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Hello Christine,

Welcome and kudos for seeking help. I am a psychotherapist who has had experience working with people with gambling addiction. If you are looking for self-help resources, why not check out this mobile app that I am building that will be ready soon? Among other things, it includes information and exercises that helps you identify…[Read more]

Hello Recovery1234,

Hang in there, urges are tricky to deal with but it gets easier as you learn to cope with them. KellyK’s already offer you one solid advice, which is only focusing on not gambling today. For urges within that day, try to see if you can delay each urge when it comes. Just for 15 min, tell yourself I’ll wait 15 min, and then…[Read more]

Hello Cococonail,

Perhaps it takes hitting your rock bottom to push you to start your recovery. Good job seeking help and coming clean to your partner, a support system is vital in this process of change. If you are looking for self-help resources, why not take a look at this mobile app I am building? I am a psychotherapist who has had experience…[Read more]

Hello Woundedhealer,

Congrats on Day5, it seems that you are steadily progressing with good strategies to prevent relapse. If you are looking for resources to aid/further strengthen your recovery, feel free to check out this self-help mobile app that I am building for people like yourself. I am a psychotherapist who has had experience working…[Read more]

Hello Gamhealing,

It’s good that you want to change and are actively seeking help. If you are looking for more than peer support, I am a psychotherapist who has had experience working with people with gambling addiction and I am building a self-help mobile app for people like yourself. If you are interested to know more, feel free to find more…[Read more]

Hello MikeC,

I can imagine how much of a struggle it is to stay off placing a bet when you are simply trying to enjoy some live sports. Unfortunately if it’s sports betting you are addicted to, it is not recommended to overly engage yourself with the activity that will prompt you to gamble. Maybe you can find other forms of entertainment (like…[Read more]

Hello Retired in Calgary,

Sorry to hear about your epic loss but glad that it makes you want to change. Gambling addiction is a hard one to beat but to have the motivation is the most important place to start. I am a psychotherapist who has had experience working with people with gambling addiction. If you are looking for self-help resources, why…[Read more]

Hello Tmor,

Sorry to hear that you are struggling, I am a psychotherapist who has had experience working with people with gambling addiction. If you are looking for self-help resources, why not check out this mobile app that I am building that will be ready soon? You can find more information about the app…[Read more]

Hello Daniel,

For the hard battle it already is, having no one to turn to makes it even harder so I could imagine your despair. I agree with Serenity that the first step you should take is to self-ban and self-exclude from online betting sites and casinos. I don’t know where you are but in some places it seems to also be possible to talk to y…[Read more]

Hello Florida Conch,

If you are looking for self-help resources, why not check out this mobile app that I am building? I am a psychotherapist who has had experience working with patients with gambling disorder in the hospital. I wanted to build this digital treatment program that requires no contact with therapists very largely because of people…[Read more]

Hello Matty,

Having comorbid substance use problems can be even more tricky to handle because very likely there’s already a maladaptive behavioral pattern established so I could imagine your struggle. I feel for your pain and encourage you to seek professional help.

In fact, if you are looking for self-help resources, why not check out this m…[Read more]

Hi JerMe,

Be proud of yourself for being almost six months clean, the road of recovery is zigzag not a straight line so lapses will and often do happen, unfortunately. What you could try to do is 1. Remember your feeling now, the shame, the hurt, the embarrassment, and remind yourself of how they feel the next time you face an urge, try to relive…[Read more]

Hello Coconail,
Why wait until “one day”? Start now, start today! It’s not as hard as you might think. Just focus on not gambling for TODAY. That’s it. Tomorrow you repeat what you do today. Not to gamble that day. If there’s urges, try to delay it by doing sth else for just 15 min, and then another 15, then another. I would also really encourage…[Read more]

@kenl Hello Ken,
Thank you so much for sharing your insight with me, I get the same feeling as well (that they are completely ready to commit to change). Regarding the two issues you mentioned, 1. do you think that if it’s supported/endorsed by a reputable organization, they’d trust it more? 2. at its core, I still see it as more a problem of mot…[Read more]

Hello Mathew,
Acceptance, full acceptance. Accept that because you gambled, you’ve caused damages. Otherwise it can easily be a trigger for you to win back the losses. After you accept it, remind yourself constantly and especially when you have urges the sick feeling you are feeling now. Gradually it will establish a new conditional reaction that…[Read more]

@tommyt Hello Tommy,
Thank you for your comment, maybe I didn’t make it clear enough, it is exactly the opposite of a network/platform for peer support, like the case with GamTalk and GA (Gambler Anonymous). There are plenty of those and they work well for some people, but not for all. The app I am trying to create is what you will get if you go i…[Read more]

Hello Lilly, Thank you! Welcome to sign up if you haven’t already.

Hello Jewel,

I would suggest seeking professional help as well that would hopefully help you identify faulty thinking that leads you to gamble, how to handle urges and how to prevent relapses. I would also recommend coming clean to your husband. You need a support system in your journey to recovery. You speak of an app, I am a psychotherapist…[Read more]

Hi Bianca,

Good job getting Gamban, it also helps to self-exclude from casinos. Another important thing is to start accepting the fact that you’ve lost x amount of money and there’s no getting it back, by accepting you wouldn’t think about winning it back through gambling and can focus on other things that occupy your life.

I would like to make…[Read more]