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My second stint at trying to quit. This time last year I managed to go 17 days without hitting the slots. 1 year later of full time playing and I’m attempting to break the habit again. I’m 18 days in so longer then I did last time so holding onto that win. The first 7 days were hard but also easy. I’d get the urge and then an hour later I’d be cheering myself on for not breaking and be fine. The next 7 days were easy too as I took my two young kids away on holidays and there was no where to play. But the last 3 days, wow it’s been hard. Either everyone around me has decided to be really annoying all the time or I’m going through some kind of withdrawal. I struggle to fall asleep at night time and running on a short fuse. And the urges don’t seem to be going away and giving me that “yes you did it today”, I just am annoyed all the time. I started smoking again (funnily enough I vaped when I played not smoked) which isn’t good but but hey cost me thousands less each day. I managed to play nearly every day for the last 5 years only really taking time off when my kids were born and though not in debt nor struggling I’ve lost hundreds of thousands. I haven’t lost time with them because I was betting max and losing fast. 30 min and I could lost thousands. My kids will never go without, but they have the option to be very comfortable for their lives and I was just throwing that away. If I stop now i can get back to that, it’s just stopping is so hard. Does it ever get any easier or am I at least over the hard part and when does everything stop annoying you?
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Hello! It might sound like a silly idea but if you are still holding onto good amount of profit, then try to share some of that with some one who is in need of money ( may be a stranger you know for sure is struggling or some charity). you might feel less annoyed by doing this because you will be making some difference in some one’s life or making some one’s day better. you sound like a millionaire, so even if you are not in profit, you could still help others if you aren’t already doing it. Just throwing some ideas for you to feel less annoyed or even happy 🙂
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