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(also known as Stay Away, Avoid, Self-exclusion)
Distancing is the appropriate selection of distance between oneself and a combatant throughout an encounter. As a treatment, it involves staying away or avoiding those objects which may cause harm. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Gambling Addiction & Re... | 189 |
60% |
| Cocaine Addiction & Rec... | 6 |
100% |
| Phobia | 5 |
100% |
| Sexual Abuse | 5 |
100% |
| Meth Addiction & Recovery | 5 |
100% |
Overall, 68% (256
Members)
find Distancing helpful
Distancing Reviews
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This method works, as long as you stick to it! That's all any one needs to remember. It works 100% of the time, if you JUST STAY AWAY.!
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Used another support website for quite a while.
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i really don't know what to do I have never talked to anyone about this
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Stay away and realize I work for my money. I'm going through chapter 13 Bankuptcy to get my stuff straight
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RELATIONSHIPS AND A RESENTMENT
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just starting
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I quit gambling mostly because I learned that it can lead me back to alcohol and drugs. I am doing everything in my power to stay sober and I guess I need to give up this very exciting pasttime.
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Haven't gambled for over a week so its looking good.
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no because there were other venues to go to
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temporarily works, but not for long
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Trying to stay away and focus on other things helps.
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we stayed away for a while when our son was new (5 months) it was easy at that time, but we ended up going one day to get away ans spend time together.
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painful and frightening
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No
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I have self excluded myself several times from local arcades etc. and it is helpful for 6 months but i still seem to find more places and online casinos, must now self exclude from online sites also. Have downloaded gamblock onto my pc this is great as this was my worst temptation as the sites are there 24/7, now i CAN'T play online!
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Discussions
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Ways of staying away
Does anyone have any any ideas of how to stay away from venues (Pokies) or can suggest a few ideas of how to avoid the dredded trap as I would have lo... [More] -
stay away from me
I've had similar thoughts at various times, including recently. of course i don't know your exact circumstances..so this is sort of arrogant, but ... [More] -
it is hard to stay away
I'm sitting here once again avoiding reading his text messages nearly 4 weeks into the breakup. After he showed up Thanksgiving I have responded to h... [More] -
it is hard to stay away
This breakup has really shaken me. It was never even official, we argued then avoided eachother and just sort of assumed a breakup. It is hard today... [More] -
Self exclusion/banning an instant release
I spent years and years avoiding this last drastic step, the nail in the coffin, my altermate last resort. I finally had to admit to the world that I... [More]
