hey stanciuelete and welcome to this forum. yes, quitting gambling is hard. Most people here will tell you it’s hard, but you can do it. Well, the truth is, you may or may not be able to quit gambling. Quitting gambling is very hard. Or to rephrase W. Churchill "quitting gambling is very easy, I must have quit a thousand *****".
Installing K9 on your mobile device won’t help. If you’re on an android device install gamblock. It’s pricey though. But it’ll be well worth it. But if there’s a bookie across the street and you get paid cash every day, it’s very hard. I’ve been there. I worked as a waiter over 20 years ago and I would blow all my hard-earned money playing slots in Amsterdam. Then one day, coming home from work, I wanted to go and play slots again, but instead, without thinking, I started running home as fast as I could. I literally ran, I ran for life. And I stopped playing slots then. It still amazes me that I was able to do that and that it worked. Totally amazes me to this day. I did continue going to casino and losing there, something I was fighting for decades. But I never went back to slots since that run for life.
There’s no universal answer, find out what works for you. Experiment. Most people here swear by "one day at a time" mantra and it’s fine as long as it works for them. It’s not something that worked for me, so you have to experiment.
Worse comes to worse, find a goon and tell him you’ll pay him 5K euros (or whatever is a lot of money to you) if he ever catches you gambling. Sign a paper stating so. See how that works out for ya. Worked out for me.
If you dine with the devil, bring a long spoon
