Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Roll the Dice...


VEGAS BABY!!!

The excitement of the trip begins even before the flight is booked! Where to stay, What airline has the shortest flight, How much money to take, my heart beat increases just with the planning!
I have a little gambling problem.... I do not just go to Vegas for the shows and to party or sit by the dazzling pools!
No, for me it is extremely strategic. I have literally played in each casino on the main strip... I will gamble for 18hrs straight... I will not eat or sleep while I am there.... I have almost missed flights due to not leaving casinos in time to get to the airport only to hit the slots again while there.

I have no regrets over the money I have gambled and lost while there. I Love the feeling I get when I walk into Palazzo or the MGM Grand!! I have been told that my eyes twinkle like a little child when I see the lights on the slots!!
Casinos to me are utterly intoxicating... my mind is completely focused on whatever game I am betting on and NOTHING else matters. I am annoyed if my phone rings and I also easily irritated if the others around me want to stop gambling and retire for dinner or a show.
Actually, I have been going to Vegas about once a year since 2003 and I have NEVER even seen a show or been down to a pool at any of the hotels where I have a room booked.

Here's the point... I realize... that I am a gambler. I have not sought professional help for my addiction simply because I do not currently live near a casino...
The economy has also helped because I cannot afford to go back anytime soon.

My personal addiction has helped me to somewhat understand other people with addictions. But I have observed that some addicts think that "their" addiction is somehow... better than someone else's.
Example:
Eric, is a pill addict, who is talking shit about Sammy, who is a crack addict.
I mean REALLY???
An addict is.... an ADDICT!!!

Sorry people, there are no VIP addictions!
It does not matter if it is food, porn, gambling, sex, drugs, booze, or people that you are addicted to... you are still... ADDICTED...
Please have sympathy and compassion for other people and their problems!
Be careful not to judge.

As for me... I still hear the "ding ding ding" in my head, I can almost feel the rush that floods my body when I win, and my heart is fluttering even now just typing this!!!
But as of now have no casino plans in my future.... as of now that is!!

Have a great weekend!

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