[Dunc]

Hi Jay
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
You could also consider residential treatment which you can find out more about by following the below link:
http://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/
As Gambling Therapy are unable to support people from Great Britain can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team
25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

Hi Jimmy
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
You could also consider residential treatment which you can find out more about by following the below link:
http://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/
As Gambling Therapy are unable to support people from Great Britain can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team

[Dunc]

 
Hi Katewishes
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
 
Can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Bigade
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
RCA Trust Scotland
You could also consider residential treatment which you can find out more about by following the below link:
http://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/
Can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team

[Dunc]

 
Hi Bigade
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
You could also consider residential treatment which you can find out more about by following the below link:
http://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/
Can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Nintendo
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
You could also consider residential treatment which you can find out more about by following the below link:
http://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/
Can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Vikkydonald, A Warm Welcome to Gambling Therapy
Having found us you have also found a diverse community who can help and support you on your recovery journey.
Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment and by reading others stories am sure you will see that you are very much not alone in this addiction
Please click here to see our services page, feel free to use all that this site can offer…
To chat with others in real time you may wish to make use of the support groups, the ***** of these groups are advertised under "What’s on and When" or click here to see the weekly group schedule.
For one to one chat you may want to try the live advice helpline. Click "connect" when these options become available.
Also to say when you registered we would have sent you an email with an attachment, this attachment will help you navigate the site and find the support you so rightly deserve, alternatively this guide can be downloaded by clicking here.  
Take Care
Harry25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Nick
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
You could also consider residential treatment which you can find out more about by following the below link:
http://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/
As Gambling Therapy are unable to support people from Great Britain can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team
25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

 — 02/05/2013 08:30:48: post edited by janey.

