I am not a cg but have been on the roller coaster ride with my hb for many, many years. Gambling addiction has many faces and “causes”. There is certainly a genetic factor involved and also a cultural one because gambling is more accepted in some cultures than in others. I read in your post that you live in Canada and wanted to suggest that you do a little research re. available help for cgs in your country. If you google “Problem gambling councils Canada” you will see that quite a few websites pop up. I live in the US and we have these councils in almost every state. They are a great resource for information about any kind of help you might be looking for. Just an idea because it is so very difficult to sort everything out when you first start on the road to recovery. Once the finances and everything else start to fall apart, it becomes quite overwhelming and scary. Maybe give it a try and look for help wherever you can get it. I wish you luck.
