Tips to Get Past the Urge to Gamble
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Problem Gambling in Recovery
It’s that time again. You feel the urge to get in your car and head out to the casino. Or you turn on your computer and go straight to your bookmarked Internet gambling site. You may even have made it your home page. You can’t keep a $10 or $20 bill in your wallet without feeling compelled to place a bet, buy a Lotto ticket, or drop it in the insatiable slots. Even if you’ve gone through counseling for compulsive gambling addiction and are attending 12-step groups such as Gamblers Anonymous, you still feel the urge. What can you do? Here are some tips that may prove helpful to get you past the urge to gamble. (more…)
Gamblers Anonymous: Admitting to a Gambling Problem is the First Step
Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Problem Gambling in Recovery
Traditional assumptions surrounding Gamblers Anonymous (GA) involved a group that was heavily dominated by men. In fact, in the past a gambling addiction was considered something that developed as a problem only in men. GA meetings were heavily dominated by the male persona, including “war stories” or graphic and disturbing accounts of a life in active addiction that were effective in alienating women.
Gambling Addiction Led to Bank Robberies and Arrest
Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Problem Gambling in Recovery
Consumed by his gambling addiction, Michael Anders ended up robbing banks to support his habit. "When an alcoholic is addicted to alcohol, they go get alcohol to satisfy that desire," said Anders, who was arrested after his second bank robbery in 1992. "A gambler needs money to feed his addiction. I went to where the money was."
How to Deal With Urges to Gamble
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Problem Gambling in Recovery
When you’re in recovery, you may think at first that you’re out of the woods with your gambling addiction. Despite what you learned during treatment and in your 12-step meetings at Gamblers Anonymous about how cravings to gamble will come back, you think you’ve got it all under control. Then, the inevitable occurs. When you least expect it, those old, powerful urges to go out and gamble take over your thoughts and drive you crazy. What can you do? How can you possibly deal with these impossible urges to gamble? Here are some tips.