Hi Jags,
It is the most horrible feeling when we gamble and lose – but if you read the threads here , many people stop gambling and go on to have really great lives.
For me I find that gambling is quite impulsive – I seem to gamble without thinking – so what helps me is having barriers .
Here are some of the things I use :
I no longer have a card for a bank or credit account to I cannot gamble on line
I no longer have access to my bank account – I have someone else manage it
I have a gambling blocker set on the house wifi
I have gambling blocker installed on my phone
While these can’t totally stop me from gambling , they do give me a bit of of thinking time to play the whole gambling scene in my head until the end – he end is me being in despair with no money .
I hope these suggestions help – you can stop gambling and there is lots of support on here