Hi, I took the courage of telling my wife (for a second time) that i had been gambling. I am now in 39k in debt and amazingly she being really supportive in guiding me to share, gain understanding and help and build blocks moving forwards. I can afford the monthly payments to the loans, but this is going to impact for the next 7 years, something I just got to pull my socks up and chip away. Luckily we're financial stable enough currently to pay mortgage, bills etc. but it's still a huge amount of money we could have done so much with. She has not agreed in looking at remortgaging and said i have to tackle my debts to not give an easy way out and drive toward the goal of being deby free. I have these across 5 lenders so hoping to maybe try consolidate it into 1 or 2, but I think I'm seen as a risk although credit score is good.
My gambling was under control with gamstop for a few years, then I found crypto gambling and it all exploded into a secretive obsession on online slots. I am on day one in reaching out and as writing this trying to understand ways on how to suppress the urges as it would be the end of our family if I was to continue. If anyone has any advice or ways in which to enable a block on using crypto gambling sites that would help me so much. I feel ashamed, tired and so stupid I fell into the hole and want to build a brick by brick in getting some form of me back and use anything I learn to help others going forwards, thank you.
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