Thanks Andrea, that's exactly what it's been like, though if I was a mere lass I'd have less reason to panic. I'm a week away from turning 60, my husband, only this year after 35 years of gambling, has stopped after a complete breakdown about a year ago, he turns 65 this year. I have stood by him al...

Understand the frustrations of the last two people, I would feel the same if I read my post and hadn't been through what I've have been through.

Hi, thanks for asking, yes I am feeling a lot better. Still very anxious but its under control. I just lost all sense of persepective, felt guilty and angry and didn't know where to turn. I feel reassured that if anyone wanted to take the money hiding matter further then I think they would discover ...

The house insurance doesn't cover anywhere near the amount of cash so that's not a concern. I hope the catch whoever did this cos I feel worried that my home has been invaded. Getting the money back has become irrelevant really, I know I should have used the money on the IVA in the first place. It's...

Hi Andy, it was my IP.

Dear PJ - I don't expect people to fully understand however I didn't expect to be judged so harshly either. I have worked a full time job since I was a teenager apart from when I had my daughters) and never claimed a penny in benefits, I have robbed peter to pay paul only to keep the wolves from the...

No obvious damage, but a window looks like it was forced open from the outside.

Not quite correct, I have already come clean to the police, I am waiting to hear what they are going to do about it, if anything.

Not without legal advice Melanie... and guess what... I can't afford it Thanks Canaries, I do feel a bit swallowed up in all of this. I'm just a normal person too.

I realise that sounds ridiculous now - its hard to explain, when you are in this situation because of some-one else's gambling addiction you don't thi nk very clearly. My husband has himself gone bankrupt.

It's the IP's word against mine - no proof that he was involved, just it was what he advised me to do if I could. I didn't even think about it being fraudulent, he made it sound like everyone did it.

My daughter is insisting the police won't bring charges themselves, it would have to be reported by the IP or the creditors themselves, but if its a crime why wouldn't the police prosecute me if they know about it, as I've gone and told them?

Several thousand. Perhaps he felt sorry for me - I had gotten into massive debt trying to cope with my husbands gambling debts, have always tried to squirrel away something for myself, I'm in my sixties, not exactly a high earner. That money was everything. We are selling our home and any equity wil...

My IP advised me to hide savings I had before taking out the IVA, I was advised to take the cash out of the bank and store it at home, I did this and my house has since been robbed and the money has gone with it. This has been reported to the police and im worried my creditors will find out and it w...