News of Gambling Addiction Forum

Needed to post this somewhere. I feel like I am on the verge of an emotional breakdown. 27 gambled since 24 but never this bad. Just moved to new city to go to school. Started september with 12,000$ in the bank. Paid 5700 for tuition and I gambled almost 7000 dollars in a month...I am lonely and depressed and it was the only thing that helped me feel excited. I am supposed to sign a ...

I am proud to say I have 90 days clean time. 92 to be exact, the date of my last bet was 6/27/14. I want to thank everyone for their support. I don't post on here all the time but I do read a lot of everyone else posts, they keep me grounded. Wherever you are in your recovery, stay strong and don't gamble. Even though the casinos were my former place to go gamble, ...

I have 154 days of not gambling (little over 5 months) and I can say without a doubt that the time just flies by now and it gets easier. Last week, I had a period of time, where I thought about going to the casino just to escape reality, mostly because my work week became hell! But I found my escape by taking a vacay day and getting out in the woods and camping/kayaking with ...

YES YOU CAN!

YES YOU CAN!

YES YOU CAN!

Don't allow yourself to become overwhelmed by the thought of quitting gambling for good. Small steps will be required to reach your goal and you can do it.

Start the journey to recovery today!

Best wishes.

I was like everyone else who posts and reads here. Chasing losses from money spent that I didn't have to spend worthlessly, Overdrawn bank statements, Another loan to cover bills not paid from gambling losses,Beating myself up after each session of LOSSES.
I found this forum while searching online for "quitting gambling". You have all helped so much by sharing your stories and giving encouragement through your own success at freeing yourself from all the ...

Ok so i read alot on here. I know this is nothing compared to most but i need to vent it, as i feel it can be a long term problem starting.

I turned 21 6 months ago. Ive gambled since i was 18 playing poker and what not with friends then i found out about horse racing. Did that for 2 years now im fully into the casino/slots.

I had 5k saved from feb. ...

I was very happy to read in the paper this morning that our province's
government online gambling site made only a SMALL profit this year.
Lottery ticket sales are also down. They are concerned because they depend
on revenues from these sources.

It's very surprising to me. Hopefully, this trend will continue.
They're not getting any more of my dollars. Maybe other people
are smartening up too.

One important thing that helped me get out of the gambling rut once and for all was to finally accept where I was in my life right now and to forgive myself.

Prior to this moment of realisation I would wake each day and on top of feeling rotten to the core because of my gambling binges and my financial losses I would beat myself up. How could i have been so stupid? How did ...

Hi, everyone. I'm new to this forum, but I've read some of the stories here and can truly relate to them. My gambling has gotten totally out of control in recent months; it's gotten to the point where I'm using cash advances from my credit card to finance my "fun" at the slots. All told, I've spent many thousands on this stupid activity, and I know it must stop. Now. I just came off a ...

I'm not against GA, therapy with a good counsellor or being in a face-to-face
support group. However, studies have proven that peer counselling is oft times
as effective as professional help.

So if you're here and a gambling addict, try to "work this forum". It is one way
you can help yourself stop. Read the posts and reread them, share your story and post regularly,
encourage others and be perfectly honest with fellow members on ...