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Hi Akapmat
maybe I am not doing as well as I thought I was! Now that’s something I didn’t say and also don’t believe. In fact I believe the opposite and one day your tell me why
I think you have to look at what the word recovery means to you. We can all do the lip service & barriers, clear debts even stop gambling for a while but is this recovery, to me it’s not. Recovery is about moving along slowly, finding the parts we enjoy, living a life not an existence. So often I read and talk to folk who can write about recovery but in reality they still miss the one vital point… has life improved.  It’s not a game, it’s not a rush, it’s even fun & I certainly won’t say it’s easy but I know it’s worth it
ok, so you work 7 days a week, do you think  that’s leaving you enough time to convert all the recovery theory into practice, have you considered that actually working this many hours is in fact a trigger and may stop you finding the time you need to work recovery ?  How much true social time.. YOU time do you get a week?  not much by the sound of it
You wrote "The emotional, physical and social destruction of working all those hours for nothing after losing it all is something I want to avoid at all costs" but also wrote "I enjoy work and being busy"
Now I understand this well…. so I have a question.  If you keep on pushing yourself hard to repay debts, not give yourself YOU time, watch sports you gamble on; how long will you last before you push the self destruct button? at which point id have to question… why bother working at all when you’ve nothing to show for it?
I want to reiterate  "In fact I believe the opposite, I believe you’re doing well "but there’s an expression… You can do everything you think is right but  you may be able to do less of something better with greater results25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Akapmat
Neva has made what I see as a really valid and important point and one that many don’t see and has been there downfall, Debts are debts nearly every CG will have them in various forms and at various levels.
I’d just like to add a few things, about the way we can think that can become an issue
Shortage of money can lead to thoughts of "a few dollars won’t hurt and I may win" the truth it hasn’t in the past so why would it now.  the opposite is just as dangerous "too much money" and we feel we can afford it, this just keeps the addiction alive…. but when can we afford it.. the answer is when you’ve cleared your debts. At 10-20% a month’s you’re looking at say 5 to 10 months before your free from debt.. How are you going to feel when your debt free?
Your line " about the month mark and feeling like I deserve a reward" why do you need a reward, do we reward ourselves for doing other things? whilst it’s an achievement to stop for any length of time gambling in fact stops us from allowing us to feel rewarded People may no longer respond normally to rewards such as food, *** and social interaction, and instead depend on gambling for their sense of reward.  Try and recognise that your reward will come every day that your making your life better, it will come from those around you whose lives your no longer affecting, now to me this is the greatest reward recovery can bring you
The one other line, and this one is one I really do understand… Historic Memories. You wrote "it was the Masters golf tournament and was reminded that this time last year, I was in the middle of a purple patch, winning some serious money" Unfortunately we often gambling on some sorts that we may have a genuine interest in, but what you’re doing now is taking control of your life grabbing your addiction and saying NO.. and that’s fantastic, but what would help you more is to avoid watching these sports that you’ve previously gambled on. your mind will wander to what you’ve always done this is natural . so challenge and change these memories so next year the memory will be of something non gambling related, if you carry on watching gambling your historic memories will be of gambling.. why put yourself through this for the future? when you have in your control the ability to make these historic memories that are not gambling related.
Keep working your recovery Akapmat, you’re doing great just please avoid the potholes that can topple recovery25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi, A Warm Welcome to Gambling Therapy
Having found us you have also found a diverse community who can help and support you on your recovery journey.
Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment and by reading others stories am sure you will see that you are very much not alone in this addiction
Please click here to see our services page, feel free to use all that this site can offer…
To chat with others in real time you may wish to make use of the support groups, the ***** of these groups are advertised under "What’s on and When" or click here to see the weekly group schedule.
For one to one chat you may want to try the live advice helpline. Click "connect" when these options become available.
Also to say when you registered we would have sent you an email with an attachment, this attachment will help you navigate the site and find the support you so rightly deserve, alternatively this guide can be downloaded by clicking here.  
Take Care
Harry
 25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Mora, A Warm Welcome to Gambling Therapy
Having found us you have also found a diverse community who can help and support you on your recovery journey.
Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment and by reading others stories am sure you will see that you are very much not alone in this addiction
Please click here to see our services page, feel free to use all that this site can offer…
To chat with others in real time you may wish to make use of the support groups, the ***** of these groups are advertised under "What’s on and When" or click here to see the weekly group schedule.
For one to one chat you may want to try the live advice helpline. Click "connect" when these options become available.
Also to say when you registered we would have sent you an email with an attachment, this attachment will help you navigate the site and find the support you so rightly deserve, alternatively this guide can be downloaded by clicking here.  
Take Care
Harry25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Ryan
Thank you for posting on the Gambling Therapy forum. As you are a GB resident you are entitled to free online support through the Gamcare website at http://www.gamcare.org.uk/ .
You could also consider residential treatment which you can find out more about by following the below link:
http://www.gordonmoody.org.uk/
Can I suggest that you now copy and paste your post into one of the Gamcare forums where you will receive responses from others in a similar situation to you from all over Great Britain.
You can also access online or face to face group support through Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
We wish you well in your recovery.
Kind Regards
The Gambling Therapy Team25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

 
Hi Sarah, a warm welcome to the Gambling Therapy Friends and Family forum.
Having found us you have also found a diverse community of other friends and family members who can support you on your recovery journey.
Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment and by reading others stories am sure you will see that you are very much not alone in the issues that you describe.
Please click here to see our services page, feel free to use all that this site can offer… It’s all free
To chat with others in real time you may wish to make use of the support groups, the ***** of these groups are advertised under "What’s on and When" or click here to see the weekly group schedule. Please feel free to use the Friends and Family and also the community Groups.
At present we have 3 dedicated groups for friends & family members. These are at:
Tuesday 20:00 > 21:00 Uk
Wednesday 11:00 > 12:00 Uk
Thursday 21:00 > 22:00 UK
Also to say when you registered we would have sent you an email with an attachment, this attachment will help you navigate the site and find the support you so rightly deserve, alternatively this guide can be downloaded by clicking here.
For one to one chat you may want to try the live advice helpline. Click "connect" when the Advise line is open
Take Care
Harry25 year poker player, 25 year Hierarchal fool, 25 year ego boost…  Intellectualisation was my down fall, simplicity was my salvation

[Dunc]

안녕하세요 SJ님
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