Hi Crackle
Well done on joining the site and seeking help. In my first days of recovery, when the urges where strong , I went to the Gamcare one to one chat and talked through the urges with the staff there – as far as I know it is 24 hour support. I also came into the one to one support on this site.
Gamcare can provide free counselling if you are in the U.K, so it’s defintely worth checking out .
The groups here are really good and there is a new members group on tonight – you will get lots of advice on stopping there.
A great bit of advice I got from a member on here is that “relapses are not inevitable” .
We need to do all the things which make it next to impossible to relapse and our reward it watching our lives improve in so many way s- financially , mentally , our relationships., our work life … just about everything .
Keep strong and keep reminding yourself that you deserve to be free of this compulsion to gamble .