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11495
It's true, I am impatient for the situation to improve somehow. At the same time, I was and am still frightened about making changes, such as going back to the...
minsunah
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Feb 2, 2009
2:41 pm
11496
I recently came across this website for compulsive gamblers called www.istoppedgambling.com. Wondering, if you know of any gamblers who have used this...
minsunah
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Feb 2, 2009
3:06 pm
11497
min, A few thoughts.... First, an intervention typically means gathering supporters together to confront the addict with their addiction in an attempt to get...
kmks60
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Feb 2, 2009
3:27 pm
11498
From briefly looking over the site you mentioned I see where they are trying to charge you for information. I am not saying that their info. is not good,...
susigold_15217
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Feb 2, 2009
3:35 pm
11499
Min, you can't control his RECOVERY and more than you can control his ADDICTION. Both are issues that are solely the purview of your husband. He either will...
basket1952
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Feb 2, 2009
10:13 pm
11500
Dear Members, New Freebie Selection: Wednesday 4th February!. This FRESH page is packed with Great Freebies and is ready for you to view, TODAY! Type the...
cheyennecarterlands
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Feb 4, 2009
4:43 am
11501
Hi Min, I have not been to the site you referenced but there are so many support groups on line, some you join, some you can just read and participate as you...
tonib81
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Feb 4, 2009
5:31 am
11502
Thanks for all your feedback on this question. I'm not actively researching programs and solutions for my cg husband. I guess I just to want give him some...
minsunah
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Feb 5, 2009
2:24 pm
11503
As payday approaches (the 10th), I am riddled with anxiety. In the past, before our son was born, we worked the same schedule and at the same location, so, on...
minsunah
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Feb 5, 2009
2:50 pm
11504
I can relate to this story. I'm sorry you have to deal with the anxiety of sitting at home with your son and wondering... "Will he come home?" "Will we have...
chicken_noodle621
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Feb 5, 2009
7:50 pm
11505
I joined this group today. I think my husband has a gambling addiction. For the past 5 years (at least) I could see the cycle: Start gambling here and there...
chicken_noodle621
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Feb 5, 2009
8:02 pm
11506
Welcome to the group...hope you find some answers here... A few immediate suggestions... Find a Gam-anon (or al-anon if no gam-anon in your area) that you can ...
kmks60
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Feb 5, 2009
8:38 pm
11507
Quick question... Do you need this money for YOU and your son? I know you are working on leaving and you also mentioned not bailing him out this time so I am...
kmks60
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Feb 5, 2009
8:43 pm
11508
Getting started is really the hardest part. Your husband is an addict. He isn't rational, you can't discuss things with him while he is in active addiction...
basket1952
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Feb 5, 2009
11:49 pm
11509
It is so important to have an income and I am still not sure if you can work in Korea or not. If you can, get a job ASAP. Get child care ASAP so you can work...
basket1952
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Feb 5, 2009
11:57 pm
11510
Thank you so much for your replies. I appreciate it. I do work, and in a few weeks I will have time to go into counseling. I asked my husband to go but he...
chicken_noodle621
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Feb 6, 2009
1:11 am
11511
Can't you have your checks automatically deposited? Just a thought. Dana ________________________________ From: minsunah <minsunah@...> To:...
Dana
djengel333
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Feb 6, 2009
3:42 am
11512
I am working presently, thus our son is in daycare during the week. I also used to work some afternoons/evenings, but I stopped those shifts, because it was...
minsunah
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Feb 6, 2009
5:57 am
11513
Yes, we currently do get our paychecks direct deposited into our individual checking accounts. I never asked him to direct deposit his pay into my account. For...
minsunah
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Feb 6, 2009
6:01 am
11514
Min, not sure how it works in Korea, but in the US it is sometimes difficult to get a payroll check deposited into an account on which the recipients name is...
basket1952
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Feb 6, 2009
2:13 pm
11515
You said "I have a savings account my husband doesn't really know how to get to." Does that me if he figured it out he could wipe it clean of all the money...
basket1952
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Feb 6, 2009
4:06 pm
11516
Dear Members, New Freebie Selection: Saturday 7th February!. This FRESH page is packed with Great Freebies and is ready for you to view, TODAY! Type the...
cheyennecarterlands
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Feb 7, 2009
3:21 am
11517
My BF of 2 years has a gambling problem and it has gotten progressively worse as time has passed. I have tried to get him to go to GA meetings, or even to see...
msilverx
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Feb 7, 2009
3:12 pm
11518
I'm new here -- made a post prior to this and have been reading about the money aspect. I make WAY more money than him. I have read all these posts about...
msilverx
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Feb 7, 2009
3:37 pm
11519
My BF plays online poker -- he likes that he can just sit in the bedroom and not interact with anyone...while getting the full rush his GA needs. I have tried...
msilverx
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Feb 7, 2009
4:05 pm
11520
Msilverx, You Wrote: I'm new here -- made a post prior to this and have been reading about the money aspect. I make WAY more money than him. I have read all ...
Gary Berger
gpb1953
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Feb 7, 2009
11:17 pm
11521
I'm posting this, because I'm uncertain whether my cg husband and I are making progress... I was in the process of going back to the States (we are in S. Korea...
minsunah
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Feb 8, 2009
3:17 am
11522
I have been reading your posts for a while now. I am sure there are many people who can give you better counsel than me, however, a couple of things jumped...
Ayanna
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Feb 8, 2009
3:16 pm
11523
I always found it helpful to substitute "drug addiction" vocabulary for "gamlbing addiciton" vocabulary when trying to determine if some "plan" was "reasonable...
basket1952
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Feb 8, 2009
5:53 pm
11524
Well my CG BF has done it -- I think I can finally breakaway. He has been using this other women to get money from her to play. I just found out he has been...
msilverx
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Feb 9, 2009
1:26 pm
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