Hi Nicole and Welcome to the Forum 🙂 Most of us come here when we find our selves unable to stop!
Cutting up your cards can be a step or a piece of a plan to address gambling addiction. But by itself I’m afraid it won’t have much success. We usually plan around it or end up ordering a new card.
Beating this addiction takes a whole lot of commitment and support. As a student do you have access to counseling? I would say finding support is a big part of beating this. Accountability is another. Cutting up bank cards can be a start, but it is best to have someone handle your money for the first while. Monitoring your bank accounts even if not directly doling you out funds. What about a support group like gamblers anonymous or a church group? Continue to use this site’s supports. All of these things add up to help beat this addiction. As you say, we can’t stop! It takes drastic measures but it is worth the embarrassment of telling one or two TRUSTED persons that we need help. Please take care,
Laura