I hate to be the one to say this but I’m just a straight shooter and when I smell bullshit I tell it how it is.
In this case i hate to say it but I don’t believe for one second that your in debt for giving away money borrowed from your family. Read back what you posted look Who in their right mind would believe this story.
More than likely you gambled money borrowed from your family away. You told them you used the money to help people and are now turning to this forum to gain some kind of “see I did help people” When facing your family if your gonna lie at least make it believeable.
So now that that’s been said tell your family the truth make changes such as self exclusion show them what you have done and how your trying to make a change. Admiting you have a problem is your first step. You have a chance now to make changes rather than simply rinse and repeat like you’ve proberly have always done.