• Bigheart4 posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 3 weeks, 6 days ago

    CEOJAY your not alone

  • CEOJAY posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 3 weeks, 6 days ago

    Just gambled my entire paycheck I feel awful

    • Hello Ceojay @CEOJAY

      Try not to fixate on the fact that you lost x amount of money, otherwise it will likely prompt you to put in more money to chase the losses. Focus on how and what you should do (financially) to sustain yourself until the next paycheck/other revenues.

      If you are looking for self-help resources, I am building a mobile app…[Read more]

  • Jenny posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 3 weeks, 6 days ago

    I still have gambling on my mind

    • Since I don’t have access to gambling websites I just log in here and read your posts and comments hopefully I will reverse the thoughts.

  • Durr posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 3 weeks, 6 days ago

    Taylor Swift is a rock star. 8 years ago I assumed she was a star based on her great looks and good voice. But after watching a movie that goes behind the scenes, I realized, she lives, breathes, and thinks about music all the time. She constantly writes and records songs.
    To quit, we need to have a focus on quitting the way she focuses on being…[Read more]

  • Jenny posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 4 weeks ago

    Today I have the urge to gamble my last $20 but I have gamban on so I can’t, I also self excluded my self at the websites I frequent so I have no access at work, my brain is looking for stimulation from betting I don’t know if this feeling will ever go away.

    • Jenny replied 4 weeks ago

      I decided I will only keep $100 cash on me so I wouldn’t be tempted to spend it on gambling, I owe so much money it’ll take me years to pay back, let this be a lesson learned for myself how hard I have to bounce back, I asked for extra shifts at work so I get full time hours, fortunately this paycheck I will get 70 hours, im hoping for overtime…[Read more]

    • Jenny replied 4 weeks ago

      I’m trying to figure out if I can do this

      • Jenny it does get easier I wouldn’t say completely easy but for sure it gets much easier to stay away.
        It will come into your mind less the urges will subside to a point where it’s much easier to make a choice to stay stopped. You need to give yourself some time.
        Try to find other things that spike your interest. A good movie talking with peo…[Read more]

        • I understand. I fight with urges, too. My triggers seem to be having a stressful or frustrating day at work. That’s when I especially feel the urge to gamble. I banned myself for 1 year from the casinos that are nearby… online gambling isn’t legal in my state. The casinos I can play at are quite a drive- 1-2 hours one-way, so I can’t just jump in…[Read more]

  • Serenity posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 4 weeks, 1 day ago

    This write up is from a councillor who once suffered from addiction himself.
    He mentioned in a meeting once gambling has the highest rate of suicide.
    Small wonder really everything a person works for slowly slips through the door.
    Stay safe and warm!

    Did you know? Ten percent of North Americans—23.5 million Americans and three million C…[Read more]

  • bbgirl posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Okay so I have been playing online games for a while now. There seems to be moments of clarity however when online all sense of reason seems to escape me. I am tired of the sleepless nights trying to recuperate losses and the feelings of despair and disappointment in myself and to others. I have blocked my online profile this morning with the…[Read more]

    • Jenny replied 4 weeks ago

      Good for you bbgirl

      • Thanks Jenny still going strong for the first time in ages I have money in my account by the second of the month. Feels great to not be stressing how I will survive for the month. My unhealthy relationship with money needs to be sorted but feeling better .

    • Hello bbgirl,

      Good job for self-ban and self-intervening! In case you are looking for self-help resources, here is a mobile app digital treatment program for people with gambling disorder that will be available soon. Feel free to learn more about it here: https://skinnerapp.wixsite.com/helloskinner
      Let me know if you have any questions as well!

      -Skinner

  • Durr posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Life has been very frustrating for me for the last 3 days. Job, relationships, problems etc. Last night and this morning I found time to give thanks. It really helps. I also am focusing on praising the Lord.
    Second, I printed out the Feb 18th Armor of God thread which is already helping. That article quotes “Whatever is true, noble, right, p…[Read more]

  • J posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    i was considering putting almost all of my remaining money on a single roulette red or black bet. A win would make me even in my lifetime of gambling. A loss would kill me – suicide. I decided to heal my gambling addiction instead. i feel better. Thanks for listening/reading. I felt a desire to share my thoughts.

