Hi Yolip. How did I do it? By deciding to put all the time and energy that I had put into my gambling into my recovery instead. By deciding that I was more important than the bet. By deciding that I did indeed have a problem and that I needed to admit it to myself and to other people that could help me. Weekends were always bad for me as well, so in the early days of my recovery I always made sure that I was busy at weekends. I did courses, voluntary work, went to GA groups and did fun stuff where there was no gambling on site to hook me in. I told as many people as I could about my problem and got them to look out for me. Extra hours at work will help not only to pay debts back but to keep you away from gambling. Using counselling to try and find out what may have gotten me into this behaviour in the first place. In short putting myself and my recovery first with the support and help of other people. I hope it works for you, Go well.
