Hi Gary - Aren't thee any successful stories about recovered Gamblers who's marriages don't fall apart or am I just destined to be a statistic ? We have...
Ok..maybe I'm not following your story like I should, but in my research and the loads of reading and talking that I have done in the past few months regarding...
Abundance . . . I think there are a lot of success stories here on this site, but how you define success may be different. What I have never heard is a fairy...
Abundance, I agree with Basket when she says . . . yes, there are many success stories regarding cg's but their success is in the eye of the beholder. She is...
Hello all: I am a graduate student in sociology taking a course on Program Evaluation. I would like to evaluate the 12-step approach taken by GamAnon. I have...
Thanks for the advice to all the people who have been responding, especially that which has been warm-hearted..... I attended another CODA meeting last night...
I am getting closer to being divorced from my cg. It hurts, but at the same time, I never experienced so much freedom. Nothing seems to tie me down anymore....
Dee, It was nice and refreshing to read your post. I wish you the best in your new life and hope that you have a Happy Holiday as well. Please feel free to...
Dee, I can empathize with your situation. It wasn't so long ago that I found myself confronting the similar circumstances and having to make the same ...
Hi everyone. I am new to the group...although not new to having a gambler in the family. My husband has gambled as long as I can remember...I think it is...
... I feel from ... Thankyou for sharing that. I get very mixed up with the way I feel and the behaviour of my DH. He asked me if I loved him last night I did...
Hi, My husband signed the self-ban papers in Illinois at the end of August and I went back to him as promised. This past Sunday I found out that he is still...
How do you EVER have solid proof that they're not gambling anymore?! You can't have them followed everyday for the rest of your life. The self-ban program...
I don't know if you could or should stay together . . . that is always a very individual decision. He asked you for $500 . . did you give it to him? Did you...
Sheri, Sheri . . . the short answer to your question is simply this . . . you will never truly know. That is why the Gam-Anon Program is all about putting the...
My husband's attitude is increasingly getting worse. He is so disrespectful it's insane. Who knew he could get worse? He is telling everyone that I am the...
I know the feeling well Dee I'm experiencing it myself they can blame us all they want in the end we know the truth , that no one is responsible but...
Thanks. I was going to do the transfer online finally since he promised it was just a loan until Friday, but then I saw he had taken $700 out the previous day...
Thanks. I do know from past experience that when I leave I absolutely blossom. I am a very positive person to begin with and I knew my work (hypnotherapy &...
Sheri, Yes, you will be the person that he will be furious with. He needs help, not a safety deposit box. I have experienced my husband losing it because I...
I have dealt with my husbands CG problem for about 5 years now, one year in remission. Even though hes gone thru the recovery process and hasnt gambled in...
Hi there. Like many here my H is in serious denial that there is a problem. I have worried myself to depression and often suffer anxiety attacks. My husband...
Yes, like so many, my soon to be ex husband is in denial too. He blames me for our past evictions and financial strains. If I mention being there for him and...
Dee, You are so right . . . this is a classic CG symptom or tactic. My ex did a lot of similar things when we were together. When she was a patient at the ...
Vicky, Congratulations of having to strength to make a very difficult decision . . . but the right one. I was married for 31 years to a CG and alcoholic. Her...
Dee, I'm so glad you are taking care of yourself. I know how difficult it is because I too was in a similar situation. You really hit a nerve with me when...
Guys, sit back, you're in for a long one! To recap, I separated from my CG husband just over two years ago, when he engineered my kicking him out.We have 3...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
