Why can’t I just stop

I have been there but I when I went to my husband he was really supportive he could see how far gambling had got me , it’s the secret that is the worst part what got me to stop was I rang bank and blocked gambling for my cards , and I told my husband and key people in my life and sought regular counselling , I’m 166 days gamble free and taking each day as it comes , approach your people and tell them , and get the support you need once you tell them it does alleviate so much of that pressure , you know I’ve been told that gambling causes us to feel that low horrible feeling , that we keep nearly going back for that , so telling your people will help end that cycle be because a big reason causing that is the secrecy around it I hope this helps ! I promise you if I could stop anyone could ! You can do this ! 

I am really sorry to hear what u are going through once u are in the grips of gamblimg it take over the brain and all rational thinking goes out the window, blocks are a must can u open up to anyone close to u like a friend maybe? I can relate to your daughter and husband if it like anything my family brother uncles when i came clean they forgave me however to this day nobody understand it as an addiction so i wasent pushed into recovery however saying this i did my own research and found my local Ga which i attended on and off for years relapsing in between it took me a long time to understand the severity of this addiction after my last major relapse i realised i had to make big changes if i was going to have any success i need to be comitted to some kind of on going treatment i was registered with gamcare but never really spent time on here since my last relapse i had a motive to change i realised this addiction thrives on weakness and negativety i knew i cant dwel on the past but from here on i can make my future better since that relapse i have remained betfree 853 since that last relapse and a completely different person this addiction cost me 18 years plus misery i now question had i put this emphasis on my recovery back in 2010 my life would have been completely different the issue i have even now saying this their alot of support available then what was available back in 2010 i now learnt the addiction remains however it gets to a stage where the urgues become less frequent from having constant daily urgues to having urgue months apart is a massive change and a number of people i have spoken to have said the same thing however having some kind of recovery minimises risk of relapse you  too can have a gamble free life