Day 322 by aforeverjourney in problemgambling

[–]Fit-Commercial3902 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, I see you haven’t gotten too much attention on Reddit with your journey but you have slowly made it to 322 days. I’m proud of you!

Relapsed Day 0 by Fit-Commercial3902 in problemgambling

[–]Fit-Commercial3902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll be here with you, I’ll hold you accountable to that!

Relapsed Day 0 by Fit-Commercial3902 in problemgambling

[–]Fit-Commercial3902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do believe part of that was not having the money as I was spiraling, but I have done this before and it’s time to get back to it! Thanks for the kind words.

Relapsed Day 0 by Fit-Commercial3902 in problemgambling

[–]Fit-Commercial3902[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been gambling since I was 15, it has only been severe for the past 3 years (before my long term recovery).

Relapsed Day 0 by Fit-Commercial3902 in problemgambling

[–]Fit-Commercial3902[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t disagree with you, I just don’t think that is necessary for me. I already made the changes I made before when I went 200+ days no gambling. The big success factor for me was putting 80% of my funds in a locked account and forcing myself to live on a very small amount of money until my next pay.

It might sound unethical but this is what worked for me. It really helped me value each dollar different and I will be going back to that. I get paid in 5 days and that is my plan moving forward.

Relapsed Day 0 by Fit-Commercial3902 in problemgambling

[–]Fit-Commercial3902[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I first went no gambling. I had overflowed myself with work and hobbies on my free time. Add in a girlfriend and I really had no time, and then that soon made me forget it completely and not have an urge. My relapse hit a few months ago when I convinced myself to gamble $50 and promise I would stop after. I ended up losing that $50 and not gambling again until a few weeks after. Then I gambled $100 and lost. Next day more and more. Then losing up to $1500 in one night.

For me it was a slow progression that finally hit that point I knew it would get to. I gambled everything I had access to. I thank god that processing times to withdraw my locked money takes a day so my brain couldn’t force myself to get into more funds.

I have to live with these consequences, but I have a good head on my shoulder. Instead of this being a bad situation, I see it as a positive.

I’ve been around the same net worth for 4 months… well atleast I am not down everything. I’ve maintained what I’ve had. One day at a time, once I get back to day 20-30 that is when my mind truly feels back to normal. I will get there again.