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“The hardest part is waking up everyday, knowing how much I’ve lost”.
I can relate to that, as can most compulsive gamblers who will read your words and say in chorus with you “If only…I wish/ I forgot /I promised/I should have/could have” and we will re echo all the the laments that will , sadly and sickly fade as the brain gradually (or even sometimes quickly) obliterates all the loss and grief and torture we have put ourselves through , whilst believing the illusion that swamps our addicted minds that GAMBLING IS FUN!
Believe me, it will be no fun, when you are 30 years older (my age) and you are still waking up, saying…”the hardest part is waking up every day knowing that the money was nothing compared to the LIFE I lost”.
Stay focused and forget the last bet.
the next one is the bet you need to postpone, one day at a time.
Welcome to the Forum.
I wish you a gamble free life.
God bless!Continue enjoying life as you have been doing for the last week and a half and the urges will subside.
Gambling spoils EVERYTHING!DON’T DO IT!!!
…since I gambled too.
The consequences are dire.
Having no money to gamble with brings it’s own reward, though; a relief from all the torture, despite the stress of constantly reliving the wins/losses , projecting figures mentally, calculating debt repayments and asking “why?” a million times….
We have no way to regain that money but we can hope to have our inner peace restored, in time.
Peace of mind is priceless, Stephen.
No money can buy it .
Gambling takes our very souls.
We have to reclaim our sanity.
It’s a great blessing that you have family support.
Gambling is off limits, today and forever.The CG brain thrives on chaos.
Be careful!Breaking the relapse cycle gives us strength and hope for a gamble free life.
Well done on your G free days!Rompere il ciclo delle ricadute ci dà forza e speranza per una vita senza scommesse. Complimenti per i tuoi giorni senza G!
Well done, amg077!
I hear you, Stephen. I am also on yet another Day One. I know too well what it is like to “stand naked”like a thief caught red-handed before bank officials who see right through us. Makes us want to vanish into thin air. But (and there are many buts) we get over it and learn to roll with the punches. The one thing I have learned after too many years on this draining game, is that having access to money is the ruination of a compulsive gambler. Apropos “rock bottom”
EVERY ROCK BOTTOM HAS A TRAP DOOR.
If you had continued gambling, Steev, you wouldn’t be in Brittany now. Most likely you would not have had health checks and if you had discovered any health issues, you would be packing all the related emotions into slot machines.
CGs cannot gamble on any basis.
Gambling with one’s health is never affordable.
Take care.I hear you loud and clear, Liz.
As we discussed many times in the past, as mothers, we are NOT responsible for our adult children.
I have had similar issues. It is very easy to get sucked in, then we resent our “kids”taking advantage of us, we question our role, feel used and end up stuffing all these emotions into slot machines.
That was what we did before we woke up, Liz.
I have been off the radar myself lately.
We both know that gambling solves none of our problems, just causes us to feel like worthless mothers.
Set tight boundaries, Liz. I am speaking to myself also, as I type these words.
You have helped beyond the bounds of duty, with your children , as I have with mine.
Time for them to take personal responsibility now. Stick to the arrangements. Do not allow yourself to be manipulated.
Not easy, as I well know.
It’s over a week since I gambled now. It nearly killed me. (No exaggeration)
Stay focused.
Always in my thoughts and prayers.Hello Steev. I have been thinking about you although I haven’t been on GT for a while. ‘Had a bit of a scare myself last weekend. Don’t want to go into too many details. Awaiting blood test results. I am in no doubt that the stress caused by gambling exacerbated an underlying condition. The good news is, I have lost all desire to gamble. I sincerely hope you get the “all clear” and get back to your travels before long. Health is wealth.
I’m so glad to hear Life is treating you well, Monica.
I applaud your magnanimity.
I wish I could tell you how to block that wretched game from your iPad but I am a dude when it comes to computer technology.
The one thing I do know is that we need to block these “demons”at a mental level.
Flee from everything that leads us astray.
I need to follow my own counsel, in that regard.
Mental barriers are the best defense.
I have a mental image of Pete running to meet you.
Reminds me of another “Pete”at an earlier time.
I was size 12 then!
Those were the days!!!