Your ride to rock bottom was a fast one and you have hit very hard. I will tell you that it can get even worse. For some it leads to homelessness, insanity, jail or death. Telling your parents is going to be very difficult but what else can you do? You could lie or steal but that would only make things worse. I had to tell my husband when I had indebted us so much we would lose our home. I had been sick with worry for weeks since I realized I had reached the end of the financial road. I said it straight out, plain and honest. I have a bad gambling problem that I have been keeping a secret. I told him the financial damage with no sugar coating. I said how sorry I was and that I understood if he left me. But I knew I needed help or my life was never going to be anything but poverty and gambling. And part of getting help is being truthful to those we have financially hurt like this. So that we never put them in the place to hurt them again.
Can you get an addictions counselor?
Can you go to a Gamblers Anonymous meeting?
Can you find someone to help you with your money so that it goes where it is supposed to and not to a casino?
Can you get some financial advice?
These are things that may help you get through this tough time. We all make mistakes. No one asks for this addiction. If you would have known what would happen you never would have bought that first ticket. But you can recover. You can have a future. Your son can have a father in his life.
How are you doing today?
Laura