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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

Personally, I will turn him down as I already manage to divert my attention away from any gambling activities, a quick flashback to what I already forget will bring everything back and it will risk all the efforts of myself and my family who are supporting me to this journey, If he's really a true friend of mind he will understand my situation and maybe he will support me and we will do other things together away from any gambling activities.

That's how I will handle if this kind of situation comes up, I will think for the best and never to look back.

Addiction is a serious problem that needed to remove from your daily system.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

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I don't think there will be any major adverse effects on treatment for one day. If I have self control I can take it easily. Who doesn't have any self control they may have problem in treatment . But going with an old friend for a day does not seem to be a bad thing because it's only for the entertainment purposes.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

I didn't quite understand. Did this situation really happen to you, or is it a hypothetical situation modeling?

Of course, if a player is being treated for gambling addiction, then visiting any casino is contraindicated for him, even with a friend, and without him. Therefore, I would refuse this offer of a friend, but this is not a reason to turn down this friend. The reason may arise later, after I explain to him about my treatment and the complete cessation of gambling. It will be necessary to watch and evaluate his reaction to this and behavior. If a friend treats my problem with understanding and doesn't persuade me to visit the casino, then the relationship with him will not change.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

It depends on my current situation but most likely, I would turn down his offer.

Imagine being treated for only two (2) months from gambling addiction. This part is very crucial given the fact that the withdrawal symptoms would kick in. I should refuse any temptation that would let me doubt my decision from undergoing rehabilitation in the first place. Even if my friend used to accompany me during my gambling days, he should know that being treated for addiction is a serious matter that he should respect.

Regardless of what my friend would feel, I would turn down his offer and focus on my self-development and growth. Like the famous said, prevention is always better than cure!

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

As I understand it, if you do not often see a so-called friend, it means that you have lost common interests and he moved from the category of friends to acquaintances. So I don't think it makes sense to give up your goals for the sake of seeing this person. Of course it is your business but if I had a gambling addiction and struggled with it I would avoid visiting gambling houses by all means.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

Of course turn him down. And if he knew about your gambling addiction then he also is a terrible friend for trying to sabotage your healing process. As far as friendship goes, that man is no friend to you and you should stay away from him, as he is toxic to your mental health.

However since you mentioned that only your family knows it, in this case you should tell your friend what you are going through. If he is supportive then that is a good friend. If he still tries to convince you to gamble again then keep away from him.

You are the only one in control. There will be temptation from all sides. Hopefully you can ignore that temptation and go about your day.

Good luck.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

There isn't any need to abandon my gambling addiction treatment to answer an old friend who is trying to pull me back to the same problem I am trying to quit, it's better I let him know that I am undergoing a rehabilitation procedure as result of gambling addiction, meanwhile I will prefers seeking an alternative place that has nothing to do with gambling where we can meet apart from visiting casino for reminiscing our old times, for a gambling addict to be undergoing such a treatment means it has gotten to a critical situation that needed a quick remedy or solution.

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A true buddy can understand if you say NO, and explain why, no ifs no buts.

It's not difficult to say that you are currently in treatment. What's the use being treated if you will just accept the invitation for "another round" in a casino, it doesn't make sense to me.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

Since I'm hypothetically under treatment I can't go to casinos in any hypothesis, otherwise I'm going against the treatment I'm strictly following for months already. I can't lose the progress made and I can't disappoint my family in first place. Those are the mainly goals and priorities in life.

If that long-time buddy is really my friend and want to see me, he will understand my situation, so we can schedule another kind of appointment in another place which doesn't involve betting. A friendship can't exist only in gambling environments, right?

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This is an easy no. If he truly is my friend, he will understand that what I'm doing not only benefits me but also those around me. If he insisted in taking me into a gambling house, then he should understand that he crossed a line and I'm ready to forget that friendship until he realizes his actions. We can still hang out and do some other stuff and not necessarily gambling, and a true friend will respect the decision of his/her friend even if it means that some of the things before will not be applicable anymore.

