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#41387
vera
Participant

Take it easy with the Sleeping Pills, Lizbeth.
They make you groggy and affect your judgement. Also they give you a false lull.
We need to keep our wits about us to stay gamble free (Yes, these words are for myself too).
When we are re assured by other CGs that gambling is “only a slip” or a “blip” or “part of the recovery process”, it gives us the go ahead to “try one more time”.
When I read that, it bugs me because it is not quite true.
Gambling is gambling.
We gamble by choice.
Dwelling on losses often leads us to try to “win back what we lost” sic!
We know by now that it will always end in tears.
We know we will be devastated every time (Even if we manage to escape by breaking even or with a few $$ in our purse)
We know that we will NEVER win.
We will never get the time back.
We risk losing friends and family.
We torture ourselves and blame ourselves for issues that may not be our fault at all.
We sink into a state of despair and risk our health and security…………….
Need I go on???
The script has been written, Lizbeth.
Why would a CG ever want/need to gamble?