Hello and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

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Hi Gemen,
welcome to the forum. Is your job in the industry immersed in the act of gambling somehow (not asking you to specify) and so you feel applying for work in your industry will make it difficult for you to stay away from gambling yourself?
If that is the case you may have to make a difficult choice and try and find work in a different industry. If your wife is standing by you is she also helping with the finances? We feel terrible when we have to face the consequences but i know I’ve been able to get over that feeling before.
Keep reading and posting. It helps to have the support of the community. Gives us advice and I know sometimes it’s been the thought of coming here and posting that I gambled that stopped me long enough to think.
Take care, have a gamble free day!
Laura

Gemen, first of all welcome my friend, Laura is right in saying you are in a little bit of a tricky spot with regards to your work situation, I know I couldn’t work in the industry because I would be to tempted but I can only speak for me.

Keep sharing, keep posting and hope you are keeping well, I haven’t been posting a lot recently but read everything everyday, I find it helps me and I can relate to so many people on here, like you I wish them all well.

Take care and there is light at the end of the tunnel I promise you that.

Maverick

gemen my name is raymond i am a recovering cg maltese man
and living in malta we have aa GA meeting every monday 6 .30 if you like to come it is in floriana next to the head of chtolic church building thanks