I HAVE STARTED A PETITION

Hi heather , glad your still gf and that your making progress with your husband. Stay strong x

Hi Heather,

Glad you're still ok and managed a few positive words with him. All little steps in the right direction.

Quite amazed the link has been removed really! I know the "GA Pre-ramble" states they don't get involved in politics, but very surprised of GamCare! Won't say anything else or I maybe vanished!

All the best.

Hi guys, another very positive conversation with hubby today, no hitting out just chatting about the day we have had. So I am hopeful each day will be better, still gf, the happy pills are kicking in so all in all life's looking a lot better 🙂

A bit gutted the link got taken down.

Thanks all for your support it has been priceless, hope you guys are all going in the right direction !? X

Hi well done on another day and the news about you and your husband, it's another gf for me too x

Thank you and well done 🙂 every day gf is a successful day x

Thank you and well done 🙂 every day gf is a successful day x

Hi how's things going x

Well, I guess like many more before me I thought I had done it, I thought I had kicked the habit, but no it’s back with a vengence!

so much has happened in my life since I was last on here, but the bottom line is I moved out and away from my husband four months ago.

last week it had come to light that last year I had used 7k from his business account.

He reacted by putting it all over Facebook and between him and his son went on with a barrage of insults and name calling. I managed to get this blocked, he then started to send he threats on WhatsApp and text, so again I blocked him.

he then said he was going to phone my work, so the very next day I went in and told them everything,he did ring, but my director assured me they were behind me 100% and would help wherever they could.

he was constantly emailing me at work so again that was blocked. Last night he text me off another number which I did not know, claiming to be one of his friends, I knew very quickly it was him, but he never confessed to it. 

You may think it immature of me to block him, but he is threatening me and it is starting to frighten me.

i have spent the weekend away and used the time to also get in touch with ga, register with gamstop, and close my last two remaining betting sites. 

I have made my family aware of what is going on and although they are on holiday at the moment have said they are going to support me every step of the way.

i really hope I will win, in the right way this time. I just don’t know what to do about my husband?? I know he has the right to be angry but I think he is going too far, please someone help, I don’t know which route to take, I can feel myself sinking day by day and just need to get up and do the right thing

Hi heather unfortunately unless you realise this is a problem that needs constant vigilance it can reignite at anytime. Today is the only day we have, so therefore we cannot predict or foresee that we will never go back, do it again, kicked the habit, be cured etc. You have made a step in addressing your access and making others aware of what you've done. 

In regard to your husband?! No one has the right to threaten or scare you. I would keep screen shots and a record of dates and times. He may very well be angry but he's also ignorant as to what addiction is. Do you feel you can't do anything because you stole from him? Why is he not reporting that but choosing to take revenge? It's all unhealthy, toxic behaviour. 

Call gamcare and talk to someone, call victim support, get some real advice. I do think that GA meetings help. They are support if nothing else.

Focus on yourself and getting better, put your blocks in place. Talk to someone. Stay safe and if your husband persists call the police.

Hi merry,

thank u, I haven’t gone to the police I don’t feel I have the right to. I know it will make things worse for me. It believe it would make him even angrier. I just need to give him time to calm down, and take the insults for now. I am looking at going to counselling, everything else I think I have put in place and I am planning on giving my daughter the log on details for my account so she can also keep an eye on me