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Thank you SO much for sharing with me, and I feel we can relate to each other because we both lost our brothers to tragic accidents. There is a pain in my heart that just won’t go away! I still can’t believe he is gone!! My gambling has been out of control for several years off and on, but last year was the worst! I self excluded myself from the Casino I go to today, and it was embarrassing and made me feel awful to be escorted out by security, but at least I will not go back there! There is one casino that is farther away, but it’s so far I doubt I will go much and if I do, then I will self exclude from there as well! I have lost time, money, precious moments of life and so much more due to gambling. Right now I cannot wrap my head around how I could get involved in gambling. It is without a doubt something I could never have imagined! I hope everyone has a bright day, and today is a gamble free day for all of us..Right now today is my first day gamble free and moving towards a new start- but since yesterday I gambled away the day and money ect.. I am still very much in shock at myself and sick to my stomach that I did it again, and couldn’t sleep at all last night!! But the rest of today I am going to try to just breath!! Jo

[peacegirl]

Thanks so much, I appreciate you all taking the time to write to me. Today I took a step in the right direction and self excluded myself from the casino I go to. Now just one day at a time…

[peacegirl]

Hello Liz,
I am new to this forum, this is my first post and I am replying to your thread of posts because I read through all of them and it is truly amazing all you have gone through and accomplished! This past year was terribly hard for me, my dad had a heart attack a month later my older brother was killed in a truck accident and his wife (my sis in law) who had terminal leukemia came to live with us so I could take care of her. She passed away on the 10th of Feb. this month! In between and for the past 5 years I have been a compulsive gambler, trying to quit- I have quit off and on and even went to see a therapist who specializes in eye movement therapy- but I have always returned to gamble. Your posts are upbeat, about what you do every day to keep from thinking of gambling and it inspires me!! Thank you- I hope I can continue to read more from you.

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