Right, firstly erekle, you did not ask for this addiction. We are good people with a bad addiction. If you thought when you started gambling that it would lead to a trail of addiction and destruction would you have done it? I would not. Harmless fun becomes funless harm. Easier said than done but try not to feel so guilty about what has happened. I went through huge guilt and when we feel that way it is easier to just keep digging the hole because we feel that there is no way out.
Awful that there is help in Georgia. But this site and the groups have been an enormous source of help for me. It can help to keep you motivated and supported. One of the things we do as compulsive gamblers is isolate ourselves. We have to get help and support. This is so important.