Hi Jessie
The addiction to gamble thrives on secrecy so don’t be afraid to ask for support from family. Although I believe it is impossible for those who have not lived with the addiction to gamble to understand, those you love can give you support by listening and understanding when you feel low. Now you are asking for support in the right places you can gain all the knowledge you need but it helps to have a united front in a family against an addiction to gamble, for everybody’s sakes, including the CG.
When you are looking for a counsellor for yourself please make sure they have a good knowledge of the addiction to gamble – I went to a general counsellor and spend weeks barking up the wrong tree while she went into ‘my’ childhood – I came away more confused than ever! With Gamanon, as with dedicated counsellors and this site there is no such danger because everybody understands, so time and money are not wasted.
Velvet
