Day 7 gamble free and riddled with anxiety

What do you feel when you play? You say it's not about winning.

What mostly causes your anxiety?

I feel numb when I play. I'm overwhelmed with my life and I realized that playing slots and pushing that button gives me possibly to not think at all. I also don't care about winning. 

As you probably know gambling also creates anxiety. You cannot feel great between games. You feel bad when you have lost and feel bad when you win because you play it off no matter what. So you feel anxious constantly. Yes there is that numb feeling, but I feel that only when I push that button. But money runs out and anxiety comes no matter what.

I have quit before and I can say life is better without it. Don't doubt it! So many doors are going to open if don't gamble. My problem quitting last time was I always thought I gamble for money. But actually that's not true! When I have analyzed it now, it's more about that numb feeling that I urge. So think it through what gambling does for you, what are you searching from that, what pain are you hiding. And try to deal with that!

If you don't gamble you cannot lose. What better place to be. The money you made is yours, you are not throwing it away. That's much peaceful place to be than gambling. 

All the love,

Maria 

Hi Maria,

Yes you are so right it’s just the action that can be numbing but it is surrounded with so much anxiety win or lose. 

I’m hoping this overwhelming anxiety lifts soon and I can start to work on overcoming the other issues.

best of luck to you too!! Xx