kudos on day 4. What have you changed around you to help you make it to today? or was it all just willpower?
The swings are always the reason it becomes a compulsive behavior. the desire to break even or come out ahead truly crushes all our logical thoughts as gamblers.
i took all my cards out of my wallet except my debit card which is only money i had and not a line of credit. i put these away in a drawer with a letter attached addressed to myself. why i cant use the cards for gambling.
that helped mitigated alot of my urges.
Also think what if you never gambled? you’d very likely be in japan right now because you wouldnt be in your current financial situation