I have had 5 days bet free and have only opened up to my sister and on here.
Tonight I had an argument about family things and told my partner about my problem, the dust has settled now and she wants to talk things through but I had given up. To me the argument and telling her I had a problem was the end but she's wanting to sit down and talk things through. I will be as honest as ever, I still want to punch myself in the head for getting this bad.
I am lucky to have such a wonderful partner!
Hi Cocobear, well done on your five days and extremely well done for telling your partner.
No-one wants to admit they have something in their life that they can't control, but this is a lot to carry on one pair of shoulders my friend, plus, there is always the risk of them finding out by their own means - if you read some of the posts on the "Family & Friends" section, you will always see broken trust being a thousand times worse than the money itself.
It has to be absolute honesty from this point onwards my friend. Tell her that you will contact her, each and every time that you feel tempted to gamble - say that you will continue to get help and you will involve her, every step of the way.
This is not the end, this is the beginning my friend - if you carry on as you are, and this truly is the final straw, then telling her would have been worth it my friend; keep that at the forefront of your mind.
JamesP
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