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Feeling better today than I did yesterday, didn’t even wake up with a headache. Got to page 100 of Allen Carr’s book and I can see how he’s breaking down the gambling addiction.
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nI realize that the real trigger for when this addiction began to spiral out of control was when I hit a big jackpot, a few years ago. It really programmed me to think that I could do it again and after that, I needed to bet larger amounts to try to obtain that same feeling. It is exactly like a drug or alcohol addiction where you would need greater amounts of the substance to obtain the same feeling. I’ve seen on TV that meth or other drug users always chase that first high because there isn’t anything quite like it. Gambling is exactly the same way. You can start off betting $5 or for me, $1 a hand of cards when I was in high school and fast forward to present, it is out of control.

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Ik voelde me vandaag beter dan gisteren, werd niet eens wakker met hoofdpijn. Ik ga naar pagina 100 van Allen Carr's boek en ik kan zien hoe hij de gokverslaving afbreekt. n n Ik realiseer me dat de echte aanleiding voor het uit de hand lopen van deze verslaving was toen ik een paar jaar geleden een grote jackpot won. Het heeft me echt geprogrammeerd om te denken dat ik het nog een keer zou kunnen doen en daarna moest ik grotere bedragen inzetten om hetzelfde gevoel te krijgen. Het is precies hetzelfde als bij een drugs- of alcoholverslaving, waarbij je grotere hoeveelheden van de stof nodig hebt om hetzelfde gevoel te krijgen. Ik heb op tv gezien dat meth- of andere drugsgebruikers altijd die eerste high najagen, omdat er niets vergelijkbaars is. Gokken is precies dezelfde manier. Je kunt beginnen met het inzetten van $5 of voor mij $1 per hand kaarten toen ik op de middelbare school zat en snel vooruitspoelen om te presenteren, het is uit de hand gelopen.

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Днес се чувствах по -добре, отколкото вчера, дори не се събудих с главоболие. Отидох на страница 100 от книгата на Алън Кар и виждам как той преодолява зависимостта от хазарта. n n Осъзнавам, че истинският спусък, когато тази зависимост започна да излиза извън контрол, беше, когато ударих голям джакпот преди няколко години. Наистина ме програмираше да мисля, че мога да го направя отново и след това трябваше да заложа по -големи суми, за да се опитам да постигна същото чувство. Това е точно като пристрастяване към наркотици или алкохол, където ще ви трябват по -големи количества от веществото, за да получите същото чувство. Виждал съм по телевизията, че употребяващите мет или други наркотици винаги гонят това високо, защото няма нищо подобно. Хазартът е по абсолютно същия начин. Можете да започнете да залагате $ 5 или за мен $ 1 на ръка, когато бях в гимназията и бързо да представя, това е извън контрол.

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Yes, so far it’s a good read. I’m skeptical about how the author thinks he can make a gambler just not want to gamble anymore but I’m keeping an open mind. 

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Ja, tot nu toe is het goed te lezen. Ik ben sceptisch over hoe de auteur denkt dat hij een gokker gewoon niet meer wil laten gokken, maar ik houd een open geest.

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Да, засега е добро четиво. Аз съм скептичен относно това как авторът смята, че може да накара комарджия просто да не иска да залага повече, но имам отворен ум.

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Woke up with a headache this morning but I went to the gym, worked out extra hard and now my head is clear. For the first time in a long time, my head is clear. I don’t have a headache at the moment. I have zero inclination to lookup statistics for sports or anything like that. I hope this is the start of freedom.
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nAt the suggestion of someone in the recovery tools forum, i bought the book “The easy way to stop gambling” by Allen Carr. I’m only on page 35 but it is an interesting read so far. Hopefully, it helps me to overcome this addiction that has had a grip on me for so long.

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Vanmorgen wakker geworden met hoofdpijn, maar ik ben naar de sportschool geweest, heb extra hard gewerkt en nu is mijn hoofd helder. Voor het eerst in lange tijd is mijn hoofd leeg. Ik heb momenteel geen hoofdpijn. Ik heb geen enkele neiging om statistieken op te zoeken voor sport of iets dergelijks. Ik hoop dat dit het begin van vrijheid is. n n Op aanraden van iemand op het forum voor herstelhulpmiddelen kocht ik het boek "De gemakkelijke manier om te stoppen met gokken" van Allen Carr. Ik ben pas op pagina 35, maar het is tot nu toe interessant om te lezen. Hopelijk helpt het me om van deze verslaving af te komen die me al zo lang in zijn greep heeft.

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Събудих се с главоболие тази сутрин, но отидох на фитнес, тренирах допълнително и сега главата ми е чиста. За първи път от много време главата ми е чиста. В момента нямам главоболие. Нямам склонност да търся статистика за спорт или нещо подобно. Надявам се това да е началото на свободата. n nПо предложение на някой във форума за инструменти за възстановяване, купих книгата „Лесният начин да спрете хазарта“ от Алън Кар. Аз съм само на страница 35, но засега е интересно четиво. Надявам се, че това ми помага да преодолея тази зависимост, която ме обзема толкова дълго.

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I can relate to all of these thoughts and struggles you have been posting about. It sounds like you have been dealing with this addiction by yourself. Is there anyone around, family or friends that can help you, that you can talk to? Personally, it has helped me to have my wife be by my side and I am able to lean on her. Not only that, but giving in completely and having her to hold me accountable has been helpful so far for me. I wish you the best.

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Keep it up Alex! You’ve done the hard things like talking to your family and deleting the accounts. Now it’s just about winning each day by being gamble free!

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Ik ben het weekend doorgekomen zonder te gokken, dus dit is dag 11. Ik heb nog steeds elke dag hoofdpijn en weet niet zeker wanneer ze zullen stoppen. Soms heb ik rusteloze gevoelens, maar ik probeer opgesloten te blijven in het heden en in het moment te zijn. Ik merkte in het verleden dat ik geen aandacht zou schenken aan dingen die om me heen gebeurden omdat ik me te veel zorgen maakte over de scores of resultaten van mijn weddenschappen. Ik richt die aandacht op mijn vrouw en mijn hond.

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Преживях уикенда без хазарт, така че това е ден 11. Все още имам главоболия всеки ден и не съм сигурен кога ще спрат. Понякога изпитвам неспокойни чувства, но се опитвам да остана заключен в настоящето и да съм в момента. Забелязах в миналото, че няма да обръщам внимание на нещата, които се случват около мен, защото бях твърде притеснен за резултатите или резултатите от моите залози. Фокусирам това внимание върху жена си и кучето си.

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Made it through the weekend without gambling so this is day 11. I am still having headaches everyday and not sure when they will stop. At times I do have restless feelings but I am trying to remain locked into the present and be in the moment. I noticed in the past, I wouldn’t be paying attention to things that were going on around me because I was too worried about the scores or results of my bets. I’m focusing that attention on my wife and my dog.

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Hi Alex,
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nThank you for sharing and I wish you the best in your goals. Stay strong my friend

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