Gam-Anon is a fellowship of men and women who are husbands, wives,
relatives and close friends of compulsive gamblers. You need not wait for the
compulsive gambler to seek help before coming to Gam-Anon.
In Gam-Anon we learn effective ways of coping with the gambling problem. By
seeking help for ourselves and gaining serenity and peace of mind, we find that
we are better able to cope with our problems on a day-to-day basis and in
some cases motivate the gambler toward seeking help for him or herself.
If there is a gambling problem in your home, the Gam-Anon family group may be
able to help you cope with it.
Gam-Anon meetings provide an opportunity for a strong bond to form between
those affected by the problem of compulsive gambling. For more information on
KC Gam-Anon group, call this number 816-545-4368
If you are living with a compulsive gambler, you will answer 'YES' to at least 6 of
the following questions.
Are you living with a Compulsive Gambler?
- Do you find yourself haunted by bill collectors?
- Is the person in question often away from home for long unexplained periods of time?
- Do you feel that he or she cannot be trusted with money?
- Does he or she promise faithfully to stop gambling; beg, plead for another chance, yet
gambling again and again?
- Does he or she borrow money to gamble with or to pay gambling debts?
- Have you noticed a personality change in the gambler as his or her gambling
progresses
- Have you come to the point of hiding money needed for living expenses, knowing that you and
the rest of the family may go without food and clothing if you do not?
- Do you search the gambler's clothing, or go through his wallet when the opportunity presents
itself, or otherwise check on his or her activities?
- Does the gambler hide his or her money?
- Does the gambler lie sometimes compulsively, avoid any discussion of his or her debts, or
refuse to face realities of the situation?
- Does the gambler use guilt induction as a method of shifting responsibility for his or her
gambling upon you?
- Do you attempt to anticipate the gambler's moods, or try to control his or her life?
- Does the person in questions hide his or her money?
- Have you noticed a personality change in the gambler as his or her gambling progresses?
- Does the person in question consistently lie to cover up or deny his or her gambling
activities?
- Does this person use guilt induction as a method of shifting responsibilities for his or her
gambling upon you?
- Do you attempt to anticipate this person's moods, or try to control his or her life?
- Does this person ever suffer from remorse or depression due to gambling, sometimes to the
point of self-destruction?
- Has the gambling ever brought you to the point of threatening to break up the family unit?
- Do you feel that your life together is a nightmare?
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