Hey Carole, I have a suggestion for you. Next time the gambling bug bites, give it more than a one liner in your journal. Instead of saying “I gambled yesterday” or “I gambled last night” how about talking about what led up to the incident and how you felt during and after. It helped me to talk about the times I went down to the casino because eventually I figured out what was triggering it. It was not always the same thing but sometimes insite can help us avoid it from happening the next time. Also I found it very therapeutic to talk about how I felt while I was gambling and afterwards, when I read back in my journal I was either ashamed of myself, felt guilty, or was able to remember those feelings of remorse and it really did help. Just a suggestion because we all know that just admitting that we gambled doesn’t alleviate that guilt or make it okay. Hope you are enjoying your “space” as much as I am, I truly love having my own apartment right now and find tranquility in coming home from work and being able to just relax, cook what I want, eat when I want and watch what I want on t.v, lol. Congratulations on the will power for the weight loss, that will be my next project to tackle after giving up smoking. One thing at a time, the gambling had to go first, now I can move on to my other issues, lmao. Debbie
