Toni, I wonder if there will be a day that I can read what you have said and not have tears flowing? I guess when the hurt is so new that every word I hear...
It took me a long time to really not care a whit what my CG spouse did or didn't do . . . only after I had really "let go of his problem" did I reach this...
... <no_reply@...> wrote: I read your message and then read it again. One thing that struck me like a brick in the face was the comment that you said you were...
Hi Kelly, Thanks for your wishes about my health. Actually have just progressed to being fully sick with some flu/cold bug but I'll survive. By now you should...
Toni, Thank you so much for thinking of me! Right now, I feel like I have put myself and my feelings on the back burner and to have someone asking about me...
my CG spouse comes from a family of gamblers . . he is one of 12 childres . . .some of his family are truly recreational gamblers, some are problem gamblers...
Hi All, I've never needed a support group before, so I was happy to see that you exist after the day I've had. I recently returned home from spending 2 months...
It is often very difficult to determine exactly how long a CG has been gambling. On line gambling is often reported to result in gambling addiction faster...
Iamkimg, You Wrote: I've never needed a support group before, so I was happy to see that you exist after the day I've had. I recently returned home from ...
Thank you for telling your experience with your husband and his family that gambles. We are torn with the situation. I do not want to be around them and...
iamkimg, I just found this group two weeks ago after I found out that for 2 years my husband of 9 years had been gambling behind my back and had over...
Kelly, hopefully your CG spouse is discussing the 'parent' issue in his GA meeting . . . the members there can problem help him come up with a workable plan...
Guppysmom3, My Response: Toni is a great resource when it comes to providing you with the perspective from the recovered gambler & how it relates to her family...
Basket, You Wrote: Also, as my son (then 12) got older (now 18 and in college) times came up where we discussed the gambling problem his dad had . . .but I...
My girlfriend is in GA and has been for over a year. Her recovery is going well. The last couple of weeks, however, she has been making plans with me and then...
My husband has been discussing the family issue with GA. They suggested bringing them to an open meeting. I think when he goes to speak with them about...
Gary, Thank you for telling me about your experience. It must have been so hard for you to go through that and walk away from it...not that you ever really...
I had to be pretty forceful and very, very clear with my husband about the family issues. If I had "let it up to him" nothing would have changed in that...
I hope I can be a strong as you. I use to have issues of not saying what I thought because I wanted them to "like me." At this point, that went out the...
Hi Gary: I am new to gamanon, and I go to face to face meetings once a week. My x A, GA is now in europe left to marry someone else. I lost everything...
Jane: Listen to me. I'm the mother of a cg. You are going through a co-dependant phase right now. It's quite apparent. You must not contact this person, nor ...
Kelly, Thank you so much for writing back. I am so pleased that there are others going through this that are able to offer support. I spent most of yesterday...
Kim, I am dealing with a lot of the same issues. My husband called and cancelled all of his credit cards..cards I never even knew existed. He also closed his...
Hi Jane: You Wrote: I am new to Gam-Anon, and I go to face to face meetings once a week. My x A, GA is now in Europe left to marry someone else. I lost ...
I don't want to be angry..but I feel like I can't help it. The last two days have been very bad for me because I feel like we have nothing to show for the...
Hi Kelly, I guess this is where it begins. You and only you can decide if you can ever forgive him enough to live with him and stick with him through this....
Toni, The thing is I am head over heels in total love with my husband. I know he has a problem and no matter how mad I get at him...I love him. I believe in...
You say . . . "I will leave if that is the only choice, but I really don't want to." . . . there are many choices you can make and there is never an ONLY...
Those were very good comments and have left me a lot to think about. I "thought" we couldn't afford a lot and that kept me back from doing things I would have...
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