Hi I am sick and tired of gambling. I started gambling as a young boy and it caused me a lot of problems as a young adult. When I was around 24 I mainly stopped gambling till I WAS 40 HOWEVER i DID ALWAYS HAVE THE OCCASSIONAL RELAPSE. When I was 40 my marraige broke down and I STARTED GAMBLING AGAIN. oVER THE LAST 12 YEARS I have been gambling compulsively. I am remarried and my wife is unable to work at the moment due to health problems so my losses have a big impact. She does not even know the extent of my gambling. Somehow I have been able to support her, pay child support from my previous marriage and get by however I have debts. At the mome3nt I am earning the most money I have ever earned yett I still do this.
Hello Rusty27,
Welcome to the forum, and well done for posting here for your first time. It is good that you've begun to talk about your gambling issue here.
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