Got this from another site, quoted as something someone reads every night before going to bed:
Gambling does not bring me pleasure.
Gambling destroyed my happiness and damaged my health and my relationships.
Gambling made me do things that I would not normally do.
It affected my personality and my values.
I have debts because of gambling.
I may have won sometimes, but I have nothing to show for it.
Each win is just a set up for a fall. A win makes me think it is easy to win again, so all I do is give the money back and end up chasing my losses.
Winning only keeps me locked in the cycle of losing. If I can let go of my losses, and accept what I have done, I can move forward.
If I cannot accept my losses, I will keep myself in this trap forever.
I will not listen to the voices that tell me to gamble.
If I gamble, I will likely lose. If I win, I will only give it back. There is no point in prolonging this anymore. I want to let it go.
Gambling made me weak, it made me feel that I am nothing without it, like I can’t go through life without leaning on it, and turning to it when things get tough.
Gambling stole away my time, my money and my life.
If I let it, gambling will steal away my future.
I will not let that happen.
I can change this.
I am better than this and I deserve to be happy.
I am in control of my own life and my own choices.
I can choose not to gamble.
I am stronger without gambling.
I do not need it.
I am freeing myself from this horrible addiction. I am not giving up something fun, because it has harmed me.
Without gambling I am free to enjoy life.
I will not gamble again because I choose happiness.
That is a pretty good summary of what i should be thinking and during my periods off not gambling has made me happier apart from worrying about the debt!
this is very true. but it's fears me looking at my debt now. opening talking amounts I wasted and could have saved. but then I think when we fall over we just get back up and learn from the painful mistake
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