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Maximus posted a new activity comment 2 days, 8 hours ago
Csab123, the only way out of this mess we get ourselves into is hard work and I also put a certain portion of my salary into my parent’s account to limit my access to cash, and if I did not have that to fall back on, my relapse would have been even more devastating. Hope this little piece of advice helps, but that is the only way I was able to get…[Read more]
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Maximus posted a new activity comment 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Hey there Jed. I’ve been there myself multiple times in the past and it sucks! Winning is never a long term thing and eventually I always lost any kind of “winnings”. The online casino is so much worse (in my opinion) because you cannot physically see your money in your hands, which makes it incredibly easy to bet enormous sums of money in one…[Read more]
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Maximus posted an update in the group
Community 1 months agoHi everyone, I just want to explain why you’ll see me post the Reflection for the Day now and then. As it is often mentioned, Ken L was a role model for many of us, especially for me as well. I remember that he always used to send me the Reflection for the Day by email, which I now realize I took for granted. My email list is not nearly as…[Read more]
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Maximus posted an update in the group
Community 1 months agoMARCH 26 Reflection for the Day
I know today that getting active means trying to live the Steps of the Gamblers Anonymous Program to the best of my ability. It means striving for some degree of honesty, first with myself, then with others. It means activity directed inward, to enable me to see myself and my relationship with my Higher Power more…[Read more] -
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Community 2 months agoFEBRUARY 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] -
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Community 2 months agoFEBRUARY 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]-
restore my values- That is powerful as we loose ourselves along the way
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Maximus posted an update in the group
Community 2 months, 1 weeks agoFEBRUARY 19 Reflection for the Day
When people say rash or ugly things, we sometimes say they are forgetting themselves, meaning they’re forgetting their best selves in a sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury. If I remember the kind of person I want to be, hopefully I won’t forget myself and yield to a fit of temper. I’ll believe that the posit…[Read more] -
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Community 2 months, 1 weeks agoFEBRUARY 18 Reflection for the Day
We learn in Gamblers Anonymous that we cannot punish anyone without punishing ourselves. The release of my tensions, even justified, in a punishing way leaves behind the dregs of bitterness and pain. This was the monotonous story of my life before I came to Gamblers Anonymous. So in my new life, I’d do well to c…[Read more] -
Maximus's profile was updated 2 months, 1 weeks ago
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Maximus posted a new activity comment 2 months, 1 weeks ago
They also now have his obituary in the Ottawa citizen with a guestbook for people to write in as well.
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Maximus posted a new activity comment 2 months, 1 weeks ago
I am so sorry to hear that about Ken. He was such a kind hearted person who helped me get into Gamtalk and GA. I will remember all the time and effort he sacrificed to help others. Beyond any doubt one of the most selfless people to walk this earth. RIP
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Thank you maximus. This means a lot. I plan on telling my family, but maybe when I feel more of myself. This is not the first time and I hope they’d still accept me.
I could have written your post and I’m exactly in the position . I’ve lost thousands this week after winning big. Like you said I cannot stop until it’s all gone. I keep that shred of hope alive when I know from the past the casino always wins if you don’t walk away. The past two weeks have set us back financially so bad I feel like I’m in a nigh…[Read more]
Jed when I lost everything , I also keep saying I’m going to stop. It never happens. We have an addiction. I’ve been trying to stop for the past 28 years. My last 3 years have been a nightmare. Only way I’m looking to quit for ever is I been looking how other people live a normal happy life, and I just got a new grand child. I’m going to quit no…[Read more]