[Arywise]

Oh man do I know what you mean. I am a compulsive gambler of sports gambling. I see scores and kick myself because I know I woulda won. But I never remember that losing taste

Good luck, keep on and fight the temptation. I’m on day 67 gambling free

[Arywise]

Today is day 67. I’m still getting urges but they come and go quickly. Got another therapy session later that I’m really looking forward too!

[Arywise]

Hope all is well Kin.

[Arywise]

honestly, today was the first day I have been gambling free. I think I’ve gambled for maybe the past 10 years daily. I tried to stop last week and ended up gambling again this weekend. But as of today I cut my accounts and shut them off. I don’t live close to a casino so its a start. I’m hoping to pay off a few local people some money I owe over the next month and start over in life. I’m trying to get a part time job to keep me occupied as I feel like most of my gambling happens in the afternoon in to the night. That way I can recover financially as well as stay busy. I have so many plans once I can get some money saved. I can’t wait to just look at my bank account and have a sigh of relief. 

[Arywise]

You are so right we need to appreciate the things we have. It sucks that it took losing all this money and setting myself back to realize I had a problem. But it’s better now than down the road I suppose. I just really need to kick the habit. is there anything that you have done that help you avoid gambling? I want to start running, but I’m not in shape lol. I guess If I focused as much energy in my workout habits that I do gambling I could be looking like a model.

please share any motivators you have that help avoid temptations. I am assuming the first few weeks are the hardest. I will try to go back everyday to make sure we are kicking this!

[Arywise]

Hey Taylor,
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nI am new to this page as well and just recently started the process of stopping. I can relate to your story. Instead of being at the casino I’m attached to my phone doing any types of online gambling I can get my hand on. I prolly missed so many conversations, was so out of it while being with loved ones and they more than likely had no clue.
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nWe all go through the dark phase of not wanting to be here because we are so shameful of what happened. I have lost tons of money and honestly to this day still owe about 4k that I gave no idea how I’m going to pay still.
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nI can’t say it gets better because I too am jsut starting, but let’s stay in touch and help each other. Let’s focus on each day getting one step closer to feeling financially stable and let’s focus on our loved ones.
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nIf you ever need someone to talk to, I am here and willing to go thru this together.

[Arywise]

Stay strong. I too am just starting to stop. One day at a Time is all we can do. We need to stay true to ourself and build off of each day. Get momentum to stop and think about how much better it can be as a free soul.

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