Your doctor asks you to totally stop gambling because you are having hypertension and depression and this cause you to not only lose weight but you start to have a weak heart that might endanger your life.
I would rather work on excessive gambling if a doctor tells me things like that. Gambling ain't the real problem man, gambling too much and betting with amounts you can't afford to lose is the real problem.
Your wife told you that he is going to divorce you because you are losing time with your family and you are becoming an irresponsible father and husband.
That's a decent reason to quit gambling if I am unable to spend time with family. But I know my wife, she would always help me get out of the trouble rather than letting me deal with it and leaving me alone. I believe not only myself, most gambler will be like this only and I am sure almost all the gamblers will agree with my view as well.
I don't understand why gambling is such a big problem for many of us.