Hi Sad. Today I feel better. I guess just like any other addiction, recovery is not just stopping and feeling down and negative thought coming and going is a part of the recovery process. The gambling mind is trying to bring some thing up, makes you feel bad, and make that an excuse to gamble again. When there are barriers in place and you can not do that, there it comes the feeling that I was going trough for the last few days.
I think the only way is to bring some meaning to my life, structure into my thought and actions.
You are right we all have those past events that time to tome comes up and it is like, they are happening now.
I feel better today Sad. Thank you for your support. Having you here, reading your post, making me feel better, knowing that I am not alone in this situation.
Have a good day. One day at a time.