You may remember my recent post about 8 months being clean. Well I received lots of good advice and support from those who responded. And want to thank you...
you wrote: In the meantime we had a little drama with him wanting a music machine which would have meant going into debt on a credit card so I squashed that...
Anita, My guess is that you will probably find subtle differences from group to group in GAm-Anon. Most of the people who attend the two GAm-Anon meetings ...
I struggled for a long time with the concept of gambling addiction as a "disease" as well. I could not conceive of sitting before a slot machine or poker...
When my mind starts racing about objectives that I have set and not reached, plans that I made and haven't met, dreams I had until reality woke me up, my heart...
hello, i just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. i joined this group b/c there is not a local gamanon meeting in my area, and i figured maybe you all could...
Hi Becca and welcome to the group! I am sorry you had to find us, but I hope that it will be a supportive and informative place for you to visit. You will...
You are very lucky that you have managed to recognize the signs so early in your marriage. I also commend you on trying to do something from the very...
Welcome. I too am sorry you had to find this support group. I'm glad I did. My husband is a compulsive gambler, we married young and have been together 28...
Friends, Many of you know me from my past postings. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank so many of you for responding to my messages related to my...
... Gary, I'm new here and haven't posted alot but I did want to say a huge "thank you". You seem to be a tremendous support here with alot of good info and...
A couple of months ago, I had decided that enough was enough and that I was undoubtedly going to leave my cg husband. My cg husband knew I had one foot out the...
It his horrible how much this addiction or any addiction can change a person. I am sorry to hear about your heartache. In the past when I would tell friends...
My father in law is 84 years old. He is a compulsive gambler. He is currently living in the same state as his grandson. His grandson is a truck driver....
Compulsive gamblers come in all ages! Being a senior citizen does not give your father in law the right to ruin other people's lives. You can't change what he...
Hello Everyone, My name is Valerie and I have a husband who is a compulsive gambler and I thank you for having me in this group. I need support and help to...
Hi Valerie,I just went into the chat site and found yousigned into it but you were "idle. I don't know anyting about "voice chat". I know that when I click...
Hi, I'm from the Philippines. We also have a GA here, but not as active as those in the US. I recently found out that a family member, or a spouse of a CG in...
... I wish to GOD we had that here in the US, it would save so much of my grief; however I have found that geography has nothing to do with gambling...
Susi, I recently discontinued my association with another gambling support website due to the number of ads that continued to populate the message board. I ...
This forum is open to the public so that anyone with a problem regarding compulsive gambling can easily seek help. Unfortunately, when the site is open, it...
On A&E last night at 10:00 was a show called "Intervention" (I think!). It will be weekly, best I can tell. They had 2 people featured last night . . .a...
Basket, I watched the show and found it very interesting. The other thing worth noting is that the young man with the compulsive gambling addiction was a ...
Hello basket and gary, unfortunatly they don´t broadcast this show in the Netherlands. But here I found some info on it: http://www.aetv.com/intervention/ ...
Pierre, I've heard it said that if you have the time you can find ANYTHING via the Internet. You just made me wonder if it isn't true. Good Luck & God Bless, ...
I have been seeing my addiciton to remaining inside of clouds of problems instead of creating solutions and how much easier it is to solve problems and move...
HELLO. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN FOR AWHILE. I AM FEELING A LITTLE BIT SCARED AND SAD AT THE PRESENT TIME. I HAVE GIVEN MY CG AND ALCOHOLIC HUSBAND 1 MONTH TO...
There is nothing you can do for him. You can only take care of yourself and your family. I’m sorry, I have been where you are. Do you have a support group?...
Jim Morphey
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Mar 16, 2005 6:46 am
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Canada, I, like Jim, can relate to what you are going through. And I also agree that there is nothing you can do to change your husband's behavior. You've...
My father in law is now staying at the Salvation Army. He has blown his March S.S. check gambling. He is now waiting for his April S.S. check. He says he...
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