Thanks Monica and Jen! That’s extremely kind of you both to say hello.
Monica – 18 Months – Woot! That’s amazing. Great work. Well… we sure worked hard and long at hurting ourselves… I suppose we’ll have to work just as hard or harder to improve our situations.
Jen – I’m sorry to hear you’re still struggling with this horrible compulsion that we share. What do you think you need to have happen to say you’re done once and for all? You can have your life back and not gamble anymore by simply not allowing it in your life. I know it’s not easy, but whats the alternative? If the gambling path working out well from a mental, physical, and economic stand point? If so then keep going y all means. But if it isn’t…. then it’s a simple equation really. That equals its time to stop. Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. So basically you’re driving yourself insane… It’s proven that your brain releases more of the drug we all love so much right before a loss. Not a win, but a loss. Meaning you get more high right before a loss. Your body and brain secretly and quietly want to loose so you can feed that high or fog. In takes a while to get out of the gambling fog but once you do you will see clearer. At the end of the day quitting should be the easiest thing really. All we have to do is STOP.
Much love. Please keep me posted on your recovery. Life isn’t ever perfect but it’s better not gambling. 🙂