Hi Jersey,
I’ll keep it brief for now. Making that change is about changing your mind set. Do you truly accept that you can never gamble again? Have you come to terms with your losses and realize with certainty that you will not get it back from gambling? If yes then read on.
There are two proactive steps you must take to start your recovery and give yourself the best chance . Simply convincing yourself that you will quit cold turkey will not work I guarantee you.
1) Block all gambling access: self-exclude, close all betting accounts, install gambling blockers, hand over finances/limit card access. Preplan what you are going to do in your free time. Ensure that the time/money/access triangle is ALWAYS broken.
2) This one really depends on you but emotional/psychological support does wonders for a lot of people in recovery: attend GA, seek counselling/a psychologist, post regularly and read the advice on these forums. If you haven’t already done so seriously consider discussing your issues with your loved ones, they will act as an additional barrier from you relapsing.
Try to focus on self-improvement activities that will take your focus off gambling. Take up a new productive hobby. Go hit the gym. Reconnect with some people who you’ve isolated yourself from during your gambling.
Most importantly you need to be patient. Take it one day at a time and reward yourself for hitting each milestone number of days.