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Originally Posted by webgurl
The "high" you get from gambling is no different from drugs/drinking etc...
It is a VERY difficult battle and it is a total mental behaviour. I feel like I have a gambling issue with live poker games.
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Well, I certainly enjoy alcohol... love the feeling, love the buzz... but it doesn't have me by the balls. I can have 1 or 2 drinks per night and feel just dandy. My brother on the other hand will consume half the bottle of vodka, and then drink the six pack of beer I had in the fridge... and then want to go the bar, and then the liquor store afterwards. And that would be a $100+ evening... and he wonders where his money goes.
I don't allow him to come over to my house for exactly that reason, except on rare occasions. And before he even comes in the door, I have to tell him that there won't be any alcohol consumed while he's here.
Maybe his next job should be to do the reality TV circuit... television is always looking for the next wreck.