Journal Entry for November 13, 2007
November 13, 2007 3:57pm
We finally did it! My husband and I filled out the paperwork, got our photos taken, and self-excluded ourselves from all IL Casinos.
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I am a medical transcriptionist. I have three sons who I am very proud of. I am married to a man with the same addiction. We started going together about 3 years ago and we can't stop!! We both want to. We spend hundreds of dollars every week and I am so afraid. the boys are upset. They don't understand why we do it. We go without so much so we can get that rush but it only lasts a few seconds and you want more. Help!!
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This is terrific. Things will get better and better.
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I am so very proud of you. Keep finding good things to do. I just finished reading a devotion on serving others. Find ways to do something for someone else. Keep yourself busy and your mind occupied on good things. Have a super day!! DH
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You will end up spending every dime you can find. We even resorted to check cashing places when we ran out of money and you do not want to do that. Fight this with all you can and lean on our Heavenly Father and us.
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Hi, You can do this. It is a hard road, self exclusion is a roadblock and a really good tool to stop you from gambling. try and add to your tool box daily. the only way i can beat this is one day at a time and sometimes the urges are huge. If you have the urge again come here first and read. It does help, also one little idea is to put the money you might have spent at the casino in the college fund. it will give you great satisfaction watching it grow. Big hugs out to you today. I hope you can come back for more support. Suzi
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Hi, I am also a compulsive gambler and believe me, it's one of the hardest addictions to overcome. I have now made it 3 weeks GAMBLE-FREE, and I believe what helped me is really hitting rock-bottom and seeing all the damged I've done. I have no money to spare these days and I feel like I'm walking on thin ice, but to be honest, I'd rather be completely broke than have the fuel to feed the addiction!! You can do this only if you can focus on the big picture. Trust me, it kills me to think that my daughter may have to drop out of college (she's currently a junior) because her mom spent all of her tuition. This is a HORRIBLE feeling, trust me! If you don't want to end up like me, than make that choice to change your life-style and try to find other things that you might enjoy. Think of your children. Think of your family..but more importantly, think of YOURSELF!! We are only helping the casinos by continuing with this madness. Meanwhile, GOOD LUCK, my friend! If you ever need to chat, I am here for you!!
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I am a wife and mother of three children, the youngest a senior in high school. I married about 7 years ago and we both have addictive personalities. We started gambling about 3 years ago. We keep trying to stop and we keep losing. We keep proimising ourselves and our children that we will quit and we really mean it but we keep falling into the pit. PLEASE HELP!
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