C21, I have just read your post and can relate to what you say and also how you feel, firstly well done and thanks for sharing, this addiction can be a nightmare (as we both well know) and unless we do everything within our power to stop the pain just keeps getting worse and worse, like you I dug myself such a hole I couldn’t get out, credit cards, loans, loan sharks, overdrafts, friends, family…….I owed everyone, then Bankruptcy……..then after that loan sharks again, anyway I am sure you get the picture (still paying debts back now), I am trying hard to stay gamble free and like you deep down I know there is no happiness to be found when I gamble.
Really glad you are here and have found this site, so many people on here like you and me but the good news is there is hope.
Take care and wish you well, keep sharing and hope you can stay gamble free “one day at a time”.
Maverick