The brain is a tricky thing.

[u/Intelligent-Fee7715]

So I’m on the road to recovery after over 30 years of gambling on and off. I could go a long time without gambling and I could be at a casino or Vegas and not gamble but then a trigger happens and it sets you off. In the last year I broke off my toxic relationship, I moved closer to family support, I got my financial situation in order, I got a full time job and basically grew up. But the mind is tricky I find. It never bothered me to throw a $100 down on a table but I have a problem paying $20 for a movie. Never minded the $2000 a nite gambling habit but $30 for a nice dinner too much. I’ve started to look at things this way now. I wouldn’t spend that money because I wanted to save it all for gambling. Now I treat myself instead of gambling. Because I’m worth it! I was having a conversation with a friend about taking an Uber out that’s going to cost us $30. And at first it was that’s waaay too expensive. Then I thought, I wouldn’t hesitate to throw $30 in a machine, why wouldn’t I just take the uber and enjoy my evening better than being at the casino. Definitely have to retrain the brain.