It
doesn’t
matter
whether
you
are
the
husband,
wife,
partner,
spouse
or
other
family
member
of a
compulsive
gambler.
It’s
your
goal
to
help
your
loved
one
beat
their
compulsive
gambling
addiction.
People
all
over
the
world
have
tried
to
stop
their
loved
ones
from
their
gambling
addiction
over
and
over
with
very
little
results.
They
have
tried
everything
even
threatening
to
walk
out
or
even
kick
them
out,
if
they
did
not
stop.
Usually
these
ultimatums
caused
their
compulsive
gambler
to
stop
gambling
for
approximately
two
weeks.
At
this
point
in
time
the
compulsive
gamblers
mind
stands
still
until
they
gamble
again.
As
each
hour
passes
their
subconscious
finally
takes
over
and
they
are
gambling
again.
This
time
they
become
even
more
secretive
and
gamble
even
more
money
then
usual.
They
believe
this
is
going
to
be
their
last
time
gambling
and
they
need
that
big
win
to
pay
off
their
debts.
More
and
more
money
is
lost
and
this
situation
causes
their
addiction
to
go
into
overload.
Unfortunately
I
have
seen
more
gamblers
ready
to
get
help
when
they
ran
out
of
resources
and
had
no
where
to
turn.
They
finally
hit
bottom
and
were
then
ready
to
stop
their
self
destructive
behavior.
The
website
I
Stopped
Gambling
So
Can
You
hope's
to
reach
the
family
members
of
gamblers
and
the
compulsive
gambler
in
the
early
stages
of
their
addiction.
. I
have
met
and
chatted
with
people
all
over
the
world
who
knew
at
least
one
year
or
more
that
their
family
member
was
gambling
excessively.
They
did
not
know
how
bad,
what
to
do
and
had
no
where
to
turn.
They
felt
trapped
in a
bad
situation
where
they
could
not
see
the
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
Every
time
the
family
member
mentioned
the
word
addiction
to
their
loved
one
small
argument
would
break
out
and
each
person
involved
needed
a
cooling
off
period.
Family
members
now
realize
that
there
are
resources
out
there
to
help
their
loved
one.
Some
compulsive
gamblers
might
enjoy
Gamblers
Anonymous
and
others
might
prefer
a
more
private
situation
to
recover
from
their
gambling
addiction.
I
believe
it’s
up
to
the
compulsive
gambler’s
preferences
which
programs
out
there
would
be
better.
I
have
also
found
that
people
were
not
ready
to
stop
gambling
because
they
were
ashamed
of
the
amount
of
money
they
lost.
It’s
important
for
the
family
member
to
listen.
You
still
have
a
right
to
speak
your
mind
or
to
be
you.
Just
understand
that
the
compulsive
gambler’s
self
esteem
is
extremely
low.
If
it’s
your
goal
to
go
forward
and
help
the
compulsive
gambler,
then
you
need
to
listen,
find
the
appropriate
stop
gambling
recovery
program
and
take
one
day
at a
time
I
have
found
once
the
compulsive
gambler
tells
their
family
the
truth,
recovery
accelerates
and
the
person
you
grew
to
love
is
ready
to
move
forward
and
finally
stop
their
addiction.
More
information
is
available
at
the
website
I
Stopped
Gambling
So
Can
You.
