Thank you so much for replying. Your post has given me a lot of hope.
I wonder if this addiction could be related to a ‘win’ he had about 5 years ago? A group of about 8 of us went to a snooker hall to watch a big game of football on the sports screen, after the game we stayed to play snooker and have a drink – there were a few fruit machines (is that what they are called?) there and most of us had a go. All of a sudden there were loud bells ringing, music going off and lots of money in pound coins spilling out of the machine – my son had won £100, of course we were all delighted for him, he was buzzing! I never thought another thing about it until this week. Is that where it could have all begun? 🙁
We were with our son last night and he seemed cheerful and more upbeat than he had in the previous couple of days. Unfortunately I found myself wondering if handing his notice in at work had finally lifted his spirits…or if he had been successful at gambling *blush*. I hope I don’t always feel and think this way.
I will do my absolute best to be at the live chat tonight and look forward to ‘talking’ with you.
Thank you again for your help
xx