Yes,home life for me while I was gambling was unbearable.My husband and I would argue all the time,I would always blame him for starting the argument but in...
hello everyone just got back from a gambling free vacation. since i have been back all i think about is gambling. trying to tell myself i dont have a problem ...
Hi,my name is Shelly and I'm a compulsive gambler.I know what your talking about when you say you think you don't have a problem and that you can control...
Hi Shelly and meagain, Your so right, it is the addiction talking. The harder I tried to prove that I could control myself, in my words, "do it right", the ...
The answer is yes. Not at first, but once the addiction consumed me I was no longer myself. I did not want to do family things, I wanted to gamble. I stayed...
Hello. I am almost to my 2 month mark and some days it does seem harder. It's the CG coming out and wanting to feed the urge....that's what I think. Anyway,...
Shelly... Hello. Sorry for the quick leave today. My computer has its own mind these days. I will be getting a new one just as soon as I get it ordered....
Hi youagain, I think i have never reacted to you before. My name is pierre a recovering CG from the Netherlands. What your experiencing is very comman and it...
Hi meagain What you are describing seems to be something most of us go through in the early stages of recovery. I think as the distance between our last bet...
Hi Lonnie, Yes, I hope that you can restore those trust issues with your wife. For me, it was too late, but evidently, from what's posted here on the board, a...
Hi Lonnie, Yes, I hope that you can restore those trust issues with your wife. For me, it was too late, but evidently, from what's posted here on the board, a...
YOU ARE RIGHT I WANT TO REWARD MYSELF. I WONDER WHAT I AM TRULEY RUNNING FROM, WHEN I WANT TO GAMBLE. I CANT PUT MY FINGER ON IT. I ALWAYS HAVE TO UNDERSTAND...
Hi Julie, No it won't be easy, but it gets easier. There is a lot of good information to be had here so read as much as you can. You'll find so many...
Hi Everyone, Was just sitting here with a million thoughts running through my mind and suddenly felt the need to post. Today is my 5th Gamble Free day. I must...
Hi All!!!!!!! I had to change my screen name. I didn't like that my "real" name was popping up everytime I wrote something or we were all in a conference. So I...
Hi MJ Congrats on reaching 5 days without a bet and good on you for dropping a line to let us know how you're getting on. It sounds like you've made some...
Hi Baz, Thanks for your words of encouragement. I'm ashamed to admit that as i sit here typing out this reply, the only thing going round and round in my mind...
Mjs --hang in there -- the beginning is the toughest -- I promise though -- it does get easier with time -- your urges to gamble will be replaced with a sense...
Hello Sue, So sorry to hear that you weren't able to work your way through the "big urge" and though you tried not to, you gave in. Could it be that you were...
Hello MJ, Well done on your 5th day of not gambling MJ and yes it does at times feel as if things are getting more difficult, but remember you are in the very...
A woman has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after trying to poison her husband three times – allegedly to secure money to feed her pokie addiction. Ken's...
Hi Suzie/Jim, I had a PO Box in another town, couldn't be seen going into the local one, (hubby is a truck driver, always on the road to somewhere and I never...
Hi this is Lonnie, Just in cae anywone was wondering, I am here and doing OK. I visited my shrink on Wednesday and got some anxiety medication. It is...
Hello all, Just a note to tell everyone that I am back home, after spending 3 weeks with family and then Deb.. First off I would like to welcome all the new...
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