Hey jack,
Thanks for your post. Someone said to me once, ‘our secrets keep us sick’. I believe that this is absolutely true. This addiction thrives on secrecy and lies. My best advice that I can give you is to get barriers up now! When the shock and disgust wears off that addiction is going to come at you stronger than ever and you need to protect yourself. I have always been honest about my addiction, I don’t advertise it but I’m not worried about telling someone if I want or need to. I think though that I’m in the minority. It has certainly made my life easier. So, in saying that, barriers aren’t always telling family, although their support can be invaluable…reducing access to money, ensuring you are unable to make those transactions could help. Finding this site saved my life….post and read here as often as you can. Use the groups if possible, you are not alone jack, and sometimes in the depth of despair that thought alone can help you make the right choice in that particular moment. No one can decide for you what you should do. The only one that can do the work is you but we are here holding your hand through it. I look forward to your next post, love K xx
