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Saying hi from the sidelines I guess. Weeks ago someone told me about a dream they had about seeing me win a jackpot, weak as I am just hearing that offered so much desire to gamble. What is filling out betting slips for the various tickets it’s almost like I’m watching myself do it with her why are you doing this in the back of my mind it’s amazing how a little bit of hope to win makes me think I’m going to win of course. I wish they would never have said it, but I wasn’t strong enough to resist. Now I’m here whining, I guess. But I can’t blame the person that told me that dream, even though they’re very special to me.. it’s all my fault. Of course this person has also been begging me to stop so it makes it really awkward for them even. But I am still the one doing it. But I better go to my. Workday which also offers me stress and toxic management. I know those feelings even cause we don’t want to gamble so I can quit you know when the millions come in. I can thumb my nose hurt them because if I complain about them being toxic, they likely fire me. What a wonderful world. I guess I’ll read over some of the remarks they always seem to bring me around. Thanks for listening.
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Hi Steve
The biggest dream we should have … is to stop gambling. Nice too see your post ❤️
Hi serenity yeah the dream thing was someone else saying that they saw me win big a big jackpot, that was obviously too much for me to handle. I think my dream is to not be so stupid.
🙂 well it’s obvious you’re not stupid.
That person really shouldn’t have said what they said. Keep strong❤️
Hi, I think I’m still Milyer around and regret on the last five years of wasting money, I don’t have anything to show for how do I prove that regret into stopping and recovery
I meant to say milling around and regret, and how do I change that regret into recovery?
Regret can be a lot to carry around . It sounds to me that you feel you need to buy a ticket so you don’t miss out on a win. There have been thousands of people that have won on tickets before you ever started buying them. There will be thousands of people that will win on tickets after you stop buying them. You don’t care. The people selling the tickets do. They want you to keep buying tickets so hey can continue making money. The odds are not in yours or my favour. Buying tickets for you is like slots for me. We both wish we never started ( regret) Regret is a lesson a person needs to learn from. Forgive ourselves and move forward. If you keep looking back it’s hard to move forward. This is hypothetical. If a person had 24 hours to live what would your priorities be? My guess is it wouldn’t be to buy tickets for you or play slots for me. A person needs to prioritize what’s most important in their lives and live by that. There’s always going to be good days and bad days. Likely way more good days than bad ones. You have the strength in you too stop what you truly know you don’t want too do. You owe it too yourself to stop buying tickets. How you feel is worth more than any money you will ever possess.
I can see and feel how angry you are at yourself… It’s done… it’s in the past… Don’t go there… Forgive yourself and move forward.. take care .. Lindy
Hi Lindy, thank you I do beat myself up over this. I’m trying to turn the power. I guess you might call it into a positive one to stop or at least slow down and feel sane. Thank you very much.
Just keep trying… that’s all we can do… Lindy
My drive to buy tickets feels pretty much the same as a feeling I get when I need to go back home and check to see if I left the taps running or or a burner left on. Same obsessive thinking which drives via to go back to my apartment with a very real need to check the tap or a burner every time I go back I feel stupid because I know it’s not gonna be on put the fear and dread is so overpowering . Yesterday I thought I had forgotten to buy a pick three ticket so I took the bus past my apartment went to a store and bought my little two dollar ticket because I was so tired. I have pain in my left side like 24 seven I paid a taxi $12, just to get that ticket as I know if that if those three numbers came up, I would lose out and feel so bad so I waited for my taxi. I spent $18 on scratches until the Texi came. So bright eh
Does anybody else have the same feeling? What is the OCD starts I am toast it’s real one day. I was at a bus stop in the morning before work. I had to call a taxi to take me home to check the taps and then taxi back to work but cost about $40 until I saw the taps off, the anxiety was raging I can hardly stand still I was wringing my hands. just beside myself the urge to gamble is almost like that. How do I bring it down? thank you everyone for listening and caring. I really do appreciate it. I will try to not do it tomorrow.
It is an obsessive disease… sometimes no rationality to what we think and do…. You do need to talk to someone…. whom you trust but short of that perhaps there is some ‘hobby’ or something that you can change your mindset that is out of control… They say one should never look back.. but in what you’re experience and recognizing the futility and the end result of creating more anxiety and lack of self worth and self control…might be a ‘picture’ in your mind that can give you incentive to quit…. Won’t be easy to pass that store… but things worthwhile are ‘never’ easy…. take heart and take care .. Lindy