[WorriedMumJo]

Thank you very much for your kind help and advice. I defo now know the only way is not help him out with money. I know when he gets paid in a few wks that will all go but once it does i will not give him a penny. So he feels the pain and hopefully can see. He does sometimes manages to not do it for months but its always hanging over him. Im quite far from the nearest gam anon group. i will try and persuade my husband to take me as it does sound like will help us. I never reaslised that I have to try save myself and not let me become sucked in like I have. I will help him ( not financially )all I can but i will try not to worry about it 24/7 like i have been doing

[WorriedMumJo]

Hi all mums with sons on here, its like reading a lot of my life and that of my sons right now. He is going through a very rough patch so his nightmare addiction ( which he cannot see) to online gambling has gone way way out of control. He has lost all his wage, all his bill money and all what he lent to cover this due this melt down. AT least me seeing in all this that my son and is behavior is so common with people with a compulsion to gamble. I am kind of feeling how its ruining my sons life and also my life right now. I am so worried for my lad. I can see though that I am not alone with this. Hope I am doing this properly as I am new….so sorry if my comment is the wrong response if you know what i mean

[WorriedMumJo]

aww thank you for your helpful comment, I will go and have a look now to find a threat , thank you

[WorriedMumJo]

Hi thank you for your reply, i have kinda realised ( after reading a few of other posts and advice online) that giving him money is not going to help him. Iv told him I will not be giving him anymore and that he needs to get his wage paid to me and his bills to come out of my account so least then he cannot gamble with it. He will not as yet though agree to this or to go to any kind of counselling as he doesn’t see any problem. He thinks that it will all be ok once he gets over the pain of losing his gf ( they had been together for 4 years, seemed really happy and was a bit of a bolt out of the blue) but both my and my husband agree that the root of all his problems is gambling. I just wish he could see it too and reach out to all those around him that are willing to help

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