Thanks for the supportive comments guys
Unfortunately for me Iive in a town of only 3000 people with 2 casinos only 30 minutes away and probably around 5 other slot machine venues within a 2km radius of my house with no local gambling support. The closest place for me is to get any help with a group or counsellor is 3 hours drive which from my perspective doesn’t really seem right. I got a hold of the gambling helpline in New Zealand one other time and because I didn’t reply within 2 minutes of there response they told me to have a nice day. I think there are a whole lot of other people in the same boat as me locally so I worry for them aswell .
Moving on I have put the betfilter on my pc and phone as you said and have only considered gambling once or twice today but have not followed through and now that I have checked this thread and read your comments it makes me even more determined not to do so.
Thank you I really appreciate the supportive comments