I am a compulsive gambler.

THE EARLY STAGES OF MY RECOVERY FROM COMPULSIVE GAMBLING.

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[ChuckyTheGoat]

No offense, but I don't get it. There's more here than gambling. It's inner-strength. Gotta have it.

[gamblinggus]

@ChuckyTheGoat No offense taken. The Twelve Steps introduce the Higher Power. However one wants to phrase it, I receive inner-strength from outside by "praying only for the knowledge of His will... and the power to carry that out (Step 11)."

[forwardrebel]

i need help....I know God and I feel so ashamed...I am better than this

[gamblinggus]

@forwardrebel Recovery happens 24 hours at a time. With patience, you WILL find peace in your life. Forgive yourself. It's hard to stop gambling with that monkey on your back. Email me, if you want.

[flyorra]

awesome video.... ive started gambling recently i go there everyday because i am i dont work fulltime or anything, i get bored... but this video is face to face and i wanna go back and gamble but i know i wont stop at my limit, so i mentally banned myself...hope it works, coz i dont pray or believe in god anymore either

[gamblinggus]

@flyorra i hope it works, too. we can stop gambling. the hard part is not starting again. we can't stop the urges. they will come, and we must face them if we want to stay away from making a bet. i was reminded this week that we like to tell ourselves that the thought we are having is not an urge, but that doesn't make the urge go away. if we accept that we cannot stop the urges, then we can find the courage to face them.

[clarkemetalstrust]

Your not a compulsive gambler ,your a normal person whos now has an impulse control disorder (I.C.D)which just means you havent developed yet the ability to discern between a strong emotional impulse and an evaluation based on future outcome.If you make the statement "I am a Gambler" your life will either be guess what? one big gamble or just troubled.A healthy ego is thought to regulate I.C.D so focus on the positive about who you are and want to be in life as it is different from what you did.

[Golfermillion]

Excellent video.

You are very brave, to be so honest with your stuff.

I wish you all the best, from one human being to another, may you forget about gambling, it is nothing, you are much more important.

Thank you from me and others who have been helped and encouraged by your courage and effort in making this video.

[DON15673]

The best way to quit gambling is convince your self that it is fixed and you cant win and you will stop real quick.see it for what it is.take that money in use it on your family.gambling is a sickness no different then a drug addict or drunk you have to replace it with a different need and see that it is destroying your life .

[No2BHO]

@gamblinggus hey man plz let me know if u can talk w me. I just officially quit gambling. I am devestated. How do I mend relationships from the illusion that took me down. I am 28 do I have time

[manisco1]

@flyorra if money has no value,how did you buy your computer

[manisco1]

@paula18uk you see why women should stay in the kitchen

[paula18uk]

i lost about £6000 and it took a long time to save as i am unemployed and got my self into £2500 debt because of my habbit but i have been clean for a while now i stopped because i love my child and my husband they mean more than a slot machine it is easy for me to say it now but at thhusband did not hide my stuff time it was hard and a buzz for me. i resented the ones i love most and if my husband did not hide my stuff i would of selled it all and i am only 21 it is worth stopping :)

[Phil212B]

Gambling ruined my life and my realationships! Don't start, if you can do it once and while then fine but if you find yourself doing it reguraly, stop now, seriously don't ever stop! I'm in recovery now and life is so much better, easier and more fullfilling without this shit! Your better than this...