Ok, imagine a piano, someone playing a nice tune, the keys sounding out their melody….. nice. Now a harp joins in, lovely, now a fute, then a bass, then a trumpet, soon the whole orchestra. Fantastic.
I heard that in an advert, For a car of some kind, talking about it’s engine. It occured to me that it was also a good analogy for recovery. Put a barrier in place,…… well done. Be honest, work on character traits, find other thigns to fill time away from gambling, choose healthy options, work on self improvement… brilliant.
Stopping gambling is stopping gambling. Recovery is working towards the whole orchestra, one day at a time.