Susie Jones gives her personal account on the financial and emotional pressures of living with somebody with a gambling addiction, how lockdown has accentuated many of the behavioural triggers, and the steps people can put in place to combat the behaviour
There is a familiar formula that most stories about gambling addiction follow when you read them in the national media. So often the focus is on how much money a person lost, how much debt they are now in, and how many years it could take to pay it off. But this overlooks the most damaging impact of gambling addiction, which is the emotional toll it takes.
Itssomething that I have experienced first-hand. My fiancs last bet was two years ago, but gambling addiction and th…
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