Showing posts with label stop2gambling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stop2gambling. Show all posts

Monday, April 6, 2009

How To Stop Gambling Tips Part 3

This is the third part of my series on "how to stop gambling" tips. Just to review, stop gambling tip #1 was deciding whether or not you really wanted to stop gambling. Once you decided that you wanted to quit gambling, tip #2 was making a decision on a daily basis that you would not gamble on that given day.

Stop gambling tip #3 is a follow-up to tip #2. Once you made a decision on that given day, or given hour that you would not gamble, you would then begin to plan out your day. So with this tip, it is suggested that you plan out your day on a quarter hour, half hour, or hourly basis with activities that would fill your day.

In the process of quitting gambling, it is crucial that you fill your day, every day with productive activities that have nothing to do with gambling whatsoever. You need to keep yourself as busy as possible so that you do not have too much time on your hands.

The positive aspect of this tip is that because you have stopped gambling,you will have time to do some of the things that you have not done before.

When you were gambling, you most likely neglected or procrastinated a lot of things that you needed to or wanted to do for yourself.

For example,your plants outside may have needed repotting, or you may have neglected to clean the garage for several months on end.

You will most likely find yourself very busy with a lot of different projects since you have quit gambling and made the decision to improve your life.

In addition, you probably have many hobbies that you have not participated in while you were active in your gambling addiction. With this tip to stop gambling, you can now re-ignite the passion for these hobbies that you have neglected.

It is hoped that stop gambling tip #3 was helpful for you as one of the solutions to stop gambling in your arsenal.

For more comprehensive,hands-on help to stop gambling, please take a look at 111 Tips to Beat Your Gambling Addiction as well as the Stop2Gambling course as well.

All the best to you,

Michelle Tee

Sunday, April 5, 2009

How to Stop Gambling Tips: Part 2





How to Stop Gambling Tips: Part 2


The first how to stop gambling tip was deciding whether or not you want to stop gambling.

There are many solutions to stop gambling and self-help books on how to stop gambling.This

does not matter, however, if you have not decided whether or not you want to stop.

You must make the decision to stop gambling before you actually look for ways to stop

gambling. As stated previously, if you do not do this, it will be an exercise in futility.

The second tip on how to quit gambling is the following:Tell yourself when you wake up in the

morning that you will not gamble on that given day. If this is too hard to do, tell yourself

that you will not gamble one hour at a time.. or even one minute at a time.

You really must make this decision first thing in the morning. Write it down on paper, or

even meditate on this. This is crucial because even though you made a decision to stop

gambling,you must be able to act out the behavior of not gambling on a daily basis.

When you wake up in the morning, before breakfast, tell yourself that you will not gamble.

Make this promise to yourself, because once you decide this your day will be easier, and you

will not have as many urges.

Doing this is going to be harder for you in the beginning, however this will become easier

once you are away from gambling for a longer period of time.

Remember that self help to stop gambling is not a replacement for professional counseling or

even 12 Step meetings for Gamblers Anonymous.

Many of you may need professional assistance to help you quit gambling, and this is not a bad

thing. If you are looking for additional self help to stop gambling resources, Stop2Gambling

is a program that you may want to take a look at. In addition, 111 Tips To Beat Your Gambling

Addiction
can help you to stop gambling as well.

Michelle Tee