I can’t actually believe that I am here and writing this. I’ve got a gambling addiction, I thought I had it under control but I’m slowly losing my mind. It started off on an innocent bingo site years ago, never thought anything of it because it wasn’t a problem back then. I didn’t do it for years and then when I had my baby 2 years ago, I suffered with postnatal depression and gambling became my friend in my time of loneliness.
Roll forward 2 years and I’m gambling money I haven’t got, I panic and get scared and close down one account only to get the bug and open up another a couple of hours later. I’m getting married in October and I haven’t got enough money to pay for everything. I can’t tell my fiancГ© because we’ve been here before and I can’t let him down again. I’m in tears writing this because I can’t believe I’ve been so stupid. I’m now in my overdraft and although the amounts I’m gambling are probably nothing compared to others, it’s still money I haven’t got and I need to stop. I just don’t know how 🙁
good luck, sorry to see you in such despair.
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Dear emcb82,
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