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Christmas can be a very lonely time, Lizbeth!
A time for memories!Gambling with free slots can tempt us to go far the real thing, Lori so better off to steer clear!
Just checking in on you Alli.
The addiction does not have the power to kill you unless you comply with it’s “wishes”i. e GAMBLE!
We all have the right to choose but once we start its almost impossible to stop until we run out of funds.
Gambling WILL lead to “oblivion”for a few hours
but when we wake up….Ah! that’s when the nightmare starts!!Tiki,
Would you consider Residential Treatment?
It would be a complete break in the cycle and you seem to need a break right now.
Gambling does not go away!
We need to run fast to protect ourselves from it.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
There is ONE think you can do to help yourself Tiki!
DON’T CARRY MONEY!Well done kpat!
You hit the ground running!
Don’t look back!Living on the edge is scary, Jay, but committing suicide in a casino is not the answer.
I used to think “I’ll pay these fatcats back for what they did to me by NEVER coming back!”
HA!
‘Think they care whether we leave in a body bag or a hearse or a jaguar Jay?
Don’t fool yourself!
For every CG that vacates a casino stool, another CG’s bum will take their place!
And , by the way, “THEY” didn’t ruin your life or mine!
WE DID IT!
It’s good to voice your thoughts here and get it all off your chest.
Most CGs are angry when we realize the damage we have done.
All we can hope for now is a better future.
A future without gambling One day at a time!
The past can’t be changed.
Well done on taking your first step in recovery!
Keep posting!Still can’t connect by email, Carole!
Did you change your address?Just checking in on you Tikki to see how you are faring out with that last loan you got?
Give us an update when you can!It’s a terrible feeling to blow all the Christmas money Alli. The part of you who “doesn’t care” is the “sick” part. The part who would do it again to win the money back . “Be hung for a sheep as a lamb” sort of feeling.
I have done that so often.
I have prayed to God for a loan. Gone through fling bullets to get it. Swear “this is it, never again ” and stuffed every cent of that loan (many times) into slot machines.
I do not know why we do it.
All I DO know Alli, is that stopping and staying stopped IS possible!
Look at all the success stories here!
Try to be kind to yourself
You are in shock after the loss of that money.
it’s an awful feeling.Yes, Kpat,
it is tiring leading a double life. Playing two parts. We should be given a Oscar!
In truth many people do that in a way. We need to compartmentalize our lives and not allow private issue overlap into our professional lives.
CGs are BAD with boundaries!
Maybe you can use the excuse of being strapped for cash pro tem due to your recent job change and give ” I O U” gifts which will “mature” when your “boat” comes in early in January.
I have avoided lots of events purely because I didn’t have €50 to pay my way, then a few days later I would pop 500 in a slot machine.
ARE WE CGs CRAZY??????????????????Carole,
I made 3 attempts to e mail you. Got “Failure Notifications ” every time.
What am I doing wrong?
God help that woman losing her two children to cancer. Life can be hard , for some.One day at a time is our only hope
I know how you feel, Tiki
It’s so hard to cope
With loss and shame and guilt and pain
We need to surrender to remain sane
Try to continue to make gambling
IMPOSSIBLE
Otherwise we will end up in a Psychiatric hospital!(Love reading your poems Tiki)
One day at a time is our only hope
I know how you feel, Tiki
It’s so hard to cope
With loss and shame and guilt and pain
We need to surrender to remain sane
Try to continue to make gambling
IMPOSSIBLE
Otherwise we will end up in a Psychiatric hospital!(Love reading your poems Tiki)
Kpat!
I laughed at the idea of the rubber band! Two weeks!! Lucky you didn’t get gangrene!
I would need one around my neck to block the thoughts in my brain!
The good think about God is when He forgives, He forgets! So why are we torturing ourselves by reflecting on the destruction we caused!
I suppose it helps us on a human level, to reflect on our past deeds.
Now, I think I need a hundred rubber bands!!!I believe God helps those who help themselves and He “won’t be mocked!”
My motto is ” pray as if everything depends on God and act as if everything depends on you”! No point in sitting back watching the “lifeboats” sail by ! Time to get out the oars and start rowing ! God doesn’t supply magic wands!!
I have reservations about “healing”. Mainly because I have seen people claiming to be “healers” when in truth they couldn’t heal a sock! (Ego maniacs, some of them!)
In reality, to stop gambling means a CG needs to change his/her life! Nobody can do this for us. Most people resist change!
God honours our humble efforts and is beside us in our struggles. I have witnessed that many times, firsthand!
Everything I achieve is by His Grace!
When I “mess up”it is by my own indiscipline and my refusal to co operate with His Will!
I don’t think God wants any of us to “do it my way” and to throw our money into machines. Only the “Casino gods” want that!
Sometimes we use “God” as a cop out instead of facing our own issues!
Time to wake up!!!!