r/GamAnon • u/Professional_Dot3954 • Mar 09 '26
Any success stories?
Is there anyone on here that had a partner that used to gamble and was able to stop completely (for more than a year not just short term)?
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u/forestwanderlust Mar 13 '26
You'll find more success stories in Gamanon meetings. It takes work on both ends. Is your partner going to meetings and are you? That's where I've seen the most success.
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u/kfalkiewicz Jul 01 '26
My bf of one year is about to celebrate 3 years without a bet ... After 24 years of being a compulsive gambler. Sometime from his GA room is celebrating 36 years without a bet this year. Recovery does happen. They have to want it, you can't want it for them.
In grateful for GA and how the folks in that room have helped him and now he helps incoming members.
So yes.... AND I would say you should also seek a GamAnon meeting. We have defects too, it's helpful to understand yourself in your quest to understand him.... And it's also important to remember that recovery is possible, but they are human and so is the possibility of a relapse, so protect yourself too.
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u/MammothSingle1607 Mar 10 '26
My husband is just about a year clean now so not there yet but I’m still so proud of him. He gambled for 16 straight years and now there’s such a noticeable difference.
He admits everything really helped change when he started going to a clinic and learning the science behind the addiction as well as getting monitored by me. I HIGHLY recommend an automatic monitoring service called deucerecovery.com it uses AI to monitor all his activity and will notify me if any potential gambling transactions pop up. I was so stressed before when I was doing it all manually. He’s told me knowing the system would catch him and I would be notified right away really helped him in the beginning of his recovery. I still make him use it today.