For those of you thay have seen the comments on the last entry, Joe has a point. Sometimes we need to do things differently if the resutls aren't working - else we're entering the realms of insanity!
It's different for all of us. Sometimes we gamble to win money back. Sometimes to pass time. Sometimes because we feel we need to - how else do we pay all those overdue bills? But I've now started a diary of days I haven't gambled for, it' my new years resolution, and I'm determined to stick to it. In essence nothing drastic is changing, but a slight mindset change. Taking things one day at a time, ticking off those days, and trying to forget about all those money problems. In the long run gambling won't help, so I need to get myself playing the long game - as much as I don't want to admit that. I've not been on holiday for a number of years and, in all honestly, if you add up the amount I've lost each week, I could've put that to good use to actually go somewhere (in reality, to pay off bills!). However, I've two tentative holidays booked this year. One in March, one in May/June. Neither are going to be massively expensive, just for 5 days to a week, but if I can keep gamble free between now and those dates, I'll reward myself with a holiday. If not, I won't be able to afford to go anyway and I'll have to not go. Let's see how far I get. I'm counting the 31/12/16 as the official 1st day of this challenge - it'll take me a good few years to pay off the debts, but step 1 is March, step 2 is May, and step 3 is July. I've promised myself this year, in 2017, I won't let gambling defeat me. Who's with me?!
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28/9/2017 08:42:21 pm
Are you still gamble free? You are too quiet
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