  • Bigheart4 posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Is anybody from the Ottawa, Ontario area who would love to chat by texting. So we can help each other.

  • stephann posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Is their anyone on this Chat who lives im Massachuestts? Im just wondering if their is any other help besides Gamb anonymous mtgs.

    • Jenny replied 4 weeks ago

      Have you tried counselling, im not sure if you get free counselling where you live because here in bc Canada we have a program for gamblers to get free counselling through 1800 numbers

  • stephann posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Day 1. I have been struggling with gamb since i was 13 im 47 now it started out with the 1$ scratch tixs and now i play the 50$ scratch tixs.I went thru an insane amount of $ the past 3 days 3000$ which is nothing compared to what ive lost thru out my life .The majority of thr $ ive just lost was from credit card cash advances.I could not sleep…[Read more]

  • Serenity posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Written by a councillor I admire.
    🌟 “The magic you’re looking for is in the work you’re avoiding.” 🌟 Let these words ignite a fire within you today! 🔥 Often, we seek the extraordinary, the miraculous, without realizing that the true enchantment lies in the steps we hesitate to take, the challenges we shy away from. Every obstacle, every task we…[Read more]

    • Jenny replied 1 month ago

      Thank you for sharing serenity

    • Jenny replied 1 month ago

      Thank you for sharing serenity, I really needed to hear that.

      • You are welcome Jenny. I was able to pull something from this write up also.
        Every little bit helps. hugs

  • Jenny posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Whenever I find a device that doesn’t have the gamban on I use it before I place the ban on as my last chance to gamble before I ban the websites, I should stop doing that

  • Durr posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    A top ten habit for quitting is to analyze what to work on today. Firstly, if something is way out of whack like anger, work on that. Pound it out with Bible verses on anger (Verses anger).
    Second, the Bible says: “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is exc…[Read more]

  • Maximus posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    FEBRUARY 22 Reflection for the Day
    When I came to Gamblers Anonymous, I found people who knew exactly what I meant when I spoke finally of my fears. They had been where I had been; they understood. I’ve since learned that many of my fears have to do with projection. It’s normal, for example, to have a tiny backburner fear that the person I lov…[Read more]

  • Jenny posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    I made it till the end of the day yesterday then I gambled $60, now im not obsessing about gambling it feels a little better, I subscribed 1 month to gamban

    • Jenny replied 1 month ago

      I haven’t thought of going back online eventhough gambling is always on my mind I think about not gambling and gambling but I don’t have the urge to gamble. Eventhough I hover over my phone as habit I don’t feel the need to gamble, I think it’s getting better on and off

  • Jenny posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    Yesterday my free trial for gamban expired and went online but didn’t spend any money I was given free money so I gambled, today I feel better and don’t have the urge to go online yet, we’ll see it’s early.

    • Jenny replied 1 month ago

      I’m so happy I don’t have gambling on my mind right this minute.

  • Maximus posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month ago

    FEBRUARY 21 Reflection for the Day
    Do I waste my time and energy wrestling with situations that aren’t actually worth a second thought? Like Don Quixote, the bemused hero of Spanish literature, do I imagine windmills as menacing giants, battling them until I am ready to drop from exhaustion? Today I’ll not allow my imagination to build small tro…[Read more]

  • Bigheart4 posted an update in the group Group logo of CommunityCommunity 1 month, 1 week ago

    Buggy we’re all in the same situation. We need to realize we’re never going to get our money back. We keep chasing more and more. We’re going to end up killing ourselves. We need stop it together right now. I joined this group first week of December. I said I was going to stop. I fell off the wagon 8 times. Lost so much money that I could buy a…[Read more]

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