eastwester

on a daily basis.....

Posted on 04/23/08, 02:57 am

Have we stopped searching for reasons and causes of our gambling problem and started to deal with the problem on a daily basis? What does this question mean to you? How does it relate to your own recovery program? Do you work your program on a daily basis? Why / Why not?

• Reply #11 07/13/08  12:45pm
  
  JO3159
  Hi, I am so thankful for all of the encouraging words you give to everyone. I have 101 excuses for gambling. But you know what? It's realy only an escape to get away and not think about anything. It does not solve any problems, just makes them worse. I need to start dealing with this on a daily bases. No more looking at the big horrible picture. I have to start out by taking everything one day at a time. I will sart today.
• Reply #12 08/31/08  5:02am
  
  searchingfor
  Have I stopped searching for reasons and causes for my gambling problem? Yes I have stopped doing this. Years ago, I thought that if I could understand why I crossed the invisible line into uncontrolled gambling, then I would be able to stop gambling. I know that I have various "triggers" that send me to gambling, but these too are unimportant to me at this moment in time. All I need to know is that I am a compulsive gambler and I cannot gamble, unless I choose to accept the consequences. The only outcomes of this progresive addiction are prison, insanity or death. I choose not to accept these outcomes, therefore I cannot gamble.
  
  Have I begun to do something to deal with this addiction on a daily basis? I can gratefully answer this question yes. Having found internet recovery groups since getting internet access for the first time in 10 years, I truly do participate in recovery activities every day. In fact it is the first thing I do when I wake up and the last thing I do before going to sleep. Previously, when only utilizing GA, I would only give thought or action to recovery on a day that I went to a meeting. Am I doing enough? No, unfortunately I have not done enough. As evidenced by my relapse, I have not put up effective roadblocks. This is clearly something that needs to change.

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