{"product":{"product_id":"1710336226","title":"Habit Tracker Notebook","price":null,"image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dNZheEHjL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1710336226"},"comments":[{"body":"Thanks for sharing! \r\n\r\nI have had a similar problem - not with losing money, but with losing time. \r\n\r\nI have read that websites such as Gamblock can be extremely useful, but for me it wasn't as I eventually found a way to get back gambling again (that's another story). \r\n\r\nI'll get straight to the point - the ways in which I am beating addiction (I am addicted, no formal diagnosis) is by doing the following:\r\n\r\n**Eliminate/reduce environmental/external cues/triggers** (anything you can see that reminds you to start betting). For example:\r\n\r\ni) I have installed an [**ad blocker extension** on my Google Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus-free-ad-bloc/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb/related). It's free, and there are lots of different ones. **I am no longer targeted with betting ads (on Google or YouTube).** \r\n\r\nii) Anything in your arms length will dictate your life/behaviour/future. **Therefore, I removed my piggy bank** (I only realised this was my gambling trigger once I thought about it).\r\n\r\n**Write down rules**. For example, 'Do not chase loses' or 'Never assume you are in control' or 'Cravings cause relapse'. **PRINT THESE OUT.** If you do not print these out, or write them on a piece of paper that you can see, they will remain abstract and so obsolete.  \r\n\r\n**Ask tough questions**. Sometimes there are questions we ask ourselves that can terrify us, because we are often too scared to admit the truth. One such question for me was the following: **what areas of my life are not getting the attention they deserve?** I remember sitting in my car, by myself, looking out at the sea as I read this... I just put the piece of paper down and felt an instant depression AND relief. \r\n\r\n**I also use a** [**habit tracker**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Habit-Tracker-Notebook-Laureano-Gallardo/dp/1710336226/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1\u0026amp;keywords=habit+tracker\u0026amp;qid=1591547136\u0026amp;sr=8-11)**.** I got this from Amazon, because I didn't have a printer at the time to make my own one. **The habit tracker has been the real deal for me**. I see it everyday, mark it everyday, and have a permanent reminder to continue when things get tough. The idea is based on the [Seinfeld method of productivity](https://www.writersstore.com/dont-break-the-chain-jerry-seinfeld/). It's an extremely easy principle to understand, and goes a little like this: the human mind hates when chains are broken, therefore, we are more likely to continue developing a positive/productive habit simply by continuing to put an X in each day/box of our calendar/habit tracker.\r\n\r\nI could say a lot more but unfortunately need to go! If you have any questions, just reply and I'll try my best to get back to you.","subreddit_name":"problemgambling","author":"Androoooooo777"}]}