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What a powerful post! Every CG who is contemplating gambling again, should read this.
It’s never $25. Gambling comes with a far higher price tag.
Recovery is priceless.
Thanks for the reminder Danielle.

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I remember you, Jen! Of course I do! So sorry to hear you have gambled again. Sometimes there seems to be no way out. The good news is, that every day we say no to the temptation to gamble, the better life will be. I could have written every word in your post. I had 27 G free months and chose to exchange my freedom and savings for misery and poverty. How crazy is that.
I believe that it is only by God’s Grace that we will overcome this demon that possesses us. God , of course has given us free will which he expects us to bring in line with His Will, for our happiness and salvation.
Greed plays a big part in my gambling.
“We have succeeded in life when all we really want is ONLY what we really need.”
I hope and pray for a brighter future for you and all here , Jen.
Back to the drawing board. We have all the tools. We just need a revision course on how to use them, one day at a time.
God bless!

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I share your thought, Marke. We become powerless over gambling ONLY when we place that first bet!

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МОЛЯ, не залагайте онлайн. През март 2015 г. един член тук спомена, невинно, че „онлайн залог от 4 паунда“ спечели „сума от 4 цифри„ Аз съм опитен комарджия. Нямах представа как да „играя“ онлайн, но си помислих „мога да направя това“ и загубих много голяма сума пари за кратко време. Мислех, че моят 15 -годишен навик да залагам/губя (сума от 6 цифри) в наземните казина е лош, но този опит почти ме унищожи. Какво ме спаси? Три члена тук на GT наистина ми дойдоха на помощ. Един предложи да „направя план“ и да започна да спестявам. Аз се придържах към този план. Спести ми всичките пари обратно. Плюс малко допълнително, след това миналия април, след 27 G безплатни месеци, отпадъчните води попаднаха в климатика и теглех пари за хазарт в казиното. НИКОГА не бих пробвал късмета си отново онлайн. Изтри ме. Вземете съвета на глупак и поставете блокер на устройствата си, преди втората мисъл да ви хрумне. Имате достатъчно в чинията си, без да увеличавате мизерията. Докато пиша, аз гледам в две банкноти -големи и казвам „Защо ми трябваше да върна целия този стрес в живота си“ НАПРАВЕТЕ НЕВЪЗМОЖНО да залагате, Мър. Ще ви съсипе.

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PLEASE do not gamble online. In March 2015, a member here mentioned, innocently, that “a £4 online bet “won” a 4 figure sum” I’m a seasoned casino gambler. Had no idea how to “play” online but I thought “I could do that ” and lost a very large sum of money in a short time. I thought my 15 year habit of gambling/losing (a 6 figure sum) in land based casinos was bad but that experience almost destroyed me. What saved me? Three members here on GT really came to my rescue. One suggested I should “make a plan” and start saving. I stuck to that plan. Saved all my money back. Plus a bit extra, then last April , after 27 G free months, the effluent hit the air conditioning and I have been withdrawing money to gamble in the casino. I would NEVER try my luck online again. It wiped me out. Take a fool’s advice and put a blocker on your devices before the second thought enters your mind. You have enough on your plate without adding to the misery. As I write, I am gazing at 2 bills -large ones, and saying “Why did I need to bring all this stress back into my life” MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE to gamble, Murr. It will ruin you.

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AUB niet online gokken. In maart 2015 zei een lid hier onschuldig dat "een online weddenschap van £ 4 "een bedrag van 4 cijfers heeft gewonnen". Ik ben een doorgewinterde casinogokker. Ik had geen idee hoe ik online moest "spelen", maar ik dacht "dat kan ik wel" en verloor in korte tijd een zeer grote som geld. Ik dacht dat mijn 15-jarige gewoonte om te gokken/verliezen (een bedrag van 6 cijfers) in casino's op het vasteland slecht was, maar die ervaring heeft me bijna vernietigd. Wat heeft mij gered? Drie leden hier op GT kwamen me echt te hulp. Eentje stelde voor dat ik "een plan moest maken" en zou beginnen met sparen. Ik hield me aan dat plan. Al mijn geld terug gespaard. Plus een beetje extra, toen afgelopen april, na 27 G vrije maanden, het effluent de airconditioning raakte en ik geld heb opgenomen om in het casino te gokken. Ik zou NOOIT meer mijn geluk online beproeven. Het heeft me weggevaagd. Volg het advies van een dwaas en zet een blocker op je apparaten voordat de tweede gedachte in je opkomt. Je hebt genoeg op je bord zonder de ellende nog groter te maken. Terwijl ik schrijf, staar ik naar 2 biljetten -grote, en zeg "Waarom moest ik al deze stress terug in mijn leven brengen" MAAK HET ONMOGELIJK om te gokken, Murr. Het zal je ruïneren.

