HELLO ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER WEEK AND ANOTHER YEAR, THAT IS THE STORY OF MY LIFE. THIS SITE HAS HELPED ME LEARNED THAY MY HUSBAND ADDICTION IS NOT MY PROBLEM. i...
Ok, I've been sitting back and reading but this time I gotta speak up. HE has now backed you into a corner. What are you going to do about it? You got your...
I can certainly understand how you feel. That lost,lonely feeling can be almost unbearable. When the gambler doesn't seem to care if you stay or go used to...
Basket is SOOOO right on this . . . YOU are NOT responsible for your husband's emotions, whether they are positive or negative. HE CHOOSES to get embarrassed,...
THANK YOU, I TAKE ADVICE TO MAKE ME STRONGER EVEN IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD BUT ITS THE TRUTH HE HAS CORNERED ME AND I NEED TO BE STRONGER!! I WANT A LIFE AND BE...
Carmen, You said: I WANT A LIFE AND BE ABLE TO BE WORRY FREE.. Concentrate on that. Because as long as you are working toward that goal, you'll find that you...
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO SAY THIS YEAR EVERYTHING IS UNDER MY NAME, I HAVE NO DEBTS PENDING EXCEPT I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT FOR WHICH I COULD...
Laws differ from state to state as to what a spouse may end up being held responsible for. Some states, the only way you can truly protect yourself from the...
I've been thinking about doing this post for a while. I joined this site last summer and have grown immensely from all of the advice and feedback that the...
"a journey of a thousand miles"; I love that because that's what it really is. I have not progressed as much in my recovery as I would like. I am still...
Hi Ayanna, I am struggling now my self to figure it all out. I am married to a compulsive gambler. This is actually the third relationship with a person with a...
Sadly, your post reinforces a belief I have always had . . . that I, as an enabler of an addict for years and years, and very likely to repeat patterns of...
I don't know what will work best for you... support groups, individual therapy, etc., but one thing that has been helpful for me, (especially since it's...
Hi, Basket, Thank you for keeping me on my toes. I've definitely made changes in my life, so I am more in control of my income. We recently moved, and the new...
Background Info: My husband is/was? a cg: casino/blackjack and daytrading options/futures. I was planning on separating/divorcing, and it took a couple months...
are you in counseling yet? Why don't you take this post to your counselor and see what he/she has to say about it. Addicts are never in the "was" camp . ....
I HAVE STOPPED ENABLING MY CG HUSBAND NOW WHAT?? WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT BECAUSE HE STILL GAMBLING BUT IT SEEMS LESS BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR ME. HE SAYS ITS A...
Carmen, For me, "stopping" the enabling is a forever active thing . .not sure I can ever say that I "stopped" totally, since it is so insidious. Part of that...
Hi Carmen, I'm really glad that you are done enabling him. That's important. I just wanted to comment on his taking the nicorette approach to stopping...
Hi Carmen, You go girl! I too feel the same way. I don't care if my cg husband stops or plays all i know is that i don't share the same feeling as him and i...
MY cg husband is going to Las Vegas next week (we live in TX) - he plays amateur league pool and is going there to compete - so he is pretending he won't...
hello everyone, i am the fiance of a cg. he is going to councelling, and ga.(i have gone to meetings with him, he invited me, so i know he is going) he quit...
just a little addendum to my post. his son is supposed to be moving in with us very shortly.even though i like his son alot,and want to help him, im at odds...
Hi Violet, welcome to our group. You will find a lot of people who post here to be helpful and informative and we all share that common bond. In reading your...
thanks basket, the gamanon meetings i have found are far away..too far. that seems to be his pattern...8 months ago, when he confronted me with his true debt,...
Here is the program my CG spouse is working . . . He sees a certified gambling addictions counselor individually. I have my own counselor. ONLY after many...
basket, he had been going to g.a. listening for about 2 months before he quit gambling. he does go, i go with him when he asks me to ..he stopped for 8 months...
What keeps you with him is love and an addiction called co-dependency. We become as sick as they are. Are there any Alanon meetings near you? They are very...
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