I hear you Laura!
We do need balance in our lives.
I agree that we need to protect ourselves from the next bet. We also need to shield ourselves from the fallout of the last thousands of bets.
Every year I bought lavish Christmas presents for everyone. Even when I was losing heavily. …especially when I was losing, I think. I would borrow more and SPLASH out to prove to myself that everything was fine.
I know now that I gambled, precisely because things weren’t one bit fine. I was fooling myself and others .
This year I’m drawing a line with presents. Partly because I don’t feel well enough to enter the crowded shops and partake in the frenzied hustle and bustle that I thought I loved. It’s like gambling. Frenzied buying has lost it’s appeal
The buzz has gone out of both.
No thrill=no hangover!!!
