With all the best willpower in the world Ive found relapsing overpowers me and yet again I've lost to machines. It's the most awful feeling in the world, to walk away and my money has gone into a machine. The problem is our society makes it too easy available. I cut all my bank cards up 6 months ago but found I could get cash by using my phone contactless in a family arcade arghhh so frustrating. You can switch contactless off but just as easy to switch it back on so there's no control if your an addict. The thing I've learned is you can't have access to money and yet modern society doesn't help. Gambling is so toxic it saps every bit of joy and happiness out of life, so today my resolve is to stop playing these wretched machines coz ultimately they always win and I'm going to fight this one way or anotherÂ
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