News of Gambling Addiction Forum

Hello friends.

It has been awhile and life has been moving right along.

I have been clean since 4/18/16. I say clean because this addiction is like ANY chemical addiction. Please do not discount the severity and need for clean time to regain some thought regulation!

My view of events and ideas can still be very warped. I am a bit alarmed at how I can minimize the truth of destruction. Perhaps that is why ...

I just wanted to offer a quick note of thanks to NewSunRising. She has helped me so much over the past couple of years and each response she makes to everyone on this board is so well thought out and personal that I know she is really helping others conquer this terrible affliction.

Stay strong all .

TC x

As I write this I'm crying and suicidal.

I had a break with gambling handed my finances to a friend. Here and there when I had access to my own bankaccount via my friend. I recently had 2 small relapses where I won a bit. I knew the danger and convinced myself to get out of the loop to NOT start all again. Not again... éscape the spiral and thoughts''

All my payments were on ...

Not many posts for a while, are we all conquering this gambling beast then....?

Hi everyone,

I had a really bad relapse last night after doing so well. Last year, I gambled away $30,000 and was in debt for that amount, because I took it all from credit cards. Within 10 months, I was able to pay all of that off, by the Grace of God and opportunities the Universe has blessed me with.

I literally have no idea why I gambled yesterday. I wasn't bored, I wasn't anxious, ...

I have this 4th July decided I must give up gambling, it is a waste of time, money and your life!

First time post on this site, and well it’s starting to feel good to let some things out, as with all the gambling I have found it hard to keep inside, being sneaky, hiding from issues I have caused, always lied to myself to say that I wasn’t an addict of gambling but my god I really am.

Adding up all my debt I now know how bad it has been! But today I lost ...

Hi all.

Just an update from me .For no particular reason (wasn’t feeling down or bored) I relapsed towards the end of last year and managed to blow at least another 30k , culminating in a ridiculous £700 bet on a Swedish second division football game for over 1.5 goals, which inevitably I lost (one goal after 5 minutes and two missed penalties) . Stopped again in April and haven’t had a bet since . ...

It’s important to be clear about the difference between genuine pleasure and false pleasure. Pleasure and reward are vital to our survival. It is these emotions that we derive from sex and good food, for example, that ensure we continue to reproduce and eat healthily. These activities give us a genuine boost that lifts our mood above the norm. When the effect wears off, we are not left feeling low. Indeed, there is often a ...

I have decided that I want to try the 100 day challenge. I saw it on a post but not sure exactly how it works, other than you commit to stop gambling for 100 days. Is this a group or individual challenge? This means that I’ll have to remove all of my slot games off of my devices and laptop...that’s going to be tough, because when I can’t get to the casino, it takes up ...