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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 1 months agoI have been on a gambling spree again after not gambling for a while. It is the height of stupidity to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. From my last play where I spent many hundreds they tell me that I have a free play of $30…….totally insane. I feel that I won’t be going back
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 3 months agoI just cut up my 47th players card. Everytime I leave the casino I swear I will never go back and chop up my card. An addicted gamler can’t win. Even if I win I stay until most or all of the winnings are spent or go back in a few days to blow the rest. It is a very hard addiction to control. As some one said earlier it is like the devil gets…[Read more]
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Your words ring 💯 definitely no logic as I have continued down the path of total destruction, no logic whatsoever!
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 1 years, 8 months ago
It is very difficult when we lose loved ones either by moving away or by passing.
I have lost so my loved ones and am an addicted gambler. Wow, it so so addictive. The last few times I went I
said I wont go back but did again and really screwed up my finances…….why, why why. What an addictive thing to do.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 1 years, 9 months ago
Money has no value or meaning when you are gambling
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yeah its nuts to think about once you’re away from it
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 9 months agoWhy did I slip after 3 weeks……stessed due to finances that I have again damaged because of gambling; don’t like myself; lonliness which has become enhanced due to gambling’ believing that I could get back some of the money I wasted there; believing I could control my spending when I go…..hahaha….it isn’t funny because it is insane.
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I’m glad you are back !
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Hi Frog.Isnt it crazy how we get that thought that we can control our $ while we are gambling.I feel your pain.I have not been anle to get 2 days free of a bet.Going to a GA mtg a few hours from right now.
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Each day is a new chance to start over!
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Hi Frog
Even if a compulsive gambler wins there is never a big enough win to satisfy us.
Below is a reading from the Gamblers Anonymous yellow book read at the meetingsWhat is the dream world of the compulsive gambler?
This is another common characteristic of compulsive gamblers. A lot of time is spent creating images of the great and wonderful…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 9 months agoI smoked cigarettes for 35 years. That addiction I was able to control as I quit over 25 years ago……but this gambling addiction to me is much more powerful . It is so hard for persons who arn’t addicted gamblers to uderstand the compulsion to gamble. As much as what I have read and have taken a gamblers addiction course it is still very…[Read more]
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frog in away my addiction too gambling served me too understand my adult child’s addiction too drugs. Had I not understood what addiction can do to a person I’m not so sure I’d of understood. Why my child just couldn’t stop cold turkey. My child has been free of drugs for over five years now. It was a real process for her to become free. Gamblin…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 1 years, 9 months ago
I am glad your husband took it calmly…..all the best
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Thank you so much.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 1 years, 9 months ago
You are so right….the urges will pass and I/we need to remeber that and try to divert those thoughts
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I feel you guys. I stopped going in person but during covid opened an online account that I’ve given sooo much money to its nuts. It’s been really hard seeing how much I’ve spent this last year, money I could have invested etc. I’ve learned to set myself up by deciding what I’m going to do the moment I get an urge – ie walk, call a friend, cuddle…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 9 months agoIt has nothing to do with sense. It is a powerful addiction. I made the decision a month ago to never go to a casino ago. I haven’t been back but man oh man the demons are trying really hard to take control. I stopped buying lottery tickets about 2 weeks ago. They are calling for me…..but not as load as the casino. I am finding help…[Read more]
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Frog I feel the same right now and like yourself I have made up my mind. I’m not going back to gambling the urges will pass. We’re more than a push of a button or scratching a card. We are so much more!
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You are so right….the urges will pass and I/we need to remeber that and try to divert those thoughts
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Much love
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I feel you guys. I stopped going in person but during covid opened an online account that I’ve given sooo much money to its nuts. It’s been really hard seeing how much I’ve spent this last year, money I could have invested etc. I’ve learned to set myself up by deciding what I’m going to do the moment I get an urge – ie walk, call a friend, cuddle…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 10 months agoOn Facebook a site just stated that there are now 10 online gambling sites in Ontario…..let alone all the othere sites that are available. Gambling advertising and the easy access is getting totally out of hand and is scary.
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Driven by greed. What a shame. A councillor once said to me when you win you are winning other people’s loses.
Which is sad when I thought about it. I wish gambling wasn’t allowed. There are much better things too do with a person‘S time and money.
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 1 years, 10 months ago
it can get better……one day at a time…..
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frog2255 posted a new activity comment 1 years, 10 months ago
Please take care. The battle to beat gambling is a big battle but it can be won and controlled. I feel that just the last few weeks I have come to hate gambling…..it has been a long time….you will do it…and being there for your sister is your life right now.
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Thank you for your kind words frog2255. Much admiration I have for your decision. I plan on staying strong and staying away from gambling. As for my sister we live thousands of miles apart but for years have spoken once and often twice a day on the phone and visit as often as we are able to. My hopes are too go see her soon and after her treatment…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 10 months agoIt is very concerning that there is so much advertising about gambling now especially on TV. It is everywhere. When u go to a convenience store the tickets are right there in front of you and signs all over about the big jackpots. I notice there are a lot more people posting on this site. Not to be paranoid but gambling has become an epidemic. The…[Read more]
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I agree about the advertising. Possibly the government would make a change if enough people requested it. It’s a good idea!
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@serenity unfortunately it is new in Canada that it is legal so since the government has put its hands in it they support these adds because it makes them money. I am in another industry that they say they want to protect the children so put heavy sanctions yet are hypocritical about this. It is truly impossible to watch sports on cable…[Read more]
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Flavourman it’s nice to hear from you. I think you are right about our government they’d be slow to change when they are making money from gambling. What I did notice the advertising is much worse in BC than Manitoba although there are lots of ads here also. I’m sorry the government is making things difficult for your business. Hopefully that…[Read more]
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 10 months agoHow do I respond to a person on this site
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click under their name where it says ‘comment’ …. Lindy
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If it’s a reply though click on the reply button Lindy
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Hi Frog
In addition to what Lindy said you can also post /leave messages in the chatroom
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frog2255 posted an update in the group
Community 1 years, 10 months agoI started gambling in 1999. I have lost a fortune. This week I have stopped buying tickets and I pray that I will never ever return to a casino. It is a horrible addiction that many people do not understand. It is a lifelong addiction.
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Hi Frog
Thank you for sharing your decades long experience. Good for you for turning a page.
I struggled with slot machines. It desensitized the value of money for me. You’d think I’d get when I had to keep going back for more money to put in those machines but I just didn’t. It’s a short time that I’ve been away a couple of weeks because I…[Read more]
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Free play is just a trap to keep you coming back. I never win on my free play no matter how much they give me. I no longer want mail or perks from the casino. It all just leads to disaster!!