Hi Jack, sorry for the late reply. Life has been busy and hectic and truly I wonder how I even semi managed any kind of life while i was gambling. How are you doing?
The main things that helped me stop gambling were: No access to money for a while and then when I did start having access my bank account was monitored by a family member and I gave her all receipts so I couldn’t be returning things for cash without it being marked on the receipt. NO credit card access. So that took care of money access. I also went for addictions counseling. Attended GA meetings regularly. Went for credit counseling. And I nearly lived on this site. Posting and doing groups. I also started to add in other activities to try and fill my time. Slowly relationships were rebuilt and after nearly losing them all I treasured my time with them. I hope you are still fighting the fight JP!
take care, Laura