I see no posts regarding lottery alone. I am hear and there are many others I drive a rig for my work so I am in recovery via online meetings I will be happy to share, I have a similar story. After Im done I really hate myself, I call myself a loser, idiot, stupid sh**. 12:15 PM Pacific Standard Time 2. 7:00 PM Mountain Time I preferred going into a casino vs playing on my phone with pretend money. Meeting ID: 696 422 6496 I do have a problem and I do accept responsibility for my action. Google Meet Jacks in Cincinnati has these cameras. Meeting ID: 988 8223 7955 Access Code/Password: 1111, Bucharest G.A. Access Code/Password: SolanaGA, San Jose, CA Meeting ID: 848 2483 2480, New City, NY Zoom Open Meeting 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Pacific Standard Time Zoom 2013). You have just described what I am going through. Access Code/Password: 440061, Colts Neck, NJ Zoom 9:00 AM Eastern Time Such an irony that at the age of 63, I succumbed to this addiction. Meeting ID: 891 5515 7471 Access Code/Password: 864513, Las Cruces, NM Drunk. 9:00 AM TC/GMT +1 hour weekly meeting, the first Monday of each month is a focus on the steps, Mexico City G.A. All rights reserved. Prevalence of the Addictions: A Problem of the Majority or the Minority? During the meeting, members have the chance to share their experiences, worries, fears, and successes. $1000 in 3 weeks. I like to explain the sound of the machines as a worm in my brain. Closed/Hybrid Meeting, Temecula, CA Feeling the need to gamble with greater amounts of money in order to feel the same high, rush, or satisfaction, Feeling irritable or restless when unable to gamble or when trying to resist gambling, Making several unsuccessful attempts to stop or cut back on gambling, Excessive thinking or talking about gambling or ways to get money for gambling, Using gambling as a way to relieve stress, Returning to gambling even after losing significant amounts of money, Attempting to recuperate losses by gambling more, Lying to hide ones extent of involvement or trouble with gambling, Jeopardizing relationships, school, or work to gamble, Turning to friends and family members in order to get funds for gambling or to get out of financial difficulties caused by gambling. I used to have terrible problem there too but decided i didnt want to go so. To go win my money back. Meetings Suggestions for meeting topics? Nicola is our Blog and Article Editor at InTheRooms.com. 17:00 GMT +3 Access Code/Password: 633147, *Women's Preferred* - Closed Meeting Access Code/Password: 435713, Ravenna, OH My personal issue with gamblers anonymous is two-fold: 1. I dont feel that way right now, I feel like I have help and I feel like I am taking one minute at a time, one hour, one day. I have said on more than one occasion that Im out of control Tonight I was compelled to reach out because Ive been gambling all evening on borrowed money. Thursday Meetings: 6:30PM Bridgeway Behavioral health 1570 South Main St St Charles, MO 63303. They offer worldwide online recovery meetings. As I got older, if there was not enough people to play, I would then sit and be the 5th person. Topic/Closed Meeting, Murrieta, CA 7:00 Eastern Standard Time Took another 1000! Zoom People suffering from gambling addiction can attend the same meeting regularly or can attend any meeting near them whenever the urge to gamble hits. Meeting ID: 864 4332 2388 Zoom 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Eastern Time So 10 weeks a year i am out of control. The session begins with a short prayer that lets members thank their higher power for help in overcoming their addictions. Access Code/Password: 777777 Access Code/Password: 12 I am having similar issues as you. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3853997278?pwd=d2t0N2hQWStBM1ZJd0tSeTBUR1FZQT09 WebTopic/Closed Meeting. It is free to join and participate in all meetings etc there. Zoom Now, however, I exclusively like losing my money (or someone elses) at the casino. Zoom All addiction is multi dimensional so seeking a therapist may help also. Access Code: 1234 Meeting ID: 9904 172 729 Combined Meeting, San Francisco, CA Open Meeting Zoom Closed Meeting, 8:00 PM Pacific Standard Time Zoom Zoom If you look up gamblers anonymous meetings it will show you exactly where they all are and what times they start. Meeting ID: 689 969 167 Zoom Im truly heartbroken on so many levels. Meeting ID: 889 7605 3270 I came from a violent, dysfunctional family and worked hard for the first 50 years of my life to work on my own dysfunctions. Zoom Meeting ID: 158 103 587 We want what we want, and that is to do damage to ourselves, all the while that we love gambling. I have excluded myself from the Casino in my area in NY. Zoom Tools of the Gam-Anon Program We are compulsive gamblers. Gamblers Anonymous Access Code/Password: 2225542, Wantagh, N.Y. Call up to 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time. Zoom "Modified Closed Meeting" = This type of meeting would be the same as a "Closed Meeting" but the members would vote to include certain groups such as health professionals, guests attending with first time members, and persons with other addictions in need of a meeting. 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Eastern Standard Time Access Code/Password: 550280 Santa Monica - Virtual. Cdigo de acceso: 983552 A place for Redditors in recovery to hang out, share experiences, and support each other. Earn up to $150 for Participation in Recovery Research Institute Study. