[buster1969]

Today is my five year anniversary. 

Five years ago today I placed my last bet and then immediately self-excluded. In the last five years I’ve been to casinos multiple times and actually went to Las Vegas once and at no point was I tempted to gamble. 

People need to understand that if you can be honest with yourself and admit you have a problem you can beat gambling addiction. The minute you try to justify „controlled betting“ you’ve lost. 

Total abstention is the only way but the longer you go the more you’ll realize that you never really liked gambling in the first place, it was just filling a void. We need to fill that void with something constructive!

[jen3]

Awsome. Congratts!!

[Dunc]

Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

Huge Congratulations on your achievement

Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

As well as the forums New Members are invited to join Charles in the New Members Practical Advice Group On Mondays at 21:00 (UK) and Thursday at 19:00(UK)

And on that note….

I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you ??

Take care

The Gambling Therapy Team

PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our privacy policy and terms and conditions so you know how it all works!

[kin]

Awesome!

[Autor]

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