I been to GA meetings but they dont seem to help me…
They dont understand me and i dont understand them…
Everytime i gamble and lose all my money i say to myself ok that was the last time im gonna stop now but when i have money what do you know i gamble and lose it all again then its the cycle i say to myself ok stop now…
But do i?
Ok i have said it to myself and others many times before but im gonna say it anyways…
Do you take Abilify by chance? It has been associated with gambling problems.
I’m not suggesting you should stop taking Abilify or anything, but I do believe there is a class action lawsuit going on right now. Maybe talk with your doctor about it all.
If you’re not on Abilify, forget I mentioned anything.
No, that’s a different drug. Abilify is aripiprazole. I’m sorry you’re struggling with gambling. I’m not sure how to help that. I don’t really know how to battle addictions.
what’d some guy lose his shorts on Wall Street and decide to sue the makers of Abilfy? I know these drugs are bad but I highly doubt they can make you drive to the casino and play poker until you break your bank.
Some people with stress, anxiety or depression turn to gambling for temporary relief. Gamblers get temporary relief when they’re in the action. The action is when you have your bet down, the roulette wheel is spinning, and the ball has been dropped. Here’s the kicker: When you’re in the action your adrenal glands secrete adrenaline and you feel alive, so it doesn’t really matter if you win the bet or not; what really matters is to get more action.
How does one break a gambling addiction? First, stay away from casinos, gambling websites, etc. Second, when you get the urge to gamble you must wait a certain amount of time. This is called response interruption (this is to eliminate impulse behavior). Third, you need to find positive behaviors for the underlying causes (stress, anxiety and depression). You can exercise, do yoga, meditation, etc.
I had a terrible crack addiction in the late eighties. I got clean in AA in 1990 and I haven’t drank or done any drugs since then. I eventually branched out to CA and NA when I discovered them.
But my recovery was not easy. I had actually been to quite a few AA meetings a year before I got clean for good but I hardly talked to anyone and I smoked crack in between. But I eventually I got serious about my addiction and I’ve been clean for 26 years. It takes time for a lot of people to succeed in AA, CA, or NA. Recovery doesn’t happen overnight. I’ve heard many people in meetings say, " I went to meetings for 6 months but I just didn’t get it". It takes longer for some people than for other people.
AA has come under fire a lot this past decade. Since it was formed, there have always been critics but it seems now that people like to bash it and attack it. I don’t care because all I know is that it worked for me. I’m not going to bite the hand that feeds me.
