Guides for the person beside them
For the person who is not the one gambling. What is known, what is not, and the help that exists for you rather than for them.
Two of the eight guides sit here.
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The people beside you • 9 min read
What not to say to someone who gambles
Blame, the ultimatum, paying the debt and offering to watch their phone all close the conversation. Each has a version that carries the same meaning without shutting the door.
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The people beside you • 9 min read
Can a relationship survive gambling?
Nobody has measured how many couples last, so there is no honest percentage. The hiding can break trust more than the betting does, and repair, where it comes, is slow and runs on information.
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If you need someone now
Free, and not run by Fold’em.
- Call 1 800 697 3738National Problem Gambling Helpline, US. Call, text or chat.
- Call 1 866 531 2600ConnexOntario, Canada. For people in Ontario.Website for ConnexOntario
- Call 0800 1 37 27 00BZgA Check dein Spiel, GermanyWebsite for BZgA Check dein Spiel
- Call 1800 858 858Gambling Help Online, AustraliaWebsite for Gambling Help Online
- Call 0808 8020 133National Gambling Helpline, UKWebsite for the National Gambling Helpline
- Other countries
Gam-Anon is a community for people supporting someone who gambles.