Can Our Marriage Survive My Gambling Addiction?
6/1/202659 min
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First 90 secondsJohn Delony· Host0:00
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Andrew0:15
I've al- kind of always had a little bit of a gambling itch, but recently it's kinda gotten to a point where it's just kind of ruining my life. [laughs] I can see, I can kinda just see where it's going.
John Delony· Host0:27
Yeah.
Andrew0:28
'Cause I ha- I have no control over it. I can't hold onto money.
John Delony· Host0:31
How big of a hole have you dug yourself? Yo, yo, what's up? This is John with The Dr. John Delony Show, comedy from Nashville, Tennessee, taking your calls on life and relationships and marriage and kids and your mental and emotional health, all of it. If you wanna be on the show, I'd love to have you. Click the link in the show notes and it'll go to Kelly, the overlord, and she will get you on the show. Let's go out to Cincinnati, Ohio, and talk to Andrew. Hey, Andrew. What's up, brother?
Andrew1:07
Hi. How are you? Thank you so much for taking the time.
John Delony· Host1:10
You got it, man. What's going on?
Andrew1:11
Well, recently, like, I mean, I've al- kind of always had a little bit of a gambling itch, but recently it's kinda gotten to a point where it's just kind of ruining my life.
John Delony· Host1:24
[laughs] Okay.
Andrew1:25
Um, and I don't, I don't seem to be able to stop it, and some things has re- really happened