[finding_laura]

Hi Critias,

it does hurt to lose the respect of friends and family and most wouldn’t understand that it felt so uncontrollable and really at the time didn’t feel like a choice. Don’t feel you have to tell everyone you had a problem. Only those you can trust to be supportive. If someone asks you to go gambling you can always say I just don’t. Believe it or not beating this addiction can be one of our proudest moments deserving of respect. How are you doing/feeling today?