Thanks for that!! Congratulations to you as well- I think we stopped at around the same time… I am looking forward to reaching the 4 month milestone next week. I am 112 days gamble free and really feel that gambling is taking up much less space in my life and in my head. There are days when it doesn’t cross my mind. The symbols from slots that I played used to be very vivid in my thoughts and would play over and over at random, now I have to put in effort to remember them.
I was really struggling with attending a GA meeting because I felt that that was what I was “supposed to do”. After doing a ton of reading I have decided that it is not a support that would be helpful for me. My recovery includes continuing journalling on here as often as possible, as well I have been using alot of online CBT tools and workbooks, and am focusing on individualized counselling. I have been reading alot of books and my next goal is to start re-learning to play piano. My 11 month old grandson fills up much of my time as well.
I have noticed alot of my friends have started creating facebook pages to playing bingo for money. Bingo has never been something that I played or had a problem with but I am staying away from it as I know it would take one small win at bingo for me to be wanting more.