Day 1 - bring it on

[Nevar]

Just starting on the challenge. Not sure how I will go
Or what will happen or even if this approach will actually work or help. - hope it does.

[Calvin (facilitator)]

Hi there @Nevar
Welcome to the forums! Good on you for taking that first step!
Can you tell us more about your journey towards tackling the gambling habit?

[Nevar]

Hi there @Nevar
Welcome to the forums! Good on you for taking that first step!
Can you tell us more about your journey towards tackling the gambling habit?

Tried a few self motivated approaches but unfort not much success. Hoping a peer group and forum will make a diff

[Calvin (facilitator)]

Thats okay, different things work for different people. In the meantime it can be helpful to figure out when your trigger times are, what urges you experience during those trigger times and also what activities you can do to help distract you.

@pamela @JinxyWolf @doug Any support or words of advice you have for our new member Nevar?

[Nevar]

Cheers - appreciate the comments

[pamela]

Hi Nevar and good on you for coming here.
Everyone fights this battle in different ways.
How did you feel the last time you gambled?
Write those feelings down and when you get an urge read what you wrote ,absorb those feelings and then decide if thats how you want to feel again.
Take it one day at a time and don't think too far ahead,get through one day ,then the next day.
You can do this and tell yourself "I won't gamble today"
Good luck

[Nevar]

Thx Pamela

Thx for the kind comments

- and so Day 2 is almost over - only 98 to go !

[pamela]

2 days is well on the way..you can do this..take each day one at a time..try not to overtime, or think too far ahead
Keep moving forward

[doug]

hi Nevar
Some times when you write down how you feel it helps.
No magic cures.
But any effort you put into helping yourself will help.
Sometime we may not feel like we are not understood or even understand ourselves.
Its ok to admit that.
I don't usually, but even taking time to write down how we feel is a stepping stone regardless.
Have a nice day

[Calvin (facilitator)]

Yes @doug writing is such a useful way to get down what you're feeling/thinking or to keep track of goals :)