Man I hear ya on the lotto ticket, I don’t want to ever buy one or a scratch card again even. so done with gambling in all forms.
forgiving yourself is a huge step in the healing process, man, easier said said than done I know, was hard for me to do too, but we’re only human so we all make mistakes, what learn from these mistakes and how we choose to bounce back is what really matters . You got this man, treat it as a life lesson more valuable than any windfall and put the best foot forward.
Glad to hear you’re keeping up the counselling , I hope it’s helping you through this. I’m thinking about arranging a few sessions for myself also. I know I’m done with gambling now, But I want to pick my brain for the reasons I did in the first place.N
Not hugely into motivational sayings but this one seems to resonate with me: “Before a man can conquer the world, he must first conquer himself” , that’s driving me forward / helping me forgive myself and move on to a different path