Thank you for the support.
I am fighting the urge to use my credit cards. I have never been in debt. And reading other peoples stories, people that have lost FAR more than I have. It really helps (as bad as that sounds). I am battling the urge just to drive out to a casino this weekend in another town and take £5000 with me to see whether I can win some of my savings back.
I lost a total of £28,000 in savings that I had. Even if I could recoupe £15,000 I could convince myself that I simply had the most expensive life experience to date. And I can preach to others to never gamble.
I just can’t stand the fact I have absolutely nothing saved at all and I have to go into work and start all over again. It took me 6 years to save nearly 28k and I spent it all within a week.