People who write in detail how they got around blocks

Hello and welcome back, sorry to learn what has happened, we have missed you. Your not the first one to fall off the wagon so to speak and you won't be the last, positive thing is you came back and that shows that you want to give up. You need to block what ever it was now so that you cannot do it again. Look forwards, take care and sending you a bucket of strength x

Thanks Annon x Yes its now blocked. Had to be very careful and not read the site for a while as I have felt very vulnerable and one more disaster could and would have been the end of me

I had similar at a GA meeting. I ended up with a £700 bill and my phone disconnected which basically cut me off from the outside world. We are all very vulnerable as you say and sometimes it's a dangerous place being around so many compulsive gamblers who are sharing their stories as part of their recovery but can lead to big relapses for others.

Sorry to hear that Vamp. I really wish people would not share how to get around blocks particuarly on a site for compulsive gamblers.

I for now can not read any diaries and for the time being will have very little activity on here till I am stronger 🙁

It is a risk being on here for sure. Same with being in the chat room but i'd add that as a compulsive gambler in recovery i'm always vulnerable to the addiction. I need to keep up my blocks and accept they are there to slow me down not stop me gambling. Makes the importance of counselling and GA more so in this world of addiction. Good luck!

If you do chop up your cards, make sure your browser doesn't have any saved. In the past I made a mistake where I relapsed and had my previous card details saved and was able to remember the CVV number.

Yes I hope people will be mindful when discussing how blocks were broken or bypassed

Then again its such a strong addiction I feel anybody that is going to break blocks will do it. I see stories of one email leading to relapses so I feel that monitoring by people close is essential. the basis of this is that we cant trust ourselves so we need lots of help. I didnt go back to places I was self excluded from and I dont have urges which drive me elsewhere.

Dealing with it alone makes the recovery much harder

I found that I wouldnt break my self exclusions but I back it up with monitoring where I want to be treated like I cant be trusted with money. That works for me and I like it that way. Im a strong believer that proving myself may take a lifetime and Im never complacent.

I have to say that "blocks" which can be skirted around are not effective blocks so it needs to be stepped up a level. Thats the truth of the matter even if people dont like me saying it. Bypassed blocks = NO blocks.......... which is scary but true.

Best wishes to everyone on the forum

Take care and hope your in a better place soon and have a support network in place x

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Blocks aren't there to stop us gambaling. They're supposed to buy you time. Relying on blocks alone isn't going to fix anything
Meaning relapse is sometimes inevitable.
Blaming what someone wrote even though I agree probably best not written on a forum for problem gambalers. Is a sort of cop out
Because you failed to acknowledge it was you who put it to the test.
It's easier to blame something else than ask ourselves why it really happened.

It might sound harsh and that's not the intention. I just think the way the site is being nanyed
We'll all be reading what looks like an American government top secret file soon. Everything asterisk out all the time or edited

Deano

Blocks are so important. I suffer from PTSD and I am unable to leave the house most days so my blocks are imperative.

I am not scorning anyone, just asking others to be mindful about how to get around blocks. If you blow it, dont write how you did it, I can not be the only vulnerable memeber here.

I have no control of my finances but that way described gave me the opportunity to escape and use gambling.

I felt so low after I considered my point and meaning in life.

What you are writing maybe not harsh to the person that can visit GA etc but to me it kind of sucks as I am not blaming that person nor mentioning who but by caring and following progress of others it gave me the ablity to cheat myself. It felt c**P