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Surely it would be better to stop your addiction rather than stop your life?

Talk to your family about your problem, talk to your GP (who may well be able to recommend a decent psychatrist) and learn to cope.

I’ve spoken to others about such an addiction before - some go cold turkey and those shaked eventually disappear. One person went out and brought his very own slot machine (set him back a good sum) but he effectively gambles the night away for free.

Everyone has different ways of coping - talk to friends/family/doctor and find yours. Its like any addiction and can be managed if you want to

Get some counseling, and see if there’s a gambler’s anonymous near you. Don’t make things worse by doing something dumb. Just get some help, and everything else will fall into place.