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Community 1 years, 6 months ago Hello. I have about a $1 to my name. I am very addicted to gambling for about 14 years. Probably lost about 30 k a year. Feel sick to my stomach and all alone. Nobody in my family understands how sick mentally you feel. My husband just says it’s reality and he cant help. I go to the casinos to try to win money back from my recent episode and of course it made it worse. So now for about 5 days we hardly have any food or gas money to get to work. My rent is one month behind. I am supposed to pay on the 1st. I hope they won’t do anything before then. I just want to be over with this terrible addiction. I make pretty good money but we always struggle. How do I stop. I looked up a gamblers anonymous and they are not close to where I live. How do I stop. I always think I have control when I go. Please help. Thank you
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I just wish we can get the help I need. You just said everything I am going through. During the pandemic I was ok but I relapse. I dont know what to do anymore.
To Gab. I wish I could take our pain away. I have to do zoom meetings like Ken suggested. We have to do something. It won’t get better if we don’t. It’s sickening. I wish we were strong enough to go there and not give our whole paycheck away and more.
Hi Joyce & Gab
I suggest that you try attending some of the gamblers anonymous Zoom meetings if there aren’t any in your area and find some counseling. Also try posting your progress here and visit our chatroom.
Ken L Grateful Recovering Compulsive Gambler
Thanks Ken. I am scared to go. Also how can other gamblers story help me. All stories are similar.
Many times though gambling is a common thread, there are those who have a method of ways to try and stop … For me it took my ‘grown’ children finding out to make me realize like you I was never going to win enough to get out of the debt I built up… They are trying to help.. I see that you don’t really have support right now… but maybe in time they will understand you ‘need’ that support to get some control back in your life.
Thank you. I feel that I am a bad mother and wife. I do not like myself. I want to make it right. I hold everything in. I am crying right now. Thank you for responding. You have done great by sharing. I will never forgot you for pointing me in the right direction. Thank you
I felt exactly like you’re feeling… You can do it Joyce… you really can… take care
Thank you. I feel encouraged. Hopefully I will when I get paid. I hope my friends don’t call me and ask me to go anywhere because I weaken and I don’t want to.
Hi Joyce
I know it can be scary but the folks in the room have all felt the way you are feeling right now.
And the members don’t only share thier stories. They share what works for them or as we say in the rooms
we share ” Our Experience Strength and Hope.
Give it a try you have nothing to lose and lots to gain.
Ken L YBIR
Thanks Ken. I have looked into zoom classes. Fingers crossed. I am so tired. Thank you
Hi Joyce my name is Johnny this site and this group will help you it has worked for me you got this
Thank you. Your words and others has given me the strength to fight. I have to keep in touch with this site so I don’t weaken. Congratulations on your strength and turnaround. It’s good to hear. It’s one of the hardest things to do. I want to be happy Tomorrow my work is having a get together and I might have to call out bc I don’t have the money to go. It’s being paid for by my work but what if I need money for some reason. I don’t even have a dollar. That hurts. Or sometimes my daughter is struggling for money and I can’t even help her. Well I hope I can do this. I don’t want this. If I don’t want it why do I go.
Because Joyce… it’s an ‘addiction’ Some people don’t recognize it as an illness but it is… Just reach out for help wherever you can.. and realize you can overcome… you ‘can’ !
Although it can be frightening as playing horror games as backrooms game
, everyone in the room has experienced similar emotions.
And members don’t only tell their stories.