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Lying is More Concerning than Gambling
My fiancé likes to play blackjack. I do not like it and I always ask him exactly how much he wins or loses. Last weekend he went to the casino and he told me he lost $200. Then I saw a text on his phone from one of his friends saying he needed the $1200 my husband borrowed back right away. He denied it but then he told me that he lied because I treat him like a child when he is only spending his own money. I don’t know what to think. He works in a cash business so it is hard for me to know how much he gambles. I see that everyone he works with drives a nice car and we are always month to month. How worried should I be by this? If I listen to my friends I should be very worried…
Read answer →Gambling Addiction = Betting Your Life
I am a gambler. Why can’t I stop? I have lost everything and everyone? There is no hope for me I have tried everything and I can’t resist it.
Read answer →Multiple Addictions
Is there a program that has treatment for compulsive gambling and alcoholism? Or, if my brother has a gambling addiction and he is also an alcoholic which one should he focus on first? One always leads to the other so even when he gets one under control it never lasts for long.
Read answer →When the Chips are Down
I am a pathological gambler. I have lied to my family so many times to get money that no one trusts me anymore. I know they have good reasons to mistrust me but they cannot see that I have changed now and that I am really trying this time to stop gambling. What can I do to win back their trust? Nothing I say seems to convince them of anything.
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