting to GA meetings.
The actions that will help you stop gambling are the same actions which can help rebuild trust etc.
Keep posting and let us know what positive actions you are taking.
Hi lori,
Thanks for posting this.
I have been to GA conventions in the past and they are very inspirational.
A lot of recovery experience in the one room, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Michael,
I will repeat my initial advice here so that you have everything one place.
Welldone on looking for help.
Well done on arranging the self exclusion and getting your counselling session set up.
You are worried about when you next get paid? Good, now you can use that awareness. Read the other stories in the My Journal Forum and you will see that financial barriers and accountability help. Who could help you with this? A family member you trust maybe? Put thigns in plaec to limit your access to gambling funds and payday becomes just another day. Arrange that accountability, I strongly suggest you do this BEFORE payday.
At this point you don’t need to understand your addiction – you need to put thigns in place so that you can’t act on it. That will give you the breathing space you need to start work on recovery.
You can stop gambling I promise you.
Hi Michael, my apologies, I didn’t give you the complete procedure for starting your own thread. Go to the My Journal Forum and scroll to the bottom of the forum. Then click on “New Topic.” That way you will be able to keep your own thread running and get feedback specific to your situation rather than it getting confusing on someone elses thread.
Ciao Michael, scusami, non ti ho dato la procedura completa per iniziare il tuo thread. Vai a My Journal Forum e scorri fino alla fine del forum. Quindi fare clic su "Nuovo argomento". In questo modo sarai in grado di mantenere attivo il tuo thread e ottenere feedback specifici per la tua situazione, piuttosto che creare confusione sul thread di qualcun altro.
ہائے مائیکل ، میری معذرت ، میں نے آپ کو اپنا تھریڈ شروع کرنے کا مکمل طریقہ کار نہیں دیا۔ مائی جرنل فورم پر جائیں اور فورم کے نیچے سکرول کریں۔ پھر "نیا موضوع" پر کلک کریں۔ اس طرح آپ اپنے تھریڈ کو جاری رکھ سکیں گے اور اپنی صورتحال کے لیے مخصوص رائے حاصل کر سکیں گے ، بجائے اس کے کہ یہ کسی اور تھریڈ پر الجھ جائے۔
마이클, 죄송합니다. 자신의 스레드를 시작하기 위한 완전한 절차를 알려주지 않았습니다. 내 저널 포럼으로 이동하여 포럼 하단으로 스크롤합니다. 그런 다음 "새 주제"를 클릭하십시오. 그렇게 하면 자신의 스레드를 계속 실행하고 상황에 맞는 피드백을 얻을 수 있습니다.
Hallo Michael, ich entschuldige mich, ich habe dir nicht die vollständige Vorgehensweise zum Starten eines eigenen Threads gegeben. Gehen Sie zum My Journal Forum und scrollen Sie zum Ende des Forums. Klicken Sie dann auf "Neues Thema". Auf diese Weise können Sie Ihren eigenen Thread am Laufen halten und Feedback speziell für Ihre Situation erhalten, anstatt dass es in einem anderen Thread verwirrend wird.
Hai Michael, maaf, saya tidak memberi Anda prosedur lengkap untuk memulai utas Anda sendiri. Buka Forum Jurnal Saya dan gulir ke bagian bawah forum. Kemudian klik "Topik Baru". Dengan begitu Anda akan dapat menjaga utas Anda tetap berjalan dan mendapatkan umpan balik khusus untuk situasi Anda, daripada membingungkan utas orang lain.
Sveiki, Michaelas, atsiprašau, aš jums nepateikiau visos procedūros, kaip pradėti savo temą. Eikite į „Mano žurnalo“ forumą ir slinkite iki forumo apačios. Tada spustelėkite „Nauja tema“. Tokiu būdu galėsite išlaikyti savo temą ir gauti atsiliepimų apie konkrečią situaciją, o ne painioti kitų temas.
Olá Michael, minhas desculpas, eu não dei a você o procedimento completo para iniciar seu próprio tópico. Vá para o Fórum do My Journal e role até a parte inferior do fórum. Em seguida, clique em "Novo Tópico". Dessa forma, você será capaz de manter seu próprio tópico em execução e obter feedback específico para sua situação, ao invés de ficar confuso no tópico de outra pessoa.
Привіт Майкл, вибач, я не дав тобі повної процедури створення власної теми. Перейдіть до форуму «Мій журнал» і прокрутіть сторінку донизу. Потім натисніть «Нова тема». Таким чином, ви зможете підтримувати роботу власної нитки та отримувати зворотний зв'язок, що стосується вашої ситуації, а не заплутатись у чужій нитці.