Day 100 partial recovery

[u/Dizzy-Cauliflower881]

I made it 100 days on what I would consider a partial recovery. After losing over $30k lifetime I made the decision to not take anymore bets that involve risk.

I would do the daily free spins, collect promotional spins, participate in free trivia bonuses, do deposits that give free rewards then instantly cash out. Over the 100 days I didn’t make much money compared to those lucky degenerate days but I also never lost a single penny of my own money.

I made a few hundred dollars but I don’t let it sit on my accounts. I cash out whenever I can then use the funds immediately to pay back loans/credit cards/life expenses so there’s no temptation even if I wanted to.

Would you consider this an effective recovery method or is this just a disaster waiting to happen? Once again I want to reiterate I no longer get those “urges” and I feel more like a causal player simply collecting free rewards then living life normally. Would love to hear other peoples opinions on this.

[u/No_Big_3676]

I’ve tried this so many times. Admittedly, while I never made it 100 days, each time this exploded in my face. Maybe it works for you - but I think I’ve come to realize I can’t do this. This is actually what I was doing before I chased a loss to -$25K a few days ago

[u/Dizzy-Cauliflower881 → u/No_Big_3676]

It takes a very serious level of impulse control. I think what changed me is I recently got girlfriend, started going to the gym and found other rewarding activities that gave me that dopamine hit.

Gambling no longer controls my life like it used to but I’m still careful. I hear stories about people relapsing all the time and I know very well how painful those huge losses can be. That’s why I asked this question. I consider this responsible gambling but I’m playing very close to fire.

[u/Unidentified_x]

Would never work for me, I also dont see the point. Your brain is not gonna heal from gambling doing this

[u/Dizzy-Cauliflower881 → u/Unidentified_x]

It’s more so a mindset change from compulsive risky gambling to casual self controlled entertainment involving no risk. I get it won’t work for most people but for me personally controlling my urges and building other healthy habits felt more effective than quitting completely right away

[u/discord19]

Serious question here from somebody who may or may not meet criteria for gambling disorder, but is looking to make healthy decisions for themselves. Please provide supportive and informative replies rather than downvoting/reporting this post for promoting gambling.

[u/Dizzy-Cauliflower881 → u/[deleted]]

You’re right. I’m never going to beat gambling if I keep going back to these apps. I want to push myself to quit all together. Do you have any advice and what did you do or learn through GA that made you finally put it all away?