I have stopped gambling on and off for years going long periods and some not as long. It’s the feeling you get when gambling I need something to fill that as it’s very hard do any ideas of what people have done would be great thanks
Family time normally takes up the most of my time, and a few non gambling games I like playing.
Oh and the odd poem
Life only gets as busy as you make it
Hi
The sequences of my recovery was accepting that I had certain unhealthy emotional triggers.
Filling the void was to stop sitting on my hands doing nothing stop procrastinating and get serious about writing down my needs my wants and my goals.
Also by planning to arrive early even at meetings half an hour early helps me feel more relaxed.
Hand over my finances to my wife.
I could not trust my self with money.
Meetings with therapies had a big impact on my recovery and rate of my recovery.
With my therapies came reduced fears, cames more trust, much healthier articulation of how I was feeling or if I felt vulnerable.
Healing Love and peace.
Dave L
AKA Dave of Beckenham
It may sound strange, but I've filled the void with normal life. I didn't have a normal life. I stayed up to 04:00 gambling and drinking. Now I go to bed and read a book. I gambled at work, now I do work!. Basically I've erased the gambling part from my life by being a normal person. I understand what you mean about the void. I probably gambled for 6-8 hours a day, sometimes more. That's a huge thing to try and replace. If you can find a happy family life, or a happy friendship to occupy your time, it goes along way in replacing this. I also spend quite allot of time on here, lurking and reading!
Stay strong 👍
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