I’ve been dealing with anxiety for as long as I can remember, but I went through a particularly rough patch in 2012 and was officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety. At the time, I sought the support I needed and pulled through. In my head I couldn’t see things ever getting that bad again, but sadly I was wrong.
My mental health began to decline again around 2019. I was constantly battling anxiety and depression, always searching for something – anything - to distract me from how I felt. It was during this vulnerable period that I found myself drawn to online gambling. And, as the story so often goes, once I started, I couldn’t stop.
Within…