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Eastern Time Gamblers Anonymous Access Code/Password 1234, Rutgers, NJ I am 49 and have a gambling problem, literally, since I was 9 years old. Now, I had a real problem, and I knew I was done. Zoom I too am a double dipper in the 12 step program and I am so frustrated that I cant kick this insane addiction. https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1451458512 And on days i broke even i felt like i won, and if i dont go. 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Holyoke, MA Thank you all for sharing ! Zoom I believe most of their customers are just plain lonely. I own nothing of value anymore. Open Meeting, Sacramento CA Pennsylvania: All WebAlcohol and Gamblers Anonymous Meeting As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. I am new here. This is not the In The Rooms meeting information: but I want you to be aware of another option: Access Code/Password: 1919 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Meeting ID: 823 3523 2837 20:30 - 22:00 Mexico City Time I called my 30 year son who has been sober for 9 years. The gambling sucks and I feel the same inside as I did on the drugs. Meeting ID: 159 159 159, Olympia, WA Zoom 6:30 - 8:30 PM Mountain Standard Time (Winter) Pacific Standard Time (Summer) Meeting ID: 259713541 Zoom Im not happy, I think I use this as a form of escape.I want to escape my life. Zoom 7:30 PM Central Time The whole definition of insanity that weve all heard dozens of times. I have always gambled. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time What am I to do as a spouse? I am a SA counselor and would like the link got online meetings. 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pacific Standard Time WebOpen Speaker/Topic Meeting; Print: Novato G.A. I not think that the term "character defect" is helpful. Zoom Access Code/Password: 708874, Desert Hot Springs, CA is this meeting still taking place? North Vancouver G.A. Access Code/Passcode: 751174, Scottsdale AZ Access Code/Password: 916619 My whole family gambles. to others in the program. The divisive topic of screening and diagnosis could have serious consequences on the quality of care, or form of therapy, a pathological gambler may receive or decide to enter. Anything we share can help each other. If a meeting is denoted as open, that means that friends and family of compulsive gamblers may also attend to observe, learn, and support. Meeting ID: 84148124471 Access Code/Password: 042879 Im in the same boat as you Larry.m I try to attend as many meetings a week that I can. Meeting ID: 828 101 1904 Access Code/Password: 121504, Lynnwood, WA Zoom Literature Discussion Meeting, North Shore Zoom Access Code/Password: serenity, Hillsboro, OR From what I understand all Casinos do. i took them home and shingled a bird house. I know it is coming. Meeting ID: 895 5406 8632 So I'm wondering: what are some of your favorite meeting topics? Ive actually gotten in a few arguments with family members because theyve noticed I have a problem and are urging me to get some help. Gambling addiction is a difficult problem to overcome, but it is possible. 7:00 PM Central Time Meeting ID: 881 109 8655 Zoom Im three years into compulsive gamblingit feels like my head is messed upi dont understand why i cant stopi quit drinking 9 months agonow my ddiction to alcohol turned into gambling.. Im on anxiety pills that say compulsive gambling is a side effectdo i change my medocation??? Meeting ID: 870 8751 4772 7:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time Serenity Zoom - Alberta Passcode: 383087 I can identify with you in almost everything you have done.i urge you to get to a g.a meeting asap.there are so many different meeting out there and they run every day and night. I have gone to GA meetings in the past! The riskiest type is casino gambling, followed by purchasing lottery tickets, using scratch cards, and playing bingo.5 Research has also shown that the more you engage in a variety of different types of gambling, the more likely that you are to develop a gambling addiction.5 Further, if you abuse alcohol and gamble, you are extremely likely to develop a gambling addiction.5 Members of minority groups and low socioeconomic brackets are statistically more likely to engage in pathological gambling than other demographic groups.5, One of the most well-studied risk factors for gambling addiction is alcohol consumption. 7:00 PM Central Time 6:30 AM Central Time I was just 3 weeks away from 3 years when I went out again. Zoom I get a physical emotional high that makes me shake until I spend all my money. 5:15 - 6:45 PM Zoom 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Pacific Standard Time After four years of gambling I just came to terms with this. Access Code/Passcode: 12120070, Las Vegas/Henderson, NV I am so disappointed with my self! Access Code/Password: iDMir3, Downey, CA Dont place the first betI have not made it longer than a month for past two years. It started out innocent enough, but I guess that is the same for everyone on here. Meeting ID: 752 9590 9749, Manahawkin / Toms River Gamblers Anonymous is free, and the only requirement for entry is a desire to stop gambling. Access Code: GAhelp, *Women's Preferred* - Closed Meeting Meeting ID: 5379798229 Access Code/Password: 821800 Meeting ID: 385 399 7278 Zoom My hope is to begin recovery here and now. He does. 6:00 - 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time Mountain Standard Time (Winter) Pacific Standard Time (Summer) Meeting ID: 89390771911 Ringcentral.com I wish you all the best in your recovery. Im smarter than this, I gamble away every last penny. Zoom Meeting ID: 816 4446 4051 During his medical studies, Dr. Thomas saw firsthand the multitude of lives impacted by struggles with substance abuse and addiction, motivating him to seek a clinical psychiatry preceptorship at the San Diego VA Hospitals Inpatient Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program.