Hi , I’m new to this forum and I’m here to seek out some help if possible. I don’t know if it would help but I read through alot if forums and this site seems to be a legit one. I’m currently in the process of quitting gambling but it’s not going too well. Like everyone else I see at the casino there’s always that feeling of maybe if I go today I’ll hit the big one etc. For me it’s about dealing with the craving. I’m 29 married and in 40k gambling debt from savings credit cards Loans etc. I currently have a job and I’m starting to clear my debt little by little. My wife is also a gambler but she knows her limit and she is very sweet she tries to help me alot by taking control over the finances etc she’s the one that supports me alot and help me through this problem. What I need help with is to the ppl who are in the process of quitting what do you do when you get that feeling like being depressed and nothing makes you happy anymore that you just wanna go back because you miss it. I usually play online poker in the past to help with my casino addiction. I would play a small amount on tournaments etc and it used to help with the urge to go to the casino but someone told me I need to quit all gambling in order to get better so I banned myself from online poker for 1-2 years. Now I have the urge and I can’t help but want to go, I usually watch TV shows or read a book or try to do something fun in my free time to help but it only works for some time. Today i came home early from work because I was too depressed and I drove all the way to the casino but turned back and came home. Now I’m home I can’t fight the feeling. I’ve been dreaming about the slots hitting it big and I wake up happy but then gets depressed. It’s like a demon that’s torturing me and I can get rid of it. It took my happiness away and it’s all my fault. I’m also trying my best because I don’t want to see my wife unhappy. She’s been through alot already and I don’t want to tell her the way I’m felling to stress her out again. It’s really unfair to her so I’m trying to seek help elsewhere. If there’s anyone who can advise me on a process or some steps to take to fight this demon I would really appreciate it . Thank you and nice meeting you:)