Personal Journal 6.2

My biggest impulse is spending money, this is a big problem for me because it is usually money I do not even have to spend. When I buy concert tickets to go see a band I love the pleasurable short-term consequences are I get to go out and have fun with my friend and get to enjoy seeing this band play music live and in person. The negative long-term consequences are it takes time away from my family and my girl friend. It also puts a hole in my wallet because I spend more money at the concert on top of buying the tickets. I have loans I have to pay back and bills I have to pay as well. It can be a bad environment for me because their are a lot of drugs and alcohol at these concerts and I am a recovering drug addict. One of my goals is stay sober and concerts are a trigger for me. I have always liked instint gradifaction, if I want something I wanted it yesterday. It is not worth it a couple of hours of fun can end up changing my whole life. So finally the negative long-term consequences for sure outweigh the positive short-term consequences, it is just not worth it. Next time I start to act on an impulse I will pick up a phone and call my AA sponser and talk to him about it. My girlfriend is a good accountability partner to talk to about my actions.