Hello
Thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy friends and family forum. This forum will provide you with warmth and understanding from your peers.
Gambling is probably the worst of those. A smoking addiction is fairly easily managed, and drinking will send you to sleep most of the time in non-dangerous circumstances but a gambling addiction can rob you of an unlimited sum of money and lead you to remortgaging your house etc. There is a myriad of ways tackle the issue of drinking while you are trying to quit smoking. If you are not a drinker or you don’t ever plan on drinking, you obviously won’t have any problems. You are one of the lucky few who will never know how hard it is to say no to a cigarette after having a. Nov 05, 2009 Throw away all the cigarettes and pour alcoholic drinks down the sink. Ask the other members of your household to support you in keeping your home free of alcohol and tobacco products, so that you can avoid temptation on a daily basis. 2 Trash anything that reminds you of smoking or drinking.
Feel free to use the friends and family group, youll find the times for these if you click on the Group times box on our Home page. Now that you have introduced yourself youll find that many of the people you meet here have already read your initial introduction and theyll welcome you in like an old friend :-)
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Youll find a lot of advice on this site, some of which youll follow, some you wont...but thats ok because only you fully understand your
situation and whats best for you and the people you love. So, take the support you need and leave the advice you dont because it all comes from a caring, nurturing place :-)
We look forward to hearing all about you!
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