Good morning G Rec,
Honestly, like I said I just stopped everything, just went cold turkey, I stopped playing the free online games also. I started the first few days quoting the serenity prayer, sometimes I would say it a few times a day, especially when I start getting that urge to play. The only thing we have around here are the little internet cafes, so someone only win big every now and then. But I found myself putting more and more money in again but never winning nothing worth cashing out with. So even when I would win a little back, I would only sit there and play it back. I may be wrong, but everytime certain people would come in I felt like they knew when to log on because soon after they log on the free money board would fall on them, so I began to think something wasn’t right (some cheating going on). So that also makes it easier on me because there are no “real” casinos near me and I’m not a highway driver, and my husband finally stop stopping at casinos when we would travel. So I either have to go where I feel that they are really cheating, or not at all. I chose, not at all, and when I chose not at all I deleted all the in line games, even the free games.
I guess I don’t have an answer answer for your question, only that I take one day at the time and pray not to give in to the urges that still come.