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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 4 weeks, 1 days agoI have gambled since 1999. I have ruined my financial and emotional life. I haven’t gambled for one month and I hope I will never ever go back to the casino. It is a very destructive addiction…..not that there is a good addiction.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 2 months, 4 weeks ago
A gambling addiction is a very powerful addiction. The impulse to gamble is overwhelming at times. I have ruined my life financially and I still want to go. I am fighting it and I am going to win.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 4 months, 4 weeks ago
I have been on the same roller coaster ride for many many years. I don’t understand why I can’t control this addiction. I quit smoking many years ago and I was a heavy smoker. I do feel I know the reason I go back is because I am lonely and of course the more u gamble the lonier you get because u shut people out.
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Frog2255 I think my reason for not quitting is that gambling makes me happy in the moment but the devastation afterwards is horrendous I think I’m chasing some sort of happiness, I want to be happy that’s why I keep gambling, it’s thrilling. I must be addicted to the rush.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 5 months ago
Dont hate yourself. It is an addiction, An addiction that still isn’t understood and recognized so there isn’t a lot of help out there to deal with it and the governments keep advertising the fun of gambling. We need to lobby governments to show how a gambling addiction can destroy lives, take away happiness and make people sick. But because…[Read more]
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Bless your heart, I agree. Xxx
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 5 months agoI have to stop forever. Believe me the longer you gamble the worse it gets.
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Those few words you spoke are so true and help me get thru the past few days.Gambling gets worse each time i go back out and turns me into an insane mess.Today is 11 days foe me and i hope to keep it going and i also hope your able to get some recovery as well.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Just quit….it won’t get better if you don’t.
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Ams20 this is just the beginning for you. Stop now or it’s going to get deeper! I mean like losing hundreds of thousands in a few years. Losing your house, your business everything! Stop now!
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 6 months ago
Paying off the debt isn’t the answer. You need to deal with why you want to gamble. If you don’t you will continue to gamble and get deeper and deeper in debt. Pay off your current debt and stay away
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 6 months, 3 weeks agoAt the beginning of the week I got the urge to gamble. I said I would go in 2 days and went and got the money….which is from my credit card.
I am so happy that I woke up the next day and knew I couldnt go. I spent the money in the garden centre but at least I have something to show for the money. Gambling is such a horrible destructive…[Read more] -
frog2255 posted a new activity comment 7 months, 1 weeks ago
yes….it doesn’t get better if you keep gambling.
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 8 months, 1 weeks agoThe urge to go to the casino is overpowering. Why do I think that I would actually leave the casino with some of their money. The addicted gamblers mind!!!!
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In a perfect world the money is just sitting there waiting for us.
I wish it was.
Like the saying goes gambling is only a problem if you are losing lol
Problem is we somehow get it in our head that we will win, we are due
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Do you find the more you think about not gambling the more you want to?
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This is a great observation Jenny. I have learned that the best way to deal with this is to stay busy with positive and fulfilling activities. If you are concentrating on positive things and activities the thoughts of gambling or not gambling diminish tremendously. Both of the thoughts of not gambling or gambling are are the same in my opinion.…[Read more]
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Nice thanks for the comment Dan. That’s good advice.
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You are very welcome Jenny
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We share in missing Ken.
I always assumed Ken was paid by this site.
I’m uncertain if he was though.
If he did give his time freely that was very generous of him. Even if he was paid he was still very generous.
Ken’s family must miss him very much.
As well the people who frequent this site.
I hope the administrator of this site is able to…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Yes…..I miss Ken a lot and I know his family does and so do the many people on this site.
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 8 months, 3 weeks agoIt is scary the power of an addiction to gambling has over a person. I was just sitting watching the news and the urge to gamble swept over me. It brings a happy feeling….. unfortunately not the depresssion that comes after going to the casino……
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A person has to remind them selves of the unrest that gambling brings.
It sounds like you are doing well.
I’m hanging in there also.
I think about gambling much less now. But I still do think about it. The urges have softened to almost nothing just a thought that comes for a minute and leaves just a quickly once in awhile.
It’s been just ove…[Read more]-
Congratulations on being bet free for over four months. You’re an amazing person and deserve to be happy.
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Thank you Dan, you are very kind!
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You’re very caring and I appreciate you. Thank you for being you 🤗
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It is scary. I’m happy you are aware of it though. Many times in my life the urge would come and I wasn’t aware enough to recognize it was even there. It was all so automatic.
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I pray all of us can stay away for good but knowing me I typically give in to my urges so never gambling seems unrealistic for me but I hope it will not ruin my life
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I’ve been told by therapists that the best way to look at it is you can gamble but you choose not to. It takes away the power of the addiction and gives you the power to decide if you want to continue gambling. Just a different way of thinking. I hope it helps
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Jenny there are different stages to stopping it seems. At one point I felt as you do. Now instead of telling myself I may go back. I think why would I want to.
This takes time and I don’t think any of the effects of abstinence can be skipped.
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You’ll figure it out Jenny.
Sounds like you have some really good people in your life. That’s beautiful!
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 9 months agoIt is an insidious adiction that nobody but addicted gamblers can understand……I mean as if we really understand why some people are addicted to gambling. It is the hardest urge I have ever had to deal with and I am not a spring chicken. It has ruined my life. I am not going to gamble again…..These are the words I have to hang on to. I…[Read more]
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Hi Frog I share your thoughts on just having to stay away. I’ve fallen into that trap many times thinking I can just handle it. And usually when I go back at first I can but I quickly slip into if I just spend some more money I’ll likely hit.
Then when I don’t and I’ve spent all this money depression sets in for me. I literally hate myself…[Read more]-
Serenity you truly are an amazing blessing to everyone who is here on this site. Thank you for your time and support.
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Hi Dan you are welcome. I wish none of us ever had a gambling problem and from my years of trying to find help. Good support caring advice at times has been hard to find. And it’s needed. And it means something when it’s given.
I’ve noticed your kind comments and really good advice along the way. Your advice and encouragement without a doubt…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Where did you read the notification about Ken. He was such a selfless man.
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They also now have his obituary in the Ottawa citizen with a guestbook for people to write in as well.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 9 months, 3 weeks ago
I am so sorry to hear of Ken’s passing. He was a counellor for so many people. My codolences to his family
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Money becomes meaningless in a casino to people who are addicted to gambling. Ban yourself. It will ruin your life if you don’t
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 10 months ago
It takes a lot of power over your mind to stay away…….but it is necessary otherwise your life will be ruined…..believe me.
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Thank you Frog for your reply. One hour at a time.
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 10 months, 1 weeks agoWhy do people post isues that have nothing to do with the addiction to gambling on this site. I find it very disrespectful
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They try to use spam to try to get people to sometimes buy things or visit their web page.
myself or Doctor Wood try to catch them and delete them
Hope that helps
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