| Gambling Journal Example | View and Print your own Gambler's Journal |
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| 6th April | 10th May | 11th July | |
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| Before you gambled: | |||
| What was the situation? | Saw a venue on the way home | Met my friends at the pub | I had some time before starting work |
| What were you doing? | Driving home | Having a few drinks | Nothing |
| What were you feeling? | I wanted to unwind | Relaxed and happy | Tired |
| What were you thinking? | I'll just put in $20 | Why not give it a go while I'm here, my friends are hanging around a bit longert | I'll go in for half an hour and I only have $20 on me |
| When you decided to play: | |||
| What were you feeling? (bored, excited, lucky, happy) |
Calmer | Excited | Disappointed in myself |
| When you were playing: | |||
| Were you winning or losing? | Losing | Winning and Losing | Losing |
| What were you thinking? | Just a bit longer | I'll keep going | Just five more minutes |
| What were you feeling? | More frustrated that I was losing | Out of control | It would be good to win |
| What did you do next? | Put an extra $200 in | Did not leave till I had no money left | Realised I was late for work and left feeling frustrated and worried about my job |