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This actually happened to me but in my case, it was not gambling but some kind of work that I cannot do anymore. What I did was, I accompany him to do some stuff that was good for him and constantly reminded him about the day we were good friends even when we don't do such work and he finally realized that I cannot join him anymore when going to that place and he respects my decision without having any hard feeling about me. Sometimes you can't be direct to the people when things got rough, you need some strategy to make them understand your side of the story.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

If I am being treated I would be doing my family a disservice and if he is a true friend he will understand that I absolutely cannot betray the family.
Seeing friends is a nice thing, but then the friend goes off on his way and your family is always there to help you.
In short, for one night, I would not betray their trust.

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I will reject it and tell the truth that I am on medication for gambling addiction. I don't want what I'm doing to be in vain because I've been at the bottom of gambling and don't want to go back there. As an old friend, he should have seen how I gambled and maybe he also knew that I was addicted to gambling. But if he can't accept it, I understand and will let him go alone because I don't want to lose money on gambling. But I would advise him not to gamble at the casino and rather stay at my house to discuss various things. Did this happen to you, @OP?

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

Better say no in that situation, just keep it straight and you no need to explain anything all you need is to follow what you have been doing because you think that it may harm you in someway. There are lot of other places to hangout with friends so casino is not the only place for reunion and such things.

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There's a nice way to decline his invitation. If I will turn him down, that doesn't mean that I'm pushing him away and breaking the friendship that we had. I will tell him exactly why I have to decline his invitation politely. I will also suggest having at least a coffee or lunch out for us to bond again. There are still other ways for us to reminisce about the old times. I will value my treatment first.

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

I will turn down my old buddy, we can decide to meet elsewhere, but not in the casino. Chilling in a casino with him will be dangerous for the treatment I am undergoing which I have already giving as long as 8 weeks, a sign of seriousness... It will be stupid of me to try to ruin it. My family will be disappointed, and that's not a good example to set... I also will be disappointed in myself for seeing a temptation in front and not dodging it. My buddy will understand if he is matured in reasoning.

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Honestly, it's better to politely decline the invitation if situation will only keep me addicted, a friend will understand if we explain current situation. If he doesn't understand how to be a good a friend, indeed we need friends but the priority is ourselves. I learned from my previous experience that a good friend will only come to support his friend, not bring him down to addicted again.

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It's hard to turn down a friend but your situation is different you are in a healing period and there should be no interruption in that healing process, tell the truth to your friend and let him have the fact about your situation, I'm sure if he is a real friend he will even cancel the invitation and wish you well on your therapy, it's hard to undergo on a therapy you must be totally healed before you try to gamble, because by then you will have a new mindset and definition of gambling.

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Human need a social interaction which you will need a friend, but you're shouldn't forget no one will help you when you're in fucked up situation or in hard time, they will not help you. This mean it's your life, where you're have full control about your decision and you're have freedom to choose. Learn how to reject someone offer and should always accept it, do you think your old friend will help you to take rehabilitation if your addiction still not recovered 100%?

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Quote from: fortunecrypto on August 18, 2022, 10:05:11 AM

THIS IS THE SITUATION: You are undergoing treatment for gambling addiction for two months already and only your family knows it, then one day one of your long-time buddies who you used to accompany to gamble in casinos wants to treat you for a night in a casino, and you have not seen each other for a very long time and he just want to reminisce old times.
Will you turn him down or agree to go to the casino for old time's sake.

It actually depends on how committed I am to my rehabilitation. If I am just doing it because my family members are forcing me to do so, I will be easily influenced to go gambling again, especially with my long-time-buddies.

But if I am serious, I am sure, I will not be influenced to do otherwise. I will not waste the effort I have put into it, even with my old-time buddies. And I am sure, they would understand and respect my decision.

There are other things we can do too if they want to spend some time with me. I am sure if they want to reminisce about old times, we can do it without me getting in the way of my treatment.

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