It’s always just one day at a time for anything Jay and its no different for addictions. What you need to do is want to quit. If you dont want to then it’s going to make it all the more difficult to stay motivated. I fully understand the desire to use gambling as a means to reward and escape, as that is how I got myself into the financial and personal mess I’m in now. It is not an escape, it’s just an avenue into another, bigger problem that will slap you in the face a bit later. As Kin alludes to, gambling is like a big hole in the street. How many times are you going to keep falling in the same hole before you learn to simply take another route? I was a workaholic for many years and when I no longer got what I needed from work I searched for something else to fill the void. I found gambling, debt,a new bad credit score and ended up having to change jobs anyways. It’s not enough for me to simply say find another way to reward yourself or console yourself. I need to say that what you are doing is hurting yourself and eventually, those around you. It doesnt ever end well for anyone so you have to skip to the ending, where you are losing everything and everyone in your life. I am at the point where I am teetering. I quit just in time to not lose my home but am working two jobs to make enough to cover bills and get back to where I need to be to feel secure. I now see gambling as a means to destroy my life, one that I have worked very hard to build, and that was not what I wanted to do. If gambling was alcohol or drugs, and you were using those to escape, would you see the problem then? Take whatever steps you must to put blocks in place so that you cannot access funds or slots. I’m not sure what is available where you are or how you play, but make it hard for yourself to play instead of hard to stop. You will be surprised how much easier it is to quit when it is harder to do, and if access to money is the only thing that is stopping you, do whatever is necessary to limit your access to your funds while you are vulnerable. Take it gamble free today and let’s see about tomorrow then.
