Hi Craig, well done on looking for help. Read the other stories and you will see a lot that you will relate to. You will also see the success stories – what are they doing that you can apply to your own situation? You quit one addiction, well done. Rather than just willpower though what barriers can you put in place? Get yourself excluded from where ever it is that you usually gamble. It sounds like your family is aware of the problem – ask one of them to help you with accountability. Barriers aren’t the total answer to addiction of course but they give us a breathing space to be able to start work on recovery, start addressing otehr issues, find things to fill our time etc You had a problem with tobacco, now it’s gambling. As you move forward try and find a variety of poitive things to fill your time – less likely to get hooked on something else then. Keep posting and let us know the positive steps that you are taking.
