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<blockquote data-quote="AHF" data-source="post: 479259" data-attributes="member: 11180"><p>Thanks, all. As I said, it is a terrific program--they do have him talking to a gambling counselor--and there aren't a lot of residential programs that focus solely on gambling, certainly not programs that focus on his age cohort as well as on gambling. Not to mention that you can go crazy trying to discuss gambling with a poker fiend, since they deny poker is gambling ... bottom line is that 12-step programs can help with many issues, from alcohol to sex, and he's not taking ownership of his behavior. He does have athletic opportunities, including tennis. So it's not perfect, nothing's perfect, but it's pretty much the end of the line in terms of what I can offer him. It's the threat of suicide that has me sleepless, and I know that's the worst form of emotional blackmail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AHF, post: 479259, member: 11180"] Thanks, all. As I said, it is a terrific program--they do have him talking to a gambling counselor--and there aren't a lot of residential programs that focus solely on gambling, certainly not programs that focus on his age cohort as well as on gambling. Not to mention that you can go crazy trying to discuss gambling with a poker fiend, since they deny poker is gambling ... bottom line is that 12-step programs can help with many issues, from alcohol to sex, and he's not taking ownership of his behavior. He does have athletic opportunities, including tennis. So it's not perfect, nothing's perfect, but it's pretty much the end of the line in terms of what I can offer him. It's the threat of suicide that has me sleepless, and I know that's the worst form of emotional blackmail. [/QUOTE]
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