Lost time
When I came into recovery I thought it was just a financial problem and the only thing I had harmed was my bank balance. I think because I kidded myself that gambling was entertainment and stress release I never noticed the time lost. Writing about the harm I did to others and myself is another topic later down the line and far more serious but how did I not recognise I was spending 8 hours per day in addiction let alone the so called 16 hours downtime where I was thinking about it. I've drawn a line across it but I've wasted a quarter of my life simply gambling.
I guess the only way to work through that statement is to make the rest of my life bet free and far better than it ever could have beenÂ
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