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ПОЖАЛУЙСТА, не играйте онлайн. В марте 2015 года член клуба невинно упомянул, что «онлайн-ставка в 4 фунта стерлингов» выиграла «четырехзначную сумму». Я опытный игрок в казино. Я понятия не имел, как «играть» онлайн, но подумал: «Я могу это сделать» и потерял очень большую сумму денег за короткое время. Я думал, что моя 15-летняя привычка играть / проигрывать (шестизначная сумма) в наземных казино была плохой, но этот опыт почти уничтожил меня. Что меня спасло? Три участника здесь, на GT, действительно пришли мне на помощь. Один предложил мне «составить план» и начать экономить. Я придерживался этого плана. Сэкономил все свои деньги. К тому же, в апреле прошлого года, после 27 G бесплатных месяцев, сточные воды попали в кондиционер, и я снимал деньги, чтобы играть в казино. Я НИКОГДА не буду снова испытывать удачу в сети. Это меня уничтожило. Прислушайтесь к совету дурака и установите блокировщик на свои устройства, прежде чем вторая мысль придет вам в голову. У вас достаточно на тарелке, но это не добавит страданий. Когда я пишу, я смотрю на 2 банкноты – большие, и говорю: «Зачем мне нужно было вернуть весь этот стресс в свою жизнь?» СДЕЛАЙТЕ ЭТО НЕВОЗМОЖНОСТЬ для игры, Мурр. Это вас погубит.

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One hundred years ago a truce was declared and WW11 was ended. It’s only a distant memory for most people. My personal “war” also ended on Armistice Day , thanks to a post I read on Kin’s thread. Time to COP ON and get my life in order!! On 12th of every month , a certain amount is transferred to my Repair Fund. This fund has been dipped into far too often recently to replace gambling losses. There are more withdrawals than deposits and nobody knows, so that has to change too before it is fully depleted. I’m writing here to uncover my secret and show some discipline and accountability. I will not gamble today! “We can’t have our cake and eat it”.

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Sitting in church, pretending to serve God, with inward intentions to gamble is mockery.
We reap what we sow.
Today, I was planning to gamble, until I read your thread, Kin.
“We cannot serve two masters”
Pretending to serve God and planning to gamble is total deceit.
Thanks for posting your thoughts, Kin.
Even thinking about gambling is exhausting . Dwelling on gambling steals our precious time and our peace of mind.

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When I gamble I don’t bake….just taking the 2nd Christmas Cake out of the oven. Smells good. I give a cake and pudding to a neighbour for a present every year.Glad you got your oven fixed. Nothing nicer than the smell of home baking. You don’t get that in the casino. More to life than money! Good for you for bouncing back to normality, Lizbeth. Gambling spoils everything.

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…is wealth, Laura but there are some things we can’t control. I wish you all the best with your medical appointments. I need a check up too….BAD at facing health issues. So much easier to gravitate towards the slots for a “cure”!! Makes everything worse as we all know. Sometimes it’s good to isolate, in the right place of course!

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Very few REAL men left, Kathryn.
Such a pity because “only a man can teach a boy how to become a man”!
Pity they lost their skill.
I love to see a good dad/son relationship. They are scarce these days.
Speak up men!
Women want to be mothers, not fathers!
Well done on the Cig- free days. I’m an ex smoker too. I hated them even when I did smoke.

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six months…six years…we never have this problem licked, Henno. It doesn’t go away, but like the winter flu, we can take measures to avoid it, one day at a time.
Starting again is not easy but the alternative is even more bleak.
Keep posting!

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Being caught up in the turmoil of money issues is bad for a CG, Liz. Our minds become obsessed with counting. adding , subtracting, projecting figures to the future when we visualize our income and outgoings.and how we can manage them. We become preoccupied with filthy lucre -m o n e y. During times of calm, my mind is not obsessed with money. These are the times I don’t gamble. When I get caught up, mentally in financial issues, I always turn to gambling as a perceived solution. It sounds impossible, Lizbeth , but if you can forget about money, your gambling will decrease. I think that job may not be the answer to your problems. Why? Because it involves extra cash . When I plod along with the basic , regular income, I manage ok. Money comes and goes. The restlessness created by greed to make more money leads me to the casino. Even shifting money across accounts can be dangerous. I hear you on the “triple win”, Lizbeth…been there SO often, only to walk out penniless. Why do we demoralize ourselves? Torture to the extreme! And, yes part of us does die with every relapse. Time for us golden girls to reclaim our lives. God will reward our effort when we don’t gamble. I have witnessed that many times but God won’t be mocked. I have spat in His Eye once too often. Dust yourself down and start again Lizbeth. Gambling is one hell of an addiction to overcome.

God is good. Always!

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Very tough , Nick.
I have a son who has cut himself off.
It’s his birthday this month.
All out of my control.
I often gambled in the past to escape the situation.
Gambling changed nothing . Only created more grief.
Life goes on.

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