I received an email about 3 days ago about my weekly boost. I thought today I would claim it and withdraw it. However, my mind had other ideas and played it ( 54$, lost it in one hand of blackjack). For the past 7 days i had stopped consuming gambling content, and my mind was basically gambling-free. I have accepted the fact that I'm never ever going to get my money back that I lost. Does today mean I'm back at Day 1? Now I have fully deactivated my account and won't receive any more notifications about any boosts. I don't care about a little 50-dollar bonus if it's going to keep my mind on gambling.
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That depends on how you define recovery and the way you are framing it matters more than any rule.
Many people in recovery use this distinction:
• Relapse = returning to the old cycle
• Lapse = a brief slip followed by corrective action
What you described is a lapse, and you handled it exceptionally well.
I wouldn’t say you’re back to day 1