[Simonprice]

Hi,
Having been a compulsive gambler for years losing enormous amounts of money and ruining my life I am still struggling to understand what triggers my addiction.

Any advice on how I can drill down and find what drives me would surely help me on he long journey ahead.

Thanks
Simon

[Simonprice]

Any comments / advice would be appreciated.

[charles]

Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

As well as the forums New Members are invited to join Charles in the New Members Practical Advice Group On Mondays at 21:00 (UK) and Thursday at 19:00(UK)

And on that note….

I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂

Take care

The Gambling Therapy Team

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[charles]

Hi Simon,

Well done on looking for help.

There are many triggers/ »reasons » why people might gamble or become addicted. In recovery you can look at your own situation, maybe try counselling etc to look at any underlying issues if that is needed.

The important thing right now isn’t so much the « Why? » as it is to put things inplace to avoid our next bet. After all if we are still in action we are unlikely to be able to address or even recognise any other issues.

Whatever any underlying issue it is also important top realise that gamblign has now become a problem in it’s own right; once we cross the line into addiction there is no reverse gear – we could sort our any and all other issues and we would still be a compuslive gambler.

We can all choose to not place our next bet, one day at a time.

Keep posting, keep reading. You can stop gambling.

[Auteur]

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