Hello

Try to keep things together.

Although what you have done is terrible , it is part of your gambling and not a true reflection of yourself , you will have to pay the money back , your family will probably hate you for a while but the most important thing to remeber is your not going to jail.

My partner seems to think I could go I am waiting for a solicitor to call.

Even seriel burglars get a suspended sentence , you have nothing to worry about

I’ve reached my lowest and committed crimes against family due to gambling but I fear they will think I am only seeking help as I have been caught.

I needed this I needed the push to get the help I need and I had to admit I have a problem. I didn’t think I did but all this made me realise I have been lying to myself.

I am in trouble but I am kind of relieved. Here is my fresh start and I can now be a person people can love not be someone to let those who care the most down. Despite what I have done I love my family but gambling takes over and I just stop thinking about them all and chase the win and when I loose I chase what I have lost to try and win it back. I have really let my kids down as they deserve more then this and I want them to grow up to be so much more then what I am. I will teach them right from wrong and make sure they never make my mistakes. I need to find why I gamble and I need to rebuild myself to someone better one day at a time. Sorry for my rambling I am sat waiting for the police to call to interview me and my head is full of regrets and pain for all the hurt I have caused those I love. How could I of done this to them??

Hello! I'm new here also!

https://www.gamcare.org.uk/forums/family-friends

Read some of those stories if you ever get the urge to gamble. You'll only then see waht your gambling does when you read what families and friends of gambling addicts, go through. Good luck.