Gambler's Anonymous Self Assessment Questionnaire
Gambler's Anonymous Self Assessment Questionnaire
Did you ever lose time from work due to gambling? Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy? Did gambling affect your reputation? Have you every felt remorse after gambling? Did you ever gamble to get money in which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? After losing, did you feel you must return as soon as possible back your losses? After a win, did you have a strong urge to return and win more? Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone? Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling? Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling? Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? Did gambling make you care less of the welfare of yourself and your family? Did you ever gamble longer than planned? Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble? Have you ever committed, or considered committing, and illegal act to finance gambling? Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? Did you ever have an urge to celebrate good fortune by a few hours of gambling? Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of your gambling? Answering yes to Seven or more of these questions is an indication that gambling has become a problem in your life. www.gamblersanonymous.org/mtgdirNV.html#NVso |
The compulsion to gamble is a sickness...... It can't
be cured, but learning to say no, one day at a time, will lead you further down the road to recovery. The high of winning never last long, before the gambler returns to look for that high again...... I've heard it said, that Vegas was built on the losers.... but this is untrue! The town was built on the winners, that couldn't wait to come back and try for more. There is help and hope in the G.A. program & meetings..... I've never seen a program for the friends or family, but there is surely a need. It is the family that suffers equally with the one addicted to the gambling. The life of an addicted gambler is busted or flush..... The life of a recovering gambler is a renewed feeling of self-worth!. |
Phases of compulsive gambling
Winning Losing Desperation About 75% of compulsive gamblers report that they had a large win early in their gambling. This winning leads to fantasies about winning more and an attitude that gambling is a quick and easy way of earning additional income. The losing phase is when the gambler unfortunately loses more than they can afford and then attempts to recover by "chasing losses" in the hope of winning back the money. The desperation phase is when the gambler gets into the vicious cycle of occasionally winning, chasing losses and then suffering more losses. Irrational gambling begins, as does the downward spiral. The size and frequency of bets increase and bigger debts are accumulated until rock bottom is reached. |
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