OhioGuy

Regular guy in Ohio dealing with on-again/off-again gambling demons. Spent too much 🕓 & 💲on horse racing & casino gambling. I’m happiest when gamble free.

[OhioGuy @OG440]

1. You've reached that point in your mid/late 40's where you've found peace financially -- no car or consumer debt, just a couple years left on the mortgage, and a tidy 3 months of expenses built up as a cash emergency fund. You're planning to save for a kitchen remodel (cont.)

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@aftergambling Great stuff. Keep rockin it Jamie

[OhioGuy @OG440]

‘Every last drop’ is the unfortunate corporate motto

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@GAMBLEnotGaming I do as well. I’ve always been able to contain the compulsive urges while amongst the social company in those entertaining settings. My worst self harm most always occurred when gambling in isolation.

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@aftergambling The more I think about it, for most of 30 yrs ‘The Chase’ has been my primary motivator. My mugshot could go on a ‘Feels good to be in action’ poster. There’s proof of your ‘faulty belief’ theory because in the end, emotional and $ harm has always overtaken the feel good factor.

[Problem Gambling Support Group @_PGSupport]

THREAD: PG Support Group. RT's appreciated!

1. We are an Online Support Group, created in January 2019, to assist persons struggling with gambling harms. The PG Support Group is administered by non-paid volunteers, all of whom are recovering compulsive gamblers.

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@embe14 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ my spidey sense tells me she gets a lot of $$ from the horse racing lobby. An otherwise absurd statement dripping in naivety

[OhioGuy @OG440]

Happy BD @jamiesalsburg! You know him from @aftergambling, the podcast that’s helped so many find (and continue on) a road to recovery. For me, it’s been a calming, open, honest, podcast straight from the heart of a great guy who knows that road & is happy to share. Cheers bro!

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@AndyMargett Congrats Andy! Proof is in the pudding as we say across the pond. Merry Christmas and continued success to you

[OhioGuy @OG440]

A magical refrain. Assuredly I’m familiar with both sides of the message.

[Jeffrey Wasserman @JPWdel1955]

This is for the giver of the message and the one to whom it is given.

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@aftergambling Spot on observations. People not proud of their actions tend to not proclaim them to the world.

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@missyrupert Great thread. I’ve spent no less time, energy and $ on same. The insane urge rears it’s ugly head far too often in its devilish way

[OhioGuy @OG440]

@aftergambling You’ve always come across with a mindful approach that’s well thought out and gives a meaningful message. Well done👍🏼 👍🏼

[OhioGuy @OG440]

9. and that you'll never escape the eventual misery that's destined to follow your gambling successes. Because you're a compulsive gambler. Because I am a compulsive gambler. And I resolve to remember this infinite loop of crazy each and every time I consider making another bet.

[OhioGuy @OG440]

1. You've reached that point in your mid/late 40's where you've found peace financially -- no car or consumer debt, just a couple years left on the mortgage, and a tidy 3 months of expenses built up as a cash emergency fund. You're planning to save for a kitchen remodel (cont.)

[OhioGuy @OG440]

8. slip into the negative. You chase and chase until you make another Derby-sized bet. And you lose, finding now 3-weeks worth of pay in the red, and an emotional wreck. You got sucked in again, and it hurts. You realize for the 100th time that no win is big enough (cont.)