This is why it is crucial to have a battle plan in place for distracting ourselves from the urges . We have to be prepared for that moment when we have money available to us because it is guaranteed to trigger the compulsion to gamble .
Idiotonaroulette wrote: Soooo... i have this idea after work, pay the court fine have a little gamble try and win some money then call the bank and cancel my debit card so il never be able to gamble again.
Whose idea was that , IOR ? Yours or your addiction's ? The answer is pretty obvious but it is vitally important to realize the difference because these "ideas" will happen again and again until you have found a way to block your access to gambling and money and learned to recognize when your addiction is trying to lure you back into the nightmare existence of compulsive gambling .
It doesn't care if it ruins you . It just wants to be fed .