European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday january 12, 1994 telltale signs of gambling addiction today s crossword dear readers i came across an article in the november Mayo clinic health letter that could be very helpful. Since i receive Many letters describing the agony of families destroyed by compulsive gamblers i decided to share the article with you. Here it is signs of an uncontrollable urge to Gamble you May have a gambling addiction if you take time from work and family life to Gamble. You Gamble in secret. You feel remorse after gambling and repeatedly vow to quit. You May even quit for a while and then Start again. You Don t plan to Gamble you just end up gambling. And you Gamble until your last Dollar is gone. You Gamble with Money you need to pay Bills. You lie steal borrow or sell things to get Gam bling Money. When you lose you Gamble to win Back your losses when you win you Gamble to win More. You dream of the big win and what it will buy. You Gamble when you feel Down or when you feel like celebrating. Coj repulsive gambling is a treatable psychological Dis order. Ask your physician or clergy member to help you find counselling services. Or Contact your county human or social services Center. Gamblers Anonymous provides a 12-Stcp program Ann Landers similar to alcoholics Anonymous at More than 700 . Locations and 20 International chapters. If you need help Don t wait until All bets Are Oft Call the compulsive gambling Center at 800 332-0402, or write to gamblers Anonymous . Box 17173, los Angeles Calif. 90017. Reprinted from the november 1993 Mayo clinic health letter with permission of the Mayo foundation for medical education and research Rochester Minn. 55905. Dear Ann Landers you asked your readers to let you know How your advice turned out so i will Tell you. My wife was 300 pounds overweight when i wrote to you several years ago to ask for help. You advised me to hide All the pots and pans blow up the stove and refrigerator Chain her to the bed and put her on a water diet. For seven months i had to use a Rowboat to get to the bedroom but your advice was terrific. It really worked. Today my wife weighs 85 pounds. She just signed a contract to Model in new York for $5,000 an hour and is running for president of the american medical association. Nice going Annie. Jack in Little Rock dear Jack Well Well. You sure fooled me. I was certain that let Ter came from new Haven the Walies having fun again but i see it s from Arkansas. I m glad my advice helped. Now you can put away the Rowboat and unchain your wife. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago Iii 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate guess cordially invited to pay up dear Abby i am enclosing a copy of an invitation to a wedding anniversary Celebration. The original is on Quality Bond paper with Gold lettering. As you cart see by the reply card in order to attend this event one must enclose $20 per person. As it states this includes the meal gift tax and gratuity. My Only responsibility is to pay the guests do not have a Choice of gift or menu Only the pleasure of paying for them. I was always under the impression that an invited guest was a guest who was not expected to pay for the event he or she was invited to. Or am i old fashioned i am interested in knowing if this method of Celebration is practice in other parts of the United states or if this is Only a Vermont custom. Perhaps some of your ver Mont readers would care to comment. Just wondering in Vermont quibble dear Abbey dear wondering i have heard of dutch treat affairs where the guests pay their own Way but i have never heard of a wedding anniversary Celebration at which the guests paid for their own dinners. Readers dear Abby i had to work so my wife went alone to my parents Home for lunch. My brother and sister were there too. While everyone was eating the subject of bed wetting came up and my dad announced that i had wet the bed until 1 was 12. Then my sister turned to my wife and said now you know the  Abby i had already told my wife but if i had to i would have Felt humiliated to have had something so personal announced at a family gathering. How would you handle this Abby no name please Dea Noname Tell dad privately that his announcing that you had been a longtime bed Wetter was inappropriate and you would appreciate it if he did t mention it again. Letters Tor this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447,mount Morris Iii. 61054. C Universal press Syndicate across 1 mrs. 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