Hi There GB,
I use this website as a tool to fight my addiction. However the reality is that i made a decision a few months back that if i cant trust myself all the blocks in the world wont help. Compulsive gamblers will do crazy things to place a bet, when i look back a few months ago, and think about how gambling consumed my thoughts and nothing would do until i placed that first bet. I wouldnt start to tell you what to do, but if it make it easier to hand over control of your cards and finances, by all means make that your first step. Find a healthy outlet and engage with other people. If you live on your own it is harder to appreciate life without gambling. Rest assured life gets better very quickly once you make the decision to give up. If you get an „urge” let it pass and move on. They will get less and less, never place that first bet, because thats all it takes for the cycle to begin again.
Hope this helps