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Hi Fear68, check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdzLfbPIHrY . I hope it helps. Coming to this site is a solid proof that you will be recovered in the end. Hang on there. Relapse is just like learning how to ride bikes. some people fail more and some people fail less, but ultimately we will all get there. I don’t even remember that how many times that I relapsed in the past ??
Hi Fear68, Thanks for the advice. I did hear a lot that giving your income to someone close is a mandatory step for the recovery. Unfortunately, It didn’t work for me. I tried at least 2 times. Maybe this approach doesn’t fit me. What I did was just to apply some credits from financing company online which took less than a minute. I did close down almost all my accounts in Financing Companies so that I couldn’t borrow money too easily.
Hi Vera,Thanks for your message. It is my first post ever in my whole life. I was not a facebook or twitter person. It was really exciting when I got the 1st reply from you. Fast Forwarding really describes a lot. I knew deep in my heard that I would always end up losing regardless how lucky I could be with one spin. I never quit after big wins and always just raise my bet and lost all in the end. Sometimes when I passed the slot machine in the super market, those scenes flashed across my minds in fast forwarding mode. I kind of know the whole story if I was to put just one euro into the machine.
Hi Bettie,
Reading your post is just like reading about my own life. I was struggling with shame and thinking about suicide many times. There were twice that I couldn’t pay off my bills and basic of monthly installment from financing companies. It helps me to watch the youtube video by searching the key word “gambling relapse”. You come to this stage after inevitable miserable relapses. You learn from your mistakes and you are now heading towards the final recovery. it is never too late.Hi Liz,
I felt that the moment when you search for treatment such as this site, you have reached the most important milestone towards recovery. Hang on there. Compulsive gamblers are not bad person. They could be much better in study and work sometimes, like me ??
Hi Mav,
It is 2AM here and I couldn’t fall asleep. I felt like lonely, bored and gambling. But instead, I come here to watch your post. Thanks for welcoming me yesterday when I first joined the chat room. I am a bit enlightened by your post.
1) I have to say that I am blessed that my brother supports me and he didn’t made me feel ashamed. My mind is stronger when someone understands me.
2) I have the same choices as you mentioned. no matter how lucky I would be, I can’t win the amount back which could cover my loss. You had a really good point.
3) mostly, I have other mental problem as well. Gambling is simply a symptom. Telling others or myself that not to gamble wouldn’t really help in the long run. I really have to solve the root cause of my depressing and unhappy life.