You sound like me.
I did lose my house….it can happen!!!!!
Thankfully my husband chose not to kick me out, I told him everything. I have never ever been so sick in my life. It was the absolute worst. I had told my best friend first and she gave me the courgage to do it.
So…what can you do right now?
Tell your husband. I know, sounds horrific. You need him to help you. He needs to take control of your finances, you cannot have access to cash right now. Brutal truth is what is needed. Because if you keep going on this road, it will be too late. Tell him everything. If you go over to the friends and family forum you will see, while the money is an issue, its the lies that is the worst thing.
Exclusion. I’m not sure what you gamble on, but I know for me, exclusion was a great decision. Ban from every online gambling site (betfilter or gamblock are good ones I’m told), I’m a slot girl so I liked to go to the venue, I have never gambled online, so I excluded from everywhere within a 2 hour drive.
Read and post, use this site, it is wonderful. Use the groups, talk to others, get advice and use it!!!
I gambled hard for 15 years. I joined this site in 2011. I took every bit of advice, went to GA (wasn’t for me), excluded, gave control of the house and money to my husband, became accountable for every cent I spent. In 6 years I have gambled maybe 6 times. Always when my exclusion ran out, I gave myself means and opportunity. I know I cant gamble…..ever. But for today I wont, and that’s all that matters right now.
You can live a gamble free life. I know how all consuming it is, the sick feeling in your gut, the panic on how you are going to feed your family, pay the bills, buy presents for xmas and birthdays. It is soul destroying.
You can do this, you are not alone.
Take care, Love K xx
