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There are many aspects to gambling addiction which keeps bringing us back or causes huge problems in our lives. I was curious what people thought was the hardest part to overcome. I have put up and commented on what I thought were the biggest obstacles for me..

ABSTINENCE– This was the hardest for me. I chased forever and it became my routine for 15 years. As soon as I got my pay for the last ...

Hi all,

I thought of writing here again because this site had helped me a lot, with the great admins and moderators with their replies and postings.

Yesterday, I met an ex-member of GA which I used to attend GA classes with. It kinda rekindle the journey that we had trying to kick this bad addiction of gambling. I had posted here before the number of days I had quit gambling, but I feel that ...

I wrote this to myself on my 2nd day of recovery:

I am up early feeling depressed. I woke up feeling that I wish I was dead. I have always made a distinction between wishing you were dead and wanting to kill yourself but I don’t really think they are very different. I didn’t gamble yesterday, so I have 24 hours clean. Big deal. Now, I have to face my demons. I am worried about ...

Compulsive gambling is a daily/hourly/minute recovery. The brains of compulsive gamblers are wired differently, and we must constantly monitor the thought and impulses coming from our brain. There are often red flags that the addiction is winning when our thoughts take a certain turn, such as obsessing about the money gone, thinking that our gambling was really not that bad or things just got out of control for a while, feeling that are lives are ...

I am not making this statement here to encourage gambling. I am only writing because I want to share a related problem. When I was in the world of casino gambling, I was sacrificing my health for what I thought was a good chance to earn some money. Actually, I lost a large amount (for me) of money, after a bit of beginner’s luck. But even if I had been a successful card counter in ...

One thing that all the psychologists, GA and therapists agree about is that compulsive gamblers all have a "Dream World." It's either that they will obtain the big win or their system or gambling ability will enable them to consistently win. The big win is the dream of a lot of gamblers where they can solve all their financial problems and live a life of luxury or a well off life. As the GA book ...

I also loved casinos and in the 80's and 90's I only went twice a year with friends. My journey into gambling addiction happened when I moved to a state that had casinos and I was unemployed for six months. It became something to do while job hunting and it seemed to soothe the rejection I was feeling by my then partner and by myself for not being able to find work. This was in ...

Ever wonder why some people are addicted to gambling. It cant have anything to do with it hurting you physically like a drug might be able to, so it must be some form of mental addiction. I used to be addicted to poker machines and its got nothing to do with wanting money or easy money. I think even gamblers know that you are not going to win any money from gambling. I think I ...

My store is short and simple. It is a perfect illustration of how this disease can creep up on you and cause major destruction before you know it. It all started in high school when I got hooked on the whole online poker craze. Back then online poker was legal in the US and I got completely addicted to it. During my undergrad years, I worked full time in the hotel industry and end up ...

I am not a shoplifter, never have been, and I am repulsed by the thought of it. But I was thinking about this recently -- what other addiction would gambling be similar to? It came to my mind -- shoplifting! Both gamblers and shoplifters want something for nothing. Both groups are looking for a high. Most shoplifters have enough money to purchase goods, but they like the thrill of the theft. Most gamblers have enough ...