Hi joey, welcome to these forums and hopefully this will mark the start of a new chapter for you.
I can see a lot of myself in you. I’m currently 27 as well like you. I had gambled since I was very young as my dad plays poker. It was never a major issue until early-mid last year, when a $500 loss just kept escalating until I’d lost my entire $23,000 of savings. I had a good job, a great gf and everything else was looking up in my life at that time.
This is where you are now. You must stop now.
I ended up taking out a $20,000 line of credit and blowing that too. I ended up treating my gf not the way she deserved as well due to my addiction. My work performance dropped. I stopped going to the gym.
This is where you’ll end up if you keep going. Self-exclude and STOP now. Confiding to your SO will actually take a massive load off your shoulders as I’m sure she has some kind of inkling that something isn’t quite right with you at the moment. But that’s ultimately up to you. The main thing is you STOP now. You said you’ve hit rock bottom – trust me, the addiction will take you to lower rock bottoms that you would never have even thought were possible.
I’ve stopped my compulsive gambling for just over a year now and feel great, despite having a few minor relapses (3-4 since). Everything in my life has become a lot better since that period of madness over a few months.
Go to GA and if you’re suffering from depression or anxiety – seek help from your GP/counsellor. The main thing is to NOT gamble – self-exclude, limit access to your funds. Hand over control of your finances to your gf if possible. All the best.