Hi m6m6,

Sorry you are having such a hard time. Most of us dont take the addiction seriously until we have seriously bottomed out and have no other option. I dont know where you are financially or in life. I have found it helpfull to set weekly milestones, daily is not enough. Try setting yourself a one week benchmark, then a second and a third … Just a thought that has worked for me. I know that no-body could do it for me, but me, and im a year out now and not going back. Hope this helps, everybody is different, dream big, set bigger milestones and dont look back at your failures.

Hi M6M6,
in the beginning I had to have someone hold my money for me. Then after about a month I had my bank card back but I had a family member monitor my bank account and spending. I provided receipts so i couldn’t return items or get cash back without them knowing. it was someone I really didn’t want to disappoint. I feel i had hit my rock bottom. So I was putting in place things others had told me would help. Every time I thought of gambling, I would mentally change the picture to something else. It took a little while but eventually not everything reminded me of a slot machine.

One bet is too many and thousand is never enough! Stay away from that first bet!

Have a good one!
Laura