Hi Stay and welcome to the forum. It sounds like you are ready to put in place the things that are needed to stop! Giving up control of your finances is a great step. At least the bills will get paid and you won’t be able to cause more damage that way. Do you have a couple people you typically borrow from when you want to gamble? I would borrow from my sisters. I told both of them I have a gambling problem. Please don’t give me any money as I can’t repay you. I had my finances managed as well. Have you thought about getting some counseling and or attending a Gambler’s anonymous group? It helps to have as much support as possible. Some people find knowing why they gamble helps them in recovery. Others don’t know why, or gamble for every reason possible and so knowing isn’t necesarily as much of a focus. It can be so hard in the beginning to stop. But, if we put as much effort into stopping as we did into playing we can do it. Well done on the steps you are taking. Laura
