I have a severe gambling addiction. I am self excluded, I have no access, hours from a casino and never go anyway.
My husband still gambles in front of me.
Still watches streamers (I once enjoyed watching too now I have no desire)
I try to fill the gaps so I don’t feel depressed.
He is way more responsibly than I was. He’s a $250 in $3 bet kind of guy, goes up and leaves, or if he doesn’t he takes weeks off. I was thousands a day up thousands cashing out canceling withdrawals bigger and bigger bets just totally uncontrollable there was no choice but to self exclude. So I’m not really angry at him or anything for gambling in front of me cuz I know he’s not an idiot and doesn’t have an addictive personality. But does anyone else deal with this? How do you handle it?
No I’m not divorcing my husband because I had a gambling addiction and he doesn’t lol
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Messed up he does this in front of you
Have you tried talking to him? That would be a good place to start. Just explaining how it can be triggering for you and how it makes you feel
Ya I would just talk to him and say hey I know it was me that was out of control with it but please try not to do it in front of me because I don’t want to relapse?