Welcome to our group and I am so sorry you had to find us. Your idea
about putting all of your finances in your name only is a GREAT
IDEA. Please do that. It is the best thing you can do to protect
yourself.

You will get many replies to your post and can also check the
archives for other posts which you may find helpful.

Protect yourself first!

Welcome


--- In gamanonsupportgroup@yahoogroups.com, sandyalbertathome
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Hello...I found this site a few days ago and decided to join
> for support. There are no gamanon meetings in my area.
> My husband is a cg who recently had a slip. He had
> over 700 days clean - almost 2 years - but I'm not sure I can trust
> that. I have a lot of questions and am not sure where to start.
> I am familiar with 12 step groups and am a member of
> one. I'm a recovering alcoholic. He has been supportive of me
> throughout my recovery. We have been together 28 years - we were
> quite young
> when we got together. I am trying to be supportive of his
> addiction. I'm feeling heartbroken this last few days and
> unsure of where to go. I'm thinking that I need to put all of our
> financial matters in my name only but am not sure about this
> or if it is the "right" move? He has not (to my knowledge)
> used our joint accounts or "our" money. He is attending
> his ga meetings. Where to I go from here?
> We have our separate 12 step programs and our own recovery/
> support groups - I think I have been able to "let go" and
> know I have no control over his program - nor do I want to.
> I just need to know that I will be safe and want to
> protect myself. We have no children so we only have each other.
> I'd appreciate any comments to help me out. I understand there
> are meetings on line or chat rooms but I could use some
> help finding them and nagivating into them. I do believe
> I'm not alone out here but where do I go from here?