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  • in reply to: Hanging By a Thread #1788
    annesingleton
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    I’m really sorry hanging by a thread my last post sounded really harsh having read it back. None of this is your fault, don’t forget it took me thirty years to sort my problem out, when you’re in the middle of it it’s like dancing in shadows, you don’t know where you are or what to think. All I can say from my own experience is that you should try to be really strong, and bear in mind that generally gamblers are major manipulators. I wish you well and really hope that you will be ok.– 04/05/2013 09:19:54: post edited by Velvet.

    in reply to: Hanging By a Thread #1787
    annesingleton
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    I am so sorry for what you are going through. I was married to my gambling husband for thirty years before I summoned the courage to separate from him and it took me another three years to realise I was not responsible for him. You are in an abusive relationship even though you don’t think you are. If you have children living with you they are also being abused and your responsibility is to them not your husband even though he makes you feel responsible for him. My three children have been badly affected by their father and I have a lot of guilt about it. Don’t forget that relationships are about being happy not miserable.– 04/05/2013 08:50:05: post edited by Velvet.

    in reply to: Hanging By a Thread #1786
    annesingleton
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    Originally posted by Chasing Pavements
    My husband began gambling compulsively 2 years ago. At this point he is incapable and/or unwilling to stop himself no matter the consequences. I no longer recognize this man, and I do not love this man.
    Our 25 year marriage is crumbling – my physical, mental and emotional health is deteriorating – my house is a disaster – my life is a mess – and my spirit is slowly dying.
    I miss my husband desperately.
    I doubt that I will be as strong as so many of you here are. My heart aches at the same time my admiration grows for you all.
    My grievances will seem petty in comparison to some of your stories, but I sense that my last thread of hope may be dangling precariously from this site.
    I have prayed to God for guidance and I believe He has sent me here to begin healing. Thank you all for sharing the good and the bad, and a very special thanks to you, Velvet, for your extraordinary mind and heart.
    "… should I give up or should I just keep trying to run after you when there's nothing there?"  Adele

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