Dear Ereckle,
you need to stop the bleeding. Stop the bleeding of money and credit. To make that happen you have to stop gambling.
When you first played you did not know this was going to happen. You did not ask for a gambling addiction. But now you have one. And your money is how you get your fix.
You need to use your sense to outsmart your addicted brain! Tell your wife and ask her to take over the money. Or a trusted parent, or a trusted sibling. Someone has to take over your money. You can’t be trusted with it right now. Once you stop the bleeding of money it will help immediately.
Get some support for yourself. Talk to the help line here. See what is available in your area on the resources pages. Get counseling if you can. You will need this support to come through the aftermath.
Your little girl needs you to do this for her. You didn’t ask for addiction, but you can ask for recovery. You can earn more money, but she can never get another daddy.
Please know that you can come back from this. There a many who have. Life isn’t always easy. But this can be done if you really want to stop hurting yourself and those you love. Take the first steps.
Laura