What is Gam-Anon?

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 NJ Gam-Anon Intergroup, call this number 888-263-1885 or visit the NJ Gam-Anon website at njgamanon.org

If you are living with a compulsive gambler, you will answer ‘YES’ to at least 6 of the following questions.

Answer these 20 questions with either a simple Yes or No response. Once all questions have been answered, tally your results.

Are you living with a Compulsive Gambler?

1. Do you find yourself haunted by bill collectors? Yes No
2. Is the person in question often away from home for long unexplained periods of time? Yes No
3. Do you feel that he or she cannot be trusted with money? Yes No
4. Does he or she promise faithfully to stop gambling; beg, plead for another chance, yet gambling again and again? Yes No
5. Does he or she borrow money to gamble with or to pay gambling debts? Yes No
6. Have you noticed a personality change in the gambler as his or her gambling progresses? Yes No
7. 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? Yes No
8. Do you search the gambler’s clothing, or go through his wallet when the oppportunity presents itself, or otherwise check on his or her activities? Yes No
9. Does the gambler hide his or her money? Yes No
10. Does the gambler lie sometimes compulsively, avoid any discussion of his or her debts, or refuse to face realities of the situation? Yes No
11. Does the gambler use guilt induction as a method of shifting responsibility for his or her gambling upon you? Yes No
12. Do you attempt to anticipate the gambler’s moods, or try to control his or her life? Yes No
13. Does the person in question hide his or her money? Yes No
14. Have you noticed a personality change in the gambler as his or her gambling progresses? Yes No
15. HDoes the person in question consistently lie to cover up or deny his or her gambling activities? Yes No
16. Does this person use guilt induction as a method of shifting responsibilities for his or her gambling upon you? Yes No
17. Do you attempt to anticipate this person’s moods, or try to control his or her life? Yes No
18. Does this person ever suffer from remorse or depression due to gambling, sometimes to the point of self-destruction? Yes No
19. Has the gambling ever brougth you to the point of threatening to break up the family unit? Yes No
20. Do you feel that your life together is a nightmare? Yes No

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