Green Gambling - Do you think this was the right thing to do? (Long!)?

Do you think this was the right thing to do? (Long!)?

My boyfriend is going through a really rough period in his life. He's really depressed. He gave me a letter yesterday saying that he's blown all of his money, and pay on gambling which seems to be his only escape but it's destroying his life. He said it's so hard dealing with everything, and the guilt he feels for letting me down and expecting me to help him is getting too much. He's hit rock bottom. I left a note in his letterbox this morning saying that guilt is a wasted emotion, and with regards to me DON'T feel guilty - if I wanted to walk away I would have. And that I know I can't fix his problems and cure his depression, but that doing little things (like buying him food) to get him through is all I can do to help and I'm happy to do it, because I feel helpless watching him get more & more depressed knowing I can't do anything to fix it. And that there is help if he needs it, I wrote down the gamblers hotline number and also gamblers anonymous, and a free counselling service that he can go to. I didn't push him to get help, I just let him know what's out there, and that I'm here for him anytime. Do you think that was okay?

Public Comments

It was good of you to give him the hotline number...but don't enable him further by purchasing him food...He is throwing away money on gambling which he probably is addicted to....you paying for things will leave him more money to gamble with...
I think you did the right thing but he has to make you believe that he wont gamble anymore because someone can always lie to your face, hes addicted and hes gonna need alot of help, what your doing is enough but He has to stand on his own two feet you can be by his side, But he has to learn what he did was wrong. But hopefully he'll call soon,before he makes another mistake.
you have pretty much done all that you have and can do helping him, now all he has to do is get himself up and out of the mess hes created and seek the professional help he obviously needs.