Freedom from Gambling
Addiction
Can you quit a gambling problem? - Of course you can; with the right sort of help
and if you are willing to put effort in being successfull. However, procrasination and magic wand
solutions certainly wont work for you. So take action and get help and your chances of being a winner
at quitting increase dramatically.
You already know you have a problem but just in case you are still uncertain then the questions below should
help you make up your mind.
Signs and Sypmptoms of Gambling Addiction
Loss of Control
- Over the amount of Gambling episodes and duration of those episodes.
- The cash size of bets
- The amount of money lost
- The amount of debt the gambler has incurred
A preoccupation with Gambling
- Gambling is on your mind when you should be thinking about other things
- You find that the thoughts and desire to gamble come on at a certain time.
- You worry that other things, people and activities wil get in the way of your Gambling.
- You turn down or avoid other activities or appointments because they might interfere with your gambling
time.
Innability to quit or stay stopped for a reasonable period of time.
- Have tried to quit but either dont manage at all or only manage part of the time.
- You plan to quit for a period and when you only manage a part of the time you say to yourself that
your brief quitting proved that you were in control.
- Promises and resolutions about quitting fail.
Gambling is causing seious consequences n major life areas.
- You are in debt because of gambling and you gamble more to try to pay off debts.
- You are continually robbing Peter to pay Paul.
- Your money problems are effecting your family's security
- People close to you express concern or anger at your gambling.
- Your relationships are effected by your gambling.
- Your gambling has affected your reputation.
- Work is being adversely affected by Gambling and your state of mind.
- You feel depressed, angry, bad tempered and unpredicatable moods due to Gambling.
- You have legal problems because of debts or fraudulant behaviour.
Take time to answer these questions honestly. If you answer yes to more than 3 of these questions then it is
likely you are suffering from a gambling problem.
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