Sagtoboot, Welcome! So glad you found us here. This is a place of great support and learning. The people here are knowledgable and extremely supportive. I need...
When reading a few posts of people coming here for the first time and starting their recovery journeys I was reminded of something I read and wanted to share...
That is the best posting I have ever read. I copied it to my microsoft word software and I printed it out. I thank you very much. Melody ... From: ladyha2003 ...
If you go the the files on this site, you will find many readings that can help you associate and deal with the reprocussions of compulsive gambling. Here is...
It hit me the same way when I first read it also Melody. I did the same. I have it printed out and I pull it out whenever I'm having a tough time. To me it is...
Thanks Susi! For me these writings help alot. I have a notebook of them that I can pull out when times are tough. They sure help me alot and are a quick lift...
Much as I hate to see the endless reports about Hollywood disasters like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears, one good thing that seems to be happening with all...
I don't know how to walk this tightrope without blowing it. All week i've been feeling like something is dividing my family. i talked to my husband about it...
I'm so sorry for what you are going through. I know exactly what you mean when you just know that something is dividing your family. It's kind of like a doom...
Start by closing those credit card accounts, or if you can't do that, take your name off them. Take half the money out of your checking and put it in an...
How familiar you post was when you discussed confronting your CG spouse about the money, gambling, lying . .. I think almost all of us have "been there, done...
Guys my name s Geno, I used to be a biiig compulsive gambler, I lost a lot of money, respect from my friends, my health, and the happiness of my whole...
Hi, my name is Kate, a few days ago I felt so anxious and alone, I felt like I was the only one in the world going through this problem, I new i wasn't but I...
Hi Hon. What you are feeling is guilt. You feel bad because he wound up in a place for the homeless and you feel guilty because you think he took somone's...
One real problem with enabling is that it places the addict ahead of everyone else in the life of the enabler . . . not that we start out that way, but we end...
Kate, You Wrote: Hi, my name is Kate, a few days ago I felt so anxious & alone. I felt like I was the only 1 in the world going through this problem. I knew I...
Basket, I couldn't agree with you more regarding the public's awareness of addictions and the destruction they can cause. And while no addiction is given the...
First, history: My husband is a CG. Seven years ago, we went to GA and church and were separated for a few months but got back together and had some good...
Leigh, it is so good you are setting limits on what you will and will not tolerate. You told him you will not live with an active gambler. That is a...
I fell in love when I was just 15 yrs old. We stayed together all through high school & after graduating got married. We had an almost fairy-tale like life...
Gary: Hi, I'm just curious. Did your ex-wife ever respond to this letter?? Thanks, Melody P.S. it is a beautiful letter. Reminds me of the caring loving...
Melody, No my ex didn't respond to this letter but I didn't really write it to get a response from her. I wrote it to help me let go and move on with my life....
Wow, Gary. You letter reads like something I would/will write about 15 years from now. Very scary for me to look that far in the future. Gary Berger...
Wow, I really learn a lot from you Gary. Thanks for sharing, Melody ... From: Gary Berger To: gamanonsupportgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 07,...
Hi Gary, Thanks for sharing that letter. It is very healing to write letters like that whether sent or not. It has a real way of healing and creating some...
LadyHa2003, You Wrote: Thanks for sharing that letter. It is very healing to write letters like that whether sent or not. It has a real way of healing & ...
... the ... out ... loved ... alone. ... I echo that. But I would like to add that you might feel all alone but through these message boards and reaching out...
HI. I spent some time on the phone the other day and then did some questioning online,and found no assistance. It seems that Gam Anon meets rather irregularly...
Hi Marilyn: How are you doing today? I also wonder why no one has been posting. It must be very hard to distance onself from an active gambler, especially if...
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