Craig, it gets easier with time. It’s no lie, when your brain pathways stop the learned behavior and they start to reroute and fix themselves, the thoughts of gambling get weaker and fewer so that it is easier to resist. They say 30 days or more to stop a fixed behavior or habit. I went 33 then relapsed, and in those 33 days I had thought about it a lot. Tried to find ways to beat my blocks all of the time. After those 33 days and the relapse I thought about it less and less. I rarely have an urge to even think about games anymore and I seldom hear the bonus music in my head anymore. ( yeah, I would hear the bonus theme music from my fave slots in my head calling me like a siren song). I guess it’s TRUE, that once you start to disengage your brain for a long enough time from gambling, the effects start to dissipate and it becomes easier to avoid the urges and thoughts. Just keep trying to put the days behind you. There is no other way to do it except time and self healing. Good luck today.
