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Compulsive Gambling
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Most Compulsive Gamblers will answer YES to 7 or more of these questions.
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Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon are both voluntary organisations.
Voluntary self financing is part of
the recovery programme to cover the cost of group meetings, fellowship literature and the help lines.
GA and Gam-Anon refuse outside contributions.
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20 Questions
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1. Do you lose time from work due to gambling ?
2. Is gambling making your home life unhappy ?
3. Is gambling affecting your reputation ?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling ?
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Do you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties ?
6. Does gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency ?
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After losing, do you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your loses ?
8. After a win do you have a strong urge to return and win more ?
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Do you often gamble until your last pound is gone ?
10. Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling ?
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11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling ?
12. Are you reluctant to use gambling money for normal expenditure ?
13. Does gambling make you careless of the welfare of you family ?
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Do you gamble longer than you planned ?
15. Do you ever gamble to escape worry or trouble ?
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing an illegal act to finance gambling ?
17. Does gambling cause you difficulty in sleeping ?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create an urge within you to gamble ?
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Do you have an urge to celebrate any good fortune with a few hours gambling ?
20. Have you ever considered self - destruction as a result of your gambling ?
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