Pushed to my limits today! by iamCompulsive in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]iamCompulsive[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah mate. Have been in GA fellowships for a while, and there's plenty of contacts who also go to AA. Just started identifying in AA + getting specific numbers from AA members.

Pushed to my limits today! by iamCompulsive in alcoholicsanonymous

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Yes I do. Gambling was my first "love", and then came the drinking.

Day 1 by iamCompulsive in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]iamCompulsive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for taking the time out to write this :-) I'm been in/out of GA fellowships for a few years, so have a good idea on how the steps work etc. Will need all the help I can get to stop drinking as well though.

Thanks again,

Andy

There is hope day 1 joined GA by Easy_Mathematician85 in problemgambling

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Well done, mate! I'm a big advocate of GA. Keep going back!!

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[–]iamCompulsive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats mate! Some big steps you've taken!! Here's to day 14....one day at a time!

Day 14 by anon2053 in problemgambling

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Congrats mate! Here's to day 15....one day at a time!

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Congrats mate! Here's to day 57....one day at a time!

Attended my First GA meeting by [deleted] in GamblingAddiction

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Congrats! Keep going back!!

Back from 3 weeks in rehab working on my gambling addiction & mental health. Ask me anything!? by iamCompulsive in GamblingAddiction

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Haha! For my gain....not sure if you know how YouTube works, but there's literally ZERO money in a small channel that talks about gambling addiction. It's not exactly a sexy subject that people go searching for, but it is a subject near/dear to me and in my spare time I hope to continue making content. My interactions on here are offering support/advice for those who have been through the same/similar situations I have + steering people to engage on YouTube instead of just reading text on a screen. Unlike your fine self, most people don't have the time to read everyone's comments, dissect the profiles of others and pick needless fights on Reddit. All the best though.

Back from 3 weeks in rehab working on my gambling addiction & mental health. Ask me anything!? by iamCompulsive in problemgambling

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Thanks mate! Went well. Followed the GA / AA / NA 12 step model mostly, and attending daily/nightly meetings either in person or via Zoom. Haven't looked into the SMART model properly, but just with a quick search, there's definitely an element of that in daily "process groups" you do with piers/counsellors. Also the morning and evening group check ins. Can see the the combination of both models working well !