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Hi Trinitysky, it appears I had a connection problem, the group is still open if you wanted to chat. 🙂
I love this poem, thanks Sad.
Maybe print it out and keep it in your purse. Very positive.
I love this poem, thanks Sad.
Maybe print it out and keep it in your purse. Very positive.
Great poem The End.
I am sure that as you progress in recovery you will be able to remove that final ? 🙂
Great poem The End.
I am sure that as you progress in recovery you will be able to remove that final ? 🙂
Hi Mike, welcome back. Yes you have done it before and you can do it again. This time keep posting and using the support we all need to maintain recovery?
Thanks for posting this SJ,
For me gambling is anything that involves a stake with a possible win. That stake wouldn’t have to be financial, “The loser walks the dog” would be just as much gambling.
Good input JD, for me though even favorable odds would be gambling – a CG keeps gambling so no matter how favorable the outcome is the same isn’t it?
Any other thoughts?
Maybe get to a GA meeting as well then JD, you will meet lots of them!! 🙂
The groups open right now if you are still around.
Hi Carole, if you don’t feel able to post as often maybe connect to the groups a little more. That is always a safe environment. Stay strong, one day at a time.
Hi JD, it was good to see you in the group yesterday.
Actually it’s only “easy” for someone with a gambling problem to qualify. Most normal gamblers out there would answer way less than seven if any at all.
Whilst they say “Most compulsive gamblers answer yes to at least 7” the sad fact is that by the time a compulsive gambler gets to the stage of seeking help they, like you and I, answer a lot more yeses than that.
See you again soon hopefully.
Hi WCanuck and welcome to the group. I will post more a little more here later but someone suggested you might want to join the group that is currently running. See you in the shortly hopefully. Just click on “support Groups” – above
Hi Caroline,
You raise a few questions there, let me try and work through them.Are you “bound to have slips”? No, we are compulsive gamblers but a slip isn’t inevitable, if we tell ourselves that it is we are setting ourselves up for our next bet. I’d say that none of us can stop on our own but i know many people who haven’t gambled since their first GA meeting or Gordon House or other support.
Havign said that if someone does have a slip what happens next largely depends on what they learn from it . You gambled, what would have stopped/made it harder for you to do so? What can you do to make it less possible in the future? Where was it? have you now got yourself banned? How did you fund it? Can you make it harder to access money? That sort of thing.
“Is that how I live for rest of my life??” Again no, it does get easier. Though it’s not just the time since our last bet that makes it easier – its how much we work recovery. Find other thigns to fill our time, address character traits, take positive actions etc
You have been accepted into the residential programme? great you will find a lot of answers there. You will also get tools and strategies that you can use as you move forward in recovery. Then of course its up to you if and how you apply those tools.
What positiv steps can you take before going to Gordo Hose? where can you get banned from? Who could look after your money for you? What can you do instead of gambling next time you get an urge?
I look forward to hearing about the positive steps you are taking.