Is there some hobbies you can add in to your life to make it more enjoyable.. for endorphins, exercise is good.. says me haha, who at this time has been lazy but just starting and its a good boost.. are there things you can concentrate on and fill your life with other things.. new hobbies can fill the void left by gambling and take your mind off it a bit too.. too. Congrats on your time gamble free.. any time away from gambling is good, you are going into a new life without gambling.. i find talking about gambling in past tense is helpful too. I used to gamble, etc.. sometimes i will walk past a place that has gambling and in my head i will think i used to do that but i dont do that now.
Our gambling only leads to one place, destruction. Your addiction wants to do the most damage it can.. its very sneaky.. it will whisper to you, its very cunning. Those thoughts are between the addict us and the rational us i believe and its like a tug of war.. the more you give the addict the more it wants.. break things down into small parts.. just for this hour dont gamble.. get through an hour at a time if you have to. thats all you need to look at.. or a day only. if you can get through this day without gambling you can do the same the next.. its a very enticing addiction.. it can be arrested though.. it can. Keep going to your meetings.. keep trying anything you can. You will find your way if you keep putting in the effort.. you are doing well.. im not preaching, its taken me six years of being here relapsing to finally get some sense of this addiction.. i just share what helps me and that is throwing yourself into recovery as much as you would throw yourself into gambling..
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