Here's some questions (I asked myself and still do with all the mistakes I've made since I stopped) and maybe would be helpful to newcomers to this forum.
Obviously some will be pertinent and some not but all below and some I've probably forgotten were and are to me:
Do I REALLY want to stop this behaviour OR find some way to control it so I can continue to gamble "sensibly"?
Am I getting ANY pleasure out of this?
Are my relationships suffering?
Am I becoming a liar?
Do I feel that I'm becoming ill physically and possibly mentally?
Is this REALLY the way I want to live my life?
Can I see beyond the money I've lost and how badly I've damaged my life and other's in non-monetary terms?
Am I prepared to make a 100 per cent daily commitment to abstain from gambling whatever is going on in my personal life?
Am I prepared (if I/you) have gambling-related debts to take 100 per cent responsibility for them if it is realistic and within my means to do so?
All very pertinent to myself. It’s quite a sobering thought for me answering them. Thanks for posting
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