Hi iwanttoquit.
Welcome to the forum and well done on taking a positive step starting a Journal and looking for help.
I and I expect most on here can relate to much of your situation including previously gambling a large % of salary, getting in debt, being unable to pay bills, getting loads from family. friends.
On a positive, while it might not seem it now, you are relatively young to recognise your problem at 26, and you have a great chance of turning things around. As Dunc mentioned, there are new members groups on Mondays and Thursdays. I would strongly recommend giving these a go, I found them very useful when I first joined the forum.
Keep posting, I look forward to following your progress.