• AmyH75 posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 years, 6 months ago

    I am lost today. It seems like everything I thought was innocent but in reality it is my enemy. For example: food addiction – I’m a diabetic now. Playful betting- losing more money than I can count, being in denial and killing me slowly.

    • Hi Amy
      You are not alone in your struggles with gambling.
      Someone here had an interesting comment a day or so ago. Stated they don’t miss the free slot games. But do feel addicted too the paying ones.
      Same for me really. So money is involved. Thing is when a person wins. It seems like it’s the easiest money one can make. And the rush of a bonus and anticipation for the reward. Wow lots too deal with in staying away.
      A win seems like easy money but we both know. The cost of that win and realization even if one wins it just goes back
      A revolving door that’s difficult to get out of.
      You’d think the grief gambling causes would make it easy too stay away.
      I guess there’s always that what if, and the unknown.
      One way that got me in the grove of staying away was self exclusion. There’s no going back then and there’s time too think and heal.
      The casinos/ online casinos. I believe have their computers managing players play. And masterful they are.
      When they want too lure a person in that person is on the let them win list. Pretty sure the computer sends a person straight too the paying games. When they think they have a person hooked. Eg logging on often, playing everyday. Then a person is sent too less likely good odds.
      I have found that the casinos computer when I’d have too add more money wouldn’t let me go back to the game I was playing. That happened three times in a row. So I don’t think a coincidence.
      What next?
      We’ll get through this because we want too.