Hi wanttostopgambling.
That is a good name for a start. If you focus on that goal, you can do well. It will not be easy, but now you can get support here and from your meetings. Use all the support you can get from people who really understand the problems of gambling addiction.
Your wife may not understand it all right now; she may be feeling angry, hurt etc. So I suggest you continue to focus on doing all you can to start your recovery. If your wife can see positive steps and action on your part, it may help her to have confidence that you really do have a goal of being gambling free. If you can resist trying to expect enthusiasm from her just now, she can make her own mind up, when she has had time to see what’s happening.
It is hard to have bills to pay, when you have no money left, but do talk this over here – maybe on the helpline, in groups or in your meeting and see if you can find practical measures to cope with this. Don’t despair; when you have really made up your mind, there will be a way through.
Keep in contact with this site, read and write here. I wish you well.
Monique