Hiya kpat,
Congratulations on your exclusion, it’s not an easy thing to do!
I’m glad you have found this forum, you will gain a lot of insight into your addiction plus ways to cope.
It’s difficult when you have a gambling partner…..I have one too and it is brilliant that you have excluded together and it sounds as though you are able to talk openly about your gambling.
The bills, well they won’t go away overnight. I think the best you can do is try and make some payment plans. Money worries were always one of my triggers which we all know is ridiculous as gambling causes more. Once you come out of the fog you will be able to think more clearly and come up with a realistic way to tackle your debt.
For right now, keeping busy is good, read and post here, it really does help. Your head has been full of gambling thoughts for a long time, it will take time for them to reduce, I know how you feel, we all do here.
Well done for reaching out for help, it’s a big step.
I look forward to reading more from you.
Take care, K xx
