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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.
Hej Michael, undskyld, jeg gav dig ikke den fulde procedure for at starte din egen tråd. Gå til My Journal Forum og rul til bunden af forummet. Klik derefter på "Nyt emne". På den måde vil du være i stand til at holde din egen tråd kørende og få feedback, der er specifik for din situation, frem for at det bliver forvirrende på andres tråd.
Привет, Майкл, приношу свои извинения, я не дал вам полную процедуру запуска вашей собственной ветки. Перейдите на форум «Мой журнал» и прокрутите страницу вниз. Затем нажмите «Новая тема». Таким образом, вы сможете поддерживать работу собственного потока и получать обратную связь, специфичную для вашей ситуации, вместо того, чтобы сбивать с толку чью-либо ветку.
Sveiki, Maikl, atvainojos, es jums nedevu pilnīgu procedūru, kā sākt savu pavedienu. Dodieties uz forumu Mans žurnāls un ritiniet līdz foruma apakšai. Pēc tam noklikšķiniet uz "Jauna tēma". Tādā veidā jūs varēsit saglabāt savu pavedienu un saņemt atsauksmes, kas raksturīgas jūsu situācijai, nevis sajaukt kādu citu pavedienu.
Hei Michael, beklager, jeg ga deg ikke den fullstendige prosedyren for å starte din egen tråd. Gå til My Journal Forum og bla til bunnen av forumet. Klikk deretter på "Nytt tema". På den måten vil du kunne holde din egen tråd i gang og få tilbakemeldinger som er spesifikke for din situasjon, i stedet for at det blir forvirrende på andres tråder.
こんにちはマイケル、申し訳ありませんが、私はあなた自身のスレッドを開始するための完全な手順をあなたに与えませんでした。 My Journal Forumに移動し、フォーラムの一番下までスクロールします。次に、「新しいトピック」をクリックします。そうすれば、他の誰かのスレッドを混乱させるのではなく、自分のスレッドを実行し続け、状況に固有のフィードバックを得ることができます。
مرحبًا مايكل ، اعتذاري ، لم أقدم لك الإجراء الكامل لبدء موضوعك الخاص. انتقل إلى My Journal Forum وانتقل إلى أسفل المنتدى. ثم انقر فوق "موضوع جديد". بهذه الطريقة ستكون قادرًا على الحفاظ على سلسلة المحادثات الخاصة بك قيد التشغيل والحصول على تعليقات خاصة بموقفك ، بدلاً من أن تكون مربكة في سلسلة محادثات شخص آخر.
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۔