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Hello Time2change and welcoem to the forum.
Well done on making your first post here and also on applying to GMA. Use the support that you have avaialbe and your mum will indeed be proud of you. I know my family is proud of me despite some of the things I have done in the past. While you are waiting your entry inot Gordon House what things can you do now? Posting here hopefully, connecting to some of the groups maybe. There is also a one to one helpline that is often manned by someone who has been through the GMA programme.
Maybe GA meetings in the period between now and your acceptance?
Keep posting and I look forward to hearing your progress in recovery.
Hi Lorraine,
Good idea on the Just for Todays 🙂
Hopefully see you in a group again soon.
Hi Liz, unfortunately it’s impossible for me to read all of the posts here but I’m really glad i managed to take a look at the last week or so of your recovery here. A great series of posts and really highlight the benefits of recovery. Thank you.
Then you have a decison to make, you certainly “qualify” as a Compulsive Gambler. This is a progressive problem so do you want to start to try and stop gambling now? Or at a later stage when you might be answering yes to 17? 18? 19? 20?
From what you say you have a gambling addiction, now the question is what are you prepared to do about it?
Hi Lorraine, it was good to talk to you yesterday, I know you were looking forward to that GA meeting.
Maybe read back a few posts – two good meetings and one not so good. Might be worth giving it a little longer before you make any final decision. Maybe you and the woman you mention could help each other, could be a good friendship.
See you again soon i hope.
Hi Happa and welcome to the Forum.
I hope you start to read some of the other stories here. You will see a lot of people who are in a similar situiation to yourself, you will also read some of the success stories – what are they doing that you could apply to your own situation?
You talk about your rational brain, well maybe apply it to two of your statements?
“I want to Play responsibly without losing Money.”
“I am a compulsive gambler and am ABOUT to destroy my Life.”
Unfortunately whether rationally, emotionally or indeed any other ally those two things are incompatible. Once we cross the line into Compulsive Gambling there is no long term return to normal controlled gambling I’m afraid.
You want to be one of the players who win big at tournaments? To be a pro? Ok, now look at the 20 questions on the GA website. How many yeses do you score? How many yeses do you think a pro would score?
You will be reading a lot of things you won’t want to read, you will be advised to do a lot of things you won’t want to do.
The biggest question you have to ask yourself might be whether you want to do those things now? Or later when you are deeper in trouble? Keep posting and let us know how many yeses you score.