Good Morning ;

Relapses suck !!! I have just AGAIN stopped for 3 weeks now.
I stopped 2 years ago for about 18 months. I read lots in that time mostly on
looking in the mirror selfhelp speritual kinda books, I attend 3 GA meetings in
that time. I'm on to a new book now, that may help you. You can check it out at
this site : http://www.hsperson.com/index.html it may help it may not.......
I'm on a journey of selfhelp and am the kinda of person that MUST know why I
gambled.



Good Luck

Jonathan


wortmanave <wortmanave@...> wrote:
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I came across your profile in the yahoo chat on CG. It doesnt seem
many people post there. I am a compulsive gambler, been in & out of
GA for over 10 years and just had a relapse. I am looking for
sommeone who I can correspond with-I think it may help, in addition
to going back to GA.

If you are still interested in helping fellow CG, email me back. Thnx.

alan w.




-- In compulsivegamblingrecovery@yahoogroups.com, Ernie Jacobs
<erniej100@y...> wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Ernie J here a compulsive gambler. going it alone has led you into
trouble by gambling alone. I'm sure some people might have made it
cold turkey, but I don't know any of them because they would not have
attended any meetings (Gamblers Anonymous). So you never hear about
them. Quiting gambling is what you need to do, but what are the
reasons for it. Not only do you have to dwell on your gambling
losses, emotional problems occur. Do you feel good about yourself?
Have you left you wife and children alone just to go gambling? Have
you hurt them by not being around. If you have a wife with a
sympathetic ear talk to her now, tell her of your losses. You are
gambling on your future. Take care.
>
> sinbad002002 <sinbad002002@y...> wrote:
> I am a busy professional with a family and good job. I have been
> gambling for about 3 years. It started on the internet where I won
> playing blackjack (about $32,000 one night). I enjoyed playing 5
> hands at once at $1,000 each hand. After a while I got tired of
> playing blackjack, plus, I was starting to lose more than win. I
> did win sometimes (sometimes very big money), but for some reason,
> it was very easy for me to give up internet gambling.
>
> The real casino gambling has proven much more difficult. I have to
> drive through Vegas a lot (about 5 times a year), and of course,
got
> to be on the comp list at the highest level at several hotels there
> due to my 35 hours of play at an average of $300 to $700 per hand
in
> blackjack. Sometimes I would win $25,000, sometimes I would lose
> $25,000 in one weekend visit. It got out of hand, but I only went
5
> times a year, so it didn't bankrupt me. Then an Indian casino
> opened near my home (about 1 hour drive). I figure I have lost
> about $300,000 there during the past year and a half.
>
> I have tried quitting many times. Now I am trying to pray to God
> every day to help me. I am also trying to talk with my wife more
> and spend more time with my children. I am wondering if this is
> going to work. It has only been a week since I have tried this
way,
> but I feel good about it right now. I am wondering, is it possible
> for me to quit alone without any counseling or groups. I am a
> solitary man in many ways (except for my family) and I don't feel
> comfortable around groups of people or counselors.
>
> Has anyone out there made it alone and succeeded? I would like to
> hear from you if you have.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
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