The I Stop Gambling website had a membership which included a private chat room and various other resources. They recently added a message board which I find is a great way to communicate with other members. The chat room was excellent, in the very early stages. The chat room helped me very much, and when I attended the chat room, it always made me feel a little better. I felt better by helping others who also had a gambling addiction. It actually helped me. I realized time had gone by and I was on my own road to recovery. Even though I still continued to feel like my life was in limbo, I still new I will eventually get a job and my life will be better off.
I
remember sending emails to Keith the owner of the site. He always
emailed me back and spent hours with me in the chat room. He also
emailed me his manual. Once again this
manual helped me in so many ways. It seemed to put reality into
perspective.
It
also brings to light to the gambler once they are willing to listen
and reform what
the
gambler has always known, but refused to hear or appreciate. Thank
you for the manual.
Since I have gone to the website I feel that I now clearly understand that gambling is a very problematic and destructive addiction. The damage it causes not only financially but socially is immense, so that is now quite clear to me.
I don’t feel that urge that I have to gamble anymore and very rarely have the thoughts about gambling.
I am no longer gambling but with out the continued support of the website and my new friends there, I feel this is giving me the greatest opportunity I will ever have to beat this addiction.
