Day 7,
It has been a whole week since I have gambled in a casino (online or in person, not including lottery). If you read my previous posts, I have never identified the lottery as a problem because it has never been a problem for me. Casinos are 100% a problem, and will always be a problem for me. Any form of gambling that makes it easy to drain your bank account in private will be a problem.
As far as urges go, nothing still. No altered moods, no obsessive thinking, no crazy thoughts. Betfilter is in place on my laptop and working, however I am a little concerned about my phone. I read reviews on the betfilter mobile blocker and they looked pretty bad. Right now I am looking for an option to block gambling sites for mobile devices. Any recommendations will be helpful. I know when I get paid again, I will want to gamble, so I am trying to make it as hard as possible to do so. I am going to pay myself first and put money away in a savings account (it takes a couple days to transfer it out of there). Going to try to keep as little in my checking account as possible. Even if the urges do hit, it will take a few days to transfer money out of my online savings. I have a reminder set on my phone to post here everyday, so I’m hoping even if I do decide to transfer money to my checking account, I come to my senses either later in the day or next day. I’m feeling pretty good and confident though. It’s nice to have a sense of hope and the thoughts of a good future. Hope everyone is doing well in their journey.
–Nick