I woke up early today and did some repair work at home. After breakfast, I was reflecting on the take away from the gambling support group meeting I attended yesterday.
Lessons
1. Vertically, we need to connect to a Higher Power and horizontally, we need to connect to people in recovery.
2. Real life testimony of a person who suffered a relapse after staying gamble free for 10 years, he shared about having false pride, he was over confident and pretending that he will not make mistake or gamble again, he stop attending gambling support group meeting.
3. Real life testimony of a person who suffered a relapse and hit a new rock bottom. In his first relapse, he was in debt of 20,000 sgd. He was able to clear this debt after staying gamble free in recovery. He stopped attending gambling support group meeting, not long after he suffered another relapse. His debt was now 100,000 sgd or 5 times bigger than before.
4. Real life testimony of a gambler who have lost all his money. His family suffered greatly and his wife wanted to commit suicide because of his gambling. Gambling really harm and destroy the family.
5. Real life testimony of a gambler who lost all his money, job and home. He has no place to stay.
I was grateful to hear these powerful sharing.
I cannot pretend that I will not make mistake, and I cannot be over confident that I will never relapse.
I can make the same mistake too if I am not careful.
I must not stop my journaling here and continue to attend support group meetings;
These activities has help me stay stop in my substance and behavioral use.
They are like safety rope tied around my waist catching me when I fall
It prevent me falling uncontrollably all the way down to the bottom if I fall.
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