Hello friend,
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in but I’m glad you’re still gambling free. While the idea of wasting the last 10 years of your life is understandable, please know it’s never a waste. Those 10 years might be difficult to swallow because of mistakes you made but it can be used as a learning experience. We all make mistakes, none of us are perfect. It’s just important we learn from our mistakes. Would you rather regret 10 years of gambling or 25 years? We can’t control the past but we can control the present, we can control right now. So as long as you’re living right now the way you want to, that’s what matters. Life is too short to be stuck on what mistakes we made before. That’s history, control what you can.
As far as my quit is concerned, I’m 113 days free of gambling. I’m not going to say it has been easy but one thing I did that helped A LOT was I gave my fiancé access to my bank account. That helped keep me accountable big time. She knows where all my money is going and ask questions if she’s unsure: I’m not the slightest bit mad either bc it’s helped my quit.
Life has been busy and that’s no excuse to not show up here more often but I do what I can. Stay strong and always push forward with a positive outlook.
Wishing you the best brother.