Hi Bee, thank u for ur post on my thread . You are around a week gamble free! That is amazing Bee.! Trust me all of us here know how difficult it is to get past day one never mind a week. You are really doing well. I think it is really important to treat yourself (feel the guilt and do it anyway) to something you normally would never buy. Just think if u had gambled u wud be hundreds down anyway . The list is endless – eyebrow makeover , nails , lipstick – now I wanna go shop.!
Something just for u that u will notice all the time!!
I think (and I can only talk from my own experience -I have no expertise ) that this helps retrain the brain in the following ways
1. You do start to believe you are worth it if you start behaving in a way that shows u value yourself
2. Money starts to have a different focus – a “me me” focus cos so many of the gambling fantasies we have are about what we will do for others with our big win.- again this comes back to valuing ourselves
3. U build new brain connections which with practice will Take over from the gambling ones
4 you will feel secretly pleased /happy each time you look at your nails/ mirror etc cos u will look great and also u will know u are beating this thing.
There that my personal psychobabble for today ! Keep working it Bee! I am so impressed!!!