Research reveals money earned in a disrespectful workplace feels worthless — and gets gambled away. Changing your income source may be the most overlooked recovery strategy.
Peer-reviewed research reveals that the real value of money is not determined by the market. It is determined by the emotional experience of earning it. When your workplace makes you feel disrespected and undervalued, the money you earn there carries that emotional weight and slips through your fingers through gambling, impulse spending, and self-destruction. This article explores why changing your source of income may be one of the most overlooked recovery strategies in addiction treatment.
By Kate Mosley, Gambling Recovery Coach.
The Emotional Value of Money: Why the Way You Earn It Determines Whether You Keep It