Not quite as long as that phillip, this is my fourth month. Its not wierd what you say infact a lot of us become very withdrawn and private, we like to live with our dirty little secret. However a succesful recovery requires a lot of changes, changes in our personality and behaviour. Yes the important thing has to be to stop gambling, but if that is going to leave us miserable and depressed why bother. You can live gamble free and be happy, a change that maybe required for you achieve this, is learning to talk to people again. It is a very hard thing to do. The good thing with GA is you dont have to say anything, you can just listen. It takes a great amount of courage to go to your first meeting, but it can help you so much its worth the effort just to see. If you want a new life phillip please give it a go. It might not be your thing at all, but it is surprising how many of us were reclusive and didnt want to go that first time, but are so pleased we did go. You owe it yourself to try it,it cant be more embarrasing than spending 13K on a night out can it?I dont gamble.
