One activity I found beneficial is to write down all the “positives” from gambling on one side of the paper, and write down a list of all the “negatives” of gambling on the other side of the paper. After doing this, you will most likely find a very short list, then a much longer list. After that is complete, I asked myself, “why would I do something that has such a negative affect on my life? ” Why would I gamble if it only has 1 or 2 benefits, whereas it has 10 to 15 negative affects. That’s the “WHY?” I ask myself.
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