With this addiction I can be going along fine with no urges for quite some time, and then bang, urges come on sometimes for several days at a time. I entertained the thought to gamble today, but instead of gambling I reached out for support. I spoke to Charles and that helped and also asked Danny to talk to me about why I shouldn’t gamble. I was feeling bored as I had nothing that interested me in doing today. With Charles’ help I was able to identify some things I could do instead of gambling. I will be going to town later today with just one debit card with a $100 ATM withdrawal limit, instead of two debit cards. That was a barrier that came to my mind when speaking to Charles so I got up and took the second debit card out of my wallet and placed it on the stove. I am going to buy myself something today for not gambling and will visit my ill granddaughter. I’m taking Ruffuss with me so that’s another barrier. One day is all I need to get through. Danny reminded me of how wretched I would feel after gambling. My bank closes in 5 hours for the weekend. Carole
