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Well, my husband finally gave me an ultimatum which I needed. I am fairly new to recovery and had a slip. So, I ordered a dog tag with the serenity prayer and put today’s date as my recovery date. I will most likely be talking to you all more! I pray for each of you and know completely what this sickness feels like. We don’t ever intend to get to this place where we are an addict, that’s for sure. But, those of you in recovery are inspiring. If you can do it, we can do it. So thank you for sharing your stories.
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Hi KC, First you have to understand yourself before others will understand you. Not an easy task but it can be done. I went to Gamcare which is free and they do not judge you but they do help you understand the why. Only we have the answers within us and trust me, they are in there, we just need help to find them. For me ultimatums never worked any more than they can work for a smoker. I also did a lot of research on the internet about the amount of work that goes into making these sites and casinos so appealing. When you start to read it all in black and white and realise just how much the odds are stacked against you and just how much time, money and effort is put in by these busineses, solely to relieve you of your money it helps to break down the attraction and the myth of gambling. I spent years feeling ashamed a guilty, neither of those emotions helped me because these are negatives. Be positive, forgive yourself and you will find they way. Do research as much as you can about gambling, it will occupy your time (instead of thinking about gambling) and once you educate yourself to the facts it will make stopping more credible.