You are not alone justonee. There are many in the same position as yourself. We are compulsive gamblers who are mostly unable to cash out and just want to keep playing the slots, You are lucky in one respect, you have youth on your side and can rebuild your life. This addiction will take everything from you, your money, sanity, self esteem and for some their life. I agree with you that the blockers are useless as I too quite easily got around them. Plus I too have had counsellors where it just didn’t work. Firstly, you have to really decide that you want to quit andmean it, hopefully before things deteriorate too much. . You can join the groups on Gordon moody where it is text based support. I also,found my family did it take this as seriously as I had hoped. Gambling is isolating and we isolate ourselves off from everything when we are in action. This makes guilt self esteem and any underlying depression worse. Do you have GA where you are? I found this to be the only thing that helped me. No one is a lost cause and at your years you certainly can make the changes you need to change your life. Tell your family and show them some literature about the damage compulsive gambling can do. Ask for their support. See your doctor as you do sound as though you have an underlying depression which gambling will make worse. It isn’t the solution to the problems in our lives. Keep posting and good luck.
