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Hi Fox,
Good luck with your application. In the meantime though you can still apply the tools you were given last time you went to GMA, you can still use the other support that is out there.
Last time we spoke you said that you hadn’t received any response to emails? If you look at the GMA website then there is also a contact phone number.
See you in a group again soon.
Hi Jarvis, well done on looking for help. Read the other stories here and you will see that you are not alone with this problem. You will also read the success stories, what are they doing that you can apply to your own situation?
It sounds like your mum will have heard the “never again” promises in the past, what can you do differently this time? How about putting this in place before next payday so that your wages go directly to your mum? We all know that when we lose our money we can’t gamble, use that knowledge moving forward.
Barriers like that are a great help in the early days especially.
Keep posting and let us know the positive steps that you are taking.
Hello Jarvisja 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
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Hi Mav, well done on resisting those urges.
So, you nearly gambled leads to two questions.
Where would you have gambled?
How would you have funded it?Third and most important question of course is what barriers could you put in place to block either of those things?
Keep posting
Хорошее предложение Заряжено. Я надеюсь прочитать вашу историю на форуме "Мой журнал". Там вы можете получить много отзывов и поддержки.
Good suggestion Energised. I hope to read your own story in the My Journal Forum. You can get a lot of feedback and support there.
Hi Adam, well done on your gamble free time.
I would have a “I don’t play them any more” or “I don’t know the new machine” line ready for the next time you are asked.
Especially with the short time left till your parents moving back there is no point risking any additional triggers.
Them moving back, and you trying to keep things secret, can inn itself be a trigger. if they are going to find out anyway then better to come clean. This time you can show them this site, tell them the positive actions that you are taking to tackle the addiction.
Keep posting.
Hi Webbe and well done on your gamble free time. Keeping yourself busy is important, we need to fill the void left by stopping gambling.
I would recommend not doing those “virtual picks”, it is just teasing the addiction.
You say tou are a big sports fan? I used to say that as well. Though sometimes I wouldn’t want my team to score unless it was a certain player who I had bet on. Sometimes I wouldn’t want them to score any more goals or maybe I would like them to concede one because I had a correct score bet. Hey, sometimes I even wanted them to lose!! What sort of “sports fan” was I?
Now though I am a sports fan, I cheer a team on and dont care who scores, how many they score, I never want them to concede… get the picture?
What you have to find for yourself is whetehr you are a real “sports fan,” and you can enjoy watching the games without betting or virtual picks, or whether you are someone who is a sports bettor.
Those virtual picks can tease the addiction and be a major trigger if/when you have any sort of run of “luck” with your picks.
Keep posting.
Good decision Steven. Let us know how that meeting goes. My first meeting was a bit of a blur so I would recommend getting to a few meetings then you can properly make your mind up as to if they are for you.
I hope you find them as useful as I did/do.
Hi Webbe and welcome to the forum. Well done on looking for help.
If you have been reading the other stories here you already know some of the practical things you can be doing. Have you thought about installing blocking software to your computer so that you can’t gamble online?
It sounds like your parents would be delighted to help yopu with financial a*****ability. it is a big deterent to KNOW that if we gamble we WILL be found out.
One thing I don’t think you will be able to do is honestly say you are no longer addicted. There is no “cure” for addiction. What you will be able to do though is honestly say “I don’t gamble.”
It sounds like a time when words no longer *****. The actions that will help you stop gambling are the same actions that will give your parents cause to think “Hey, maybe he means it this time.”
I look forward to hearing what actions youa re taking. keep posting, you know you need help so maybe get to a Gamblers Anonymous meetign as well.
I would recommend showing this site to your parents as well. They would see that you are not alone with this problem, see that there is light at the end of the tunnel. They can also get support for themselves in the Friends and Family Forum and groups we have here.
Thanks for the update HP and well done on your gamble free time. How are you filling that gamble free time?
Well done on your gamble free time Mav
Desculpe, eu fiz isso, acabei de ver isso. Eu estava aqui e outros membros se conectavam ao grupo, então não sei qual era o problema. Se o problema ocorrer novamente, se você puder se conectar à Helpline, é provável que Harry possa ajudá-lo a resolver as coisas.
Sorry, I did it, I have just seen this. I was here then and other members connected to the group so I don’t know what the problem was. If the problem reoccurs then if you can connect to the Helpline then Harry is likely to be able to help you sort things out.
Desculpe, eu fiz isso, acabei de ver isso. Eu estava aqui e outros membros se conectavam ao grupo, então não sei qual era o problema. Se o problema ocorrer novamente, se você puder se conectar à Helpline, é provável que Harry possa ajudá-lo a resolver as coisas.
