Hi Sunny,
Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my post.
In this instance, he took 6k with him which is in line with his usual spending when he goes to the casino. He also plays online. I woke up to three e-mails from a gambling website, saying that someone used the wrong username/password combination and blocked the account. This would be his account, that he signed over to me on time when he stopped gambling for a while.
He told me it was because he was bored and wanted to play poker. I’ve told him that it’s still considered gambling and he agreed.
Thank you for your suggestions on what to say. I feel like I can’t talk to him right now. It seems like he’s still in his gambling spiral. It just goes in one ear and out the other. It makes me so sad and upset because he was doing so well. We were doing so well. I really thought that this time he was serious about quitting. I’m waiting to have a talk with him once he seems like himself again.
I’ve received my referral to go see a psychologist today. I can’t control him and what he does, but I refuse to go down with him.
I hope you don’t mind me asking and feel free not to answer if you’re not comfortable, but what are triggers for you to start gambling again after abstaining for such long periods of time?
I wish you all the best!