made me laugh that but think i better come off that gradually a couple of letters at a time plakka ma
The adrenalin rush is just what it is. It must be why the likes of ****ers like Chopra gamble, he won't have needed the money. It's a hard thing to explain. I actually have a friend who is a millionaire who still gambles.
I'm not surprised gambling addiction has become rife when you look at the ****e being peddled every day. ****ing foxy bingo and umpteen other bastard types targeting housewives and Jeremy vile viewers. Then cockney **** Winstone telling yer to put a monkey on the 'ammers! I felt the effects a good few years back whilst doing bar work. I'd watch how much went into the bandit over the shift and quite often go on and empty it after work. Problem was I noticed whenever I went into another pub the first thing I'd do was look for a bandit! Nipped it in the bud there and then but I've seen friends spend all night on them ****ing machines despite being 'out with the lads'. Only gamble very occasionally these days and only for peanuts. Play on pkr once in a blue moon where its £1.50 to join a tournament.
Exactly it makes you lose focus on what's important, it hurts you and the people closest to you. I am sure if you asked someone if they were turning out and they said in advance 'I'll be on the bandit all night' You'd say 'well **** ya than'.
Can't pussy foot about fella, take responsibility, get some mental strength from somewhere and just Stop.
Hope I,m not too late with this, but my wife and me went through a similar incident with an elderly aunt who was a one armed bandit addict. She got a tremendous amount of help from Gamblers Anonymous who did have a branch in Newcastle.
My wife and I have had the most awful rows about my binge drinking, online porn habit, drug addiction, as well as the fortune I've lost playing Texas hold 'em with my mates. She's also very understanding and supportive when I tell her it isn't my fault I have relatives from Newcastle.
I have someone who is very close to me who has a terrible gambling problem, and has basically lost everything he has ever worked for...In my opinion, a gambling addiction is no different to a drug addiction, and the only way to control it is to stop altogether...Good luck marra..
That is exactly right mate, but as I keep saying, you can't feel sorry for yourself and have to take responsibility for your actions. I believe life is all about inner strength. The strong really do survive and the weak fall by the wayside. I am determined to fix this and not fall by the wayside.....
Good for you! I used to have a bit of a problem with fruit machines many years ago to the extent that I would always arrive at the pub half an hour ahead of my mates so that I could play them without them particularly noticing how much I was pouring in them. One night I lost virtually all the money I had with me before they arrived - I told them what had happened and being sober a couple of them told me straight. That was the last time I played - instead if I was going to get there early I bought myself a newspaper or magazine to read to keep myself occupied. All these years later I am never tempted but I still take something with me to read if I am going to be in a pub on my own for any length of time. I think it is difficult to simply give something up - for me I needed something beneficial to replace it with.
I know you are right 83. Like I said I have not had a drink since 2001 and still can't say I've beat that but done well with that and it's obvious I have an addictive personality. Eg Turn out Friday get back in on Monday and just crash anywhere was my weekend pattern. I used to be obnoxious as well when I was drinking I know posters now thinking ****ing hell an even worse NMG. aNYWAY SET A DATE FOR ONE LAST 'BLOW OUT' NEXT saTURDAY mAY 25TH it worked with drink hopefully it will work with this. Furthermore, going to read up as much as I can about Diognese as his bizarre philosophy seems like it might help. Thanks for the brutal advice
Not a problem, if you tip for around the matter it will never leave you. Like yourself, I have an addictive personality. I was warned by my doctors that because of my mental illness, I would find it hard managing money and would have higher chance of having addictions. I've generally been sound with money though and have invested a lot in shares etc, so it's money that's not easily accessible. It's because every now and again when I go through a tough time, I need a release. In the last 18 months my mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer, cousin with leukaemia and my nana has tool two heart attacks. It's an excuse but that's where my release has gone this time. In the past, I have had MANY dealings with the police, mostly through me lashing out and getting into bother when I lost my head. I've kerbed that though and moved on, just this gambling to beat. I'm probably always going to have an addiction so I've found something that won't harm me and my family. At the moment it's going to the gym constantly and reading.
I've had same problems. I suffer bouts of Mania that last 8 months at a time followed by a few weeks of soul destroying depression then back to long stints of mania (i'm Bi polar or Manic Depressive by it's old name) and the love of a good woman has sorted me right out. Her support and vast supplies of Skunk keep the edge off and my feet on the ground. All meds have reacted bad with me so the only option left would be lithium injections which I refuse. Discipline, weed and my lovely lady keeps me right. The gambling came in playing poker at all night snooker halls completely wired off my nut on meow meow and pissed up. binges could lest weeks. It's all about the good woman. There is a part of me which wants to drink, take drugs and gamlbe cause at the peak of mania i feel like superman and it's a good feeling but so destructive.
Sorry to hear about your family's run of illness mate and good luck with the everyday struggle of gambling addiction.
