“Feeling terrible” i.e. lonely, deserted, abandoned, rejected, misunderstood etc are all huge gambling triggers for me too.
CGs often stuff those emotions into slot machines (my poison) or use other forms of gambling to alleviate them.
Make sure you think twice before you make the wrong move. Not only will you feel even more terrible but you will certainly lose more money.
Try to go for a long walk, call another friend, get busy with some physical task and hand over whatever money you have to someone who will mind it for a few days . Put your ATM card and Credit card in a sealed envelope and post it to yourself. Life goes on without gambling. Life goes on without friends who filled our needs in the past. Believe me, I have trained myself to do without both!
“When you enjoy the scent of a thousand flowers, you won’t miss the fragrance of one”!
Attend the online groups this evening to pass 3 hours You will get a lot of support there.
