Gambling Addiction - World Addiction Magazine Forum

Is there a way to cure my gambling addiction for good?

annas963 — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:02:24 +0000

First of all, allow me to say a few words about a problem that’s been ruining my life. I’ve been addicted to gambling for the past 5 years. In that time frame, I had several brief periods where I managed to stay away from this terrible habit of mine, but I keep coming back to it. I just can’t help it!

I even tried going through a rehab at two different institutions, but the results were nothing to write home about. After the first stint, I was able to resist the urge to get back to casinos for about a month, but I eventually ended up relapsing again.

As far as the second attempt at rehab goes, I wouldn’t even say that it was worth my time. It included just a couple of individual sessions with a psychiatrist, after which they released me back on the streets. It didn’t take long before the road eventually drove me to my old habits.

Nowadays, I find myself in deep financial trouble, desperately needing to find a way out. Has anyone found a treatment that actually works? Please, give me some useful advice, I’m starting to lose all hope.

How to stop my son from gambling away all of our money!?

sjohanson159 — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:53:19 +0000

He is so preoccupied with these stupid games, it’s like he’s not even listening to me when I speak. The only thing he does is nod his head from time to time, while having this blank expression on his face.

Worst of all, I am a single mother, so I don’t have anyone by my side to help me deal with this stressful situation. Sometimes, I feel like I’m gonna explode from my misery!

Why is it so hard to just be like other normal kids? Am I the one to blame, because I didn’t pay enough attention to him while he was growing up? I had two jobs at the time, but I tried my best, honest to God…

Am I supposed to just drop everything I’m doing and hold my son’s hand until he gets better? Are there any guarantees that it would actually happen?

How to know if my husband is gambling?

bmitchell987 — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:32:04 +0000

I come from a well-respected family and I’ve never been in a situation where I had to face these problems. It might sound snobbish, but I always thought that addiction can happen to other people and that we were protected from it in our little world.

Unfortunately, only once the trouble comes to your doorstep you realize that the world doesn’t care about your ideals. Anyway, I digress.

The problems began one night in a friend’s home, with an innocent game of poker. At the time, I couldn’t even imagine the trouble it would stir up in the future. I should’ve seen it coming all along. My husband spent the entire night talking about how good of a time he had, it was as if he was sitting on needles.

During the next couple of days, I overheard some rumors that my husband lost a lot of money gambling in our local casino, but I didn’t believe it at the time. It just seemed too preposterous to be true. I knew that people are envious by nature and that they’ll sometimes do everything in their power to break others apart. Besides, why would my loving husband, who didn’t have a vice in the world, go down that road? It just didn’t make any sense.

Unfortunately, after a while, it became impossible to ignore the obvious. Debts kept mounting up and I finally collected courage to ask my husband what the hell was going on! That’s when he finally snapped and admitted that he spent the last three months in casinos every day after work, wasting our hard-earned money.

It took me a minute before I could get my senses together, as it felt like I was going to faint. Ultimately, there was no running from reality, something had to be done. Right now, we are trying to find the best rehab clinic where my husband could recover fully and once again become the person I fell in love with.

So, could you please give me some recommendations? Please, we are in desperate need of help!