Purpose and
Intent of the Website: When The Fun Stops .com
PURPOSE:
We are here to assist you in resolving the problems you are facing in your life due to the gambling problem.
INFORMATION:
We have various sources of
online literature available to you, which can be helpful in your quest for information about the compulsive gambling illness and how to cope with the various crises
brought on by this illness known as the gambling syndrome.
Even if you do not classify yourself as a "compulsive
gambler", if gambling is preventing you from properly
saving for your future, or providing the financial means you
need to further your life, then the information, stories and
support we offer here may be of assistance to set you free of
the want/need you feel to gamble...gambling is not just gambling
with money...you are gambling with your future!
INTENTION:
WhenTheFunStops.com
is dedicated to the creation and preservation of peace in our
lives, through the utilization of our three steps, a learning
process if you will about gambling: COURAGE - COMMITMENT -
WISDOM
This means
WhenTheFunStop.com is designed to be a safe place to bring your current
situation, and to share it with others in your same circumstance
who may be struggling or are in the life long process of
recovery. You can shrug this site off, look at it, cry about it, laugh about it, be angry
that you are here, whatever you want to do know that this site
was created with you in mind and is here to be a safe haven of
understand, help and assistance to you and all those suffering
from the problems of gambling addiction. This site is
funded privately and founded by an addicted gambler for the
purpose of sharing and helping others through their
addiction. It
is our hope, by the end of reading the information on this site
you have been able to unburden yourself of the problem for a short while and be able to go
on and face your situation with a new perspective. Please
begin with our first step: COURAGE Noun.
Meaning: The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables
one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession,
confidence, and resolution; bravery. Our members are
not here to give you specific advice, everyone's situation is
different or unique therefore there is no one particular gospel or
magic formula to success in kicking the gambling habit. We cannot dilute our principles to a point where
others suffering as you are, perform as marriage counselors, psychologists, members of the clergy, vocational guidance specialists or as a representative of the legal profession.
We are here as we have a common denominator in our lives: we are in relationships with compulsive
gamblers, or we are a compulsive gambler and we have taken the
first STEP, we have the COURAGE to admit our faults and we are
ready to make a COMMITMENT to change our lives for the
better. The
common denominator, which we all share enables us to more readily understand your problems,
certainly more so than your family, friends, counselor (s), or
advisor (s). We can listen to your problems with an empathetic, not a sympathetic or critical ear.
You can rest assured that no one meeting virtually on this site will tell you that what you are doing is
bad, wrong, immoral, unethical or in anyway make you feel badly
for your decisions regarding what will soon be known as your past
turmoil with gambling. We will only offer our experience in similar matters, giving you a new approach to consider in your situation.
Please have the COURAGE to step forward and participate in
creating a future for yourself and then have the COMMITMENT to
stand by your decision to make a positive change in your
life. It is only through sharing, learning, COURAGE,
COMMITMENT that we can hope to live long enough to enjoy the
WISDOM that comes with this life changing decision to seek
assistance in ending your gambling addiction. Our goal
in participating on WhenTheFunStops.com is to provide new insight into what can be a devastating problem in many people's lives.
With the simple three step approach, this program to Confront the
Addiction of Gambling does not burden you with 12 steps, or
complicated programs, it is a simple three step approach which we
ask you to embody in your daily life. We can provide a wealth of information about practical safeguards you can choose to take when first coming into the program. Above all, remember that all people change.
In fact there is no constant in life but change. The problems that you are facing today will be different tomorrow, next month, next year.
Try to put matters in perspective for today. Don't feel compelled to make decisions
forever; rather, make choices for today. Choices are always open for review and change.
Have the Courage to participate today and share your
story. In all things, remember
this site WhenTheFunStops.com is your virtual support system,
available 24 hours a day, this site and it's dedicated members are
always available, whether you are at home contemplating playing
online, or calling in a bet, or you are at work or you are logging
onto the internet from your mobile phone or even a cyber
cafe. No one can make it work for You but You. We can only be
here to support you when you reach out for assistance, caring,
understanding, general help; find the COURAGE today to Confront
the Addiction and then make the COMMITMENT to Change.
~ Mike N. - Founder
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