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How Addiction-Related Bankruptcy Complicates Self-Forgiveness

My gambling addiction destroyed my family's finances but even after two years of recovery I still feel like I do not deserve to rebuild or have nice things again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Self-inflicted financial ruin carries a burden of shame that makes recovery feel morally forbidden.

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“Where Are You with Bankruptcy — the philosophy and the process?”

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