... (((((Lyn))))) I hope this eases soon, I offer you my strength and prayers to help at this time. Plz Take care Julz In gamanonsupportgroup@yahoogroups.com,...
Hi Everyone, Havent been on in a while had to go away for my grandmothers funeral, Have missed you all and your words of encouragement ALOT, I have a lot to...
Thanks for the warm welcome and encouragement, LadyHa. Yes, I am looking forward to attending my first gamanon meeting this evening. It's good to know that...
I am in need of some emotional support because of my better half who is a CG. I can go to the casino with a $20.00 bill and keep it at that but my CG totally...
I am new here and don't know the ropes yet. In my first post at the end I asked that you address your emails to dramawriter. I have not had a reply. I...
You are in the right place to get support for yourself. Our chat site doesn't generally get used, however, you can post your thoughts, feelings, questions and...
Hi Lyn - Best wishes on your first meeting tonight. In fact, I have my meeting tonight as well. Definitely go with an open mind. While the object of the...
Hi Dramawriter/Janice, Welcome :) I just wanted to re-iterate what Susi said. Please look for a face to face Gam-anon meeting near you and attend. If you can't...
... thankyou for your warm welcome back and your comfort. take care Julz In gamanonsupportgroup@yahoogroups.com, "ladyha2003" ... funeral, ... a ... well...
Hey dramawriter, We all understand what you are going through and the members of this group are really great about offering their helpful advise. Were you...
Hi all, I first posted back in December. My first post was "why is he mad at me?" It seems that we are still dealing with this issue. My CG had gambled for...
I could have written your post about myself. I, too, thought we had a great relationship. We were best friends who would be together forever. Now, I'm ...
Thanks for the response. It is nice to know that someone understands. Living in the same house and barely speaking really zaps my energy and spirit. I am...
Michelle, it took me years to overcome the anger. Gamanon, time and counseling helped me tremendously. Plus it probably took me a long time to really get my...
Hi Michelle, Good vent and good topic that comes up alot. His anger comes from him and his addiction. It is normal at first when they are sober. When they...
Bravo! Bravo! All I can say is thanks Basket! Yep, same with me. Once I made up MY mind to detach and work on ME, things changed dramatically with my cg and I...
I am beginning to think that my cg is bipolar. His mood swings have gotten almost unbearable. He tries to pick fights and gets very upset over the smallest...
Any active addict will behave abnormally . . that is part of the addiction process. Also, the addiction is compulsive behavior and that driven-ness is...
I agree that mood swings, short fuses etc. are very normal behavior for an addict but I suppose because we are not talking about a mind altering substance type...
Thanks so much for your response. You are right, he wouldn't be doing anything if I didn't force it. That is where so much of my frustrtation lies. I took...
You are very insightful. What you said makes so much sense. He is unable to numb his feelings so they are coming out. You are dead on with him "hitting me...
For what it is worth, I have wondered the same thing. ... gotten almost unbearable. He tries to pick fights and gets very upset over the smallest things. Gets...
My CG spouse has, from time to time, appeared to be: ADD ADHD OCD Bipolar/Manic-Depressive Depressed Egocentric Angry Mentally Retarded Immature Ignorant ...
LOL Basket! Wow, I could add a few on there as well. Thanks for the chuckle even though I know it comes from a place of honesty, pain and frustration as well. ...
Fair enough basket, but I recall in many previous posts you talked about your cg exhibiting many of these behaviors prior to gambling so I guess the...
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