[slotjunkie]

I have had some urges and dreams this week.   The dreams were having me wanting to gamble and actually making it there but not able to.

I had urges not just to go onlione but to actually go to a real casino.   and thwe urgesd was more than once.   Had i had acess to a vehicle, i

think i might have gone.    Those are serious urges but instead of gambling i went on you tube and watched some video and rented a movie to watch.

That helped and the urges passed so i hacve not gambled sincemonday the 18th of march. 

[Callmecrazy]

Slots aren’t going to go anywhere. There is no rush. Postponing our next bet is one of the most effective weapons available to us. I’m giving myself time. 6 months. Then I’ll reassess how I feel about gambling.
Stay strong!

[Steev]

Knowing that the urges are an inevitable part of recovery – especially in the early days – and that they will pass helps. I suggested to CMC that one option might be to retrain the brain, so that when an urge comes up we always do something else enjoyable – but make it the same thing each time, so that the brain begins to equate the urge with the new thing – be it being in nature, watching a film, eating popcorn … whatever.

I’ve never tried this – but someone ought to and report back. Good to see that you saw the urge out. Strangely, I tend to dream of things and then the opposite happens – so if I had dreamt of being in a casino, then it would mean I would never again go in one. I’ve not had that dream yet. Keep strong!

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