gambling addiction - hubby

biglad

debtfreefuture wrote: »

Good luck sweetheart. My OH has been gambling for the 25 years we have been together. We have just sold the house and are going our seperate ways. The lying and cheating sometimes stops for a few months but always rears it's ugly head again. I have given him pocket money to try to control the output, but he takes money (steals) from my purse, or, when the kids were little from them - he used to ask them if he could borrow it, (and tell them he would give them back double). Now the kids have all left home (they are all grown up now) and he has more disposable income the gambling has got a million times worse. He earns shedloads of money - but never has any. Can do up to £500 per week in the bookies on football & horses.
Statistics say that only 1 in 3 gamblers can totally abstain. Most of them get drawn back in.

My only true advise would be always be aware and never believe what they say. Try to keep some money for emergency's in another account, so that if he gambles everything you have food and petrol money etc. I know this sounds harsh, but it is a serious disease and they really will lie and lie to get their fix.

BIGLAD - Please don't take offence at the comment above. You are doing brilliantly. Please please keep it up. You will have a much better life without it (big hugs to you for doing so well)

DFF
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no offence taken at all, but i must be one of the 3 who give up. it has been over 6 years since i took alcohol and i need a big wake up call in life to stop summin, and losing my gf would be the worst thing in the world, so will never bet again. and we talk a lot more and i jjust spend time online mainly when im on my own, but no betting lol

its also contributed to a lot of my debt, will never bet again on football or any other sports. i do miss poker but play the free games as that is fun and enjoyable to me, its not an addiction there, i know it sounds mad