Do YOU have a Problem?
Ask yourself the following questions:
1. Have you ever lost time from work or school due to gambling?
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
3. Has gambling affected your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5. Have you ever gambled to get money with which to pay bills or other debts?
6. Has gambling ever caused a decrease in your efficiency, or in your ambition?
7. After losing, have you ever felt you must return as soon as possible to win back your losses?
8. After a win, have you ever felt a strong urge to return and win more?
9. Have you often gambled until your last dollar was gone?
10. Have you ever borrowed to finance your gambling?
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling?
12. Have you ever been reluctant to use your "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13. Has gambling ever made you care less for the welfare of yourself and your family?
14. Have you ever gambled longer than planned?
15. Have you ever gambled to escape trouble, or to escape your worries?
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance your gambling?
17. Has gambling caused you to have difficulty sleeping?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
19. Do you ever have an urge to celebrate good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
20. Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
*Do you ever gamble alone?
based on Gambler's Anonymous Questionnaire
If you answered yes to six or more of these questions, you have a gambling problem.
Gambling Addiction is a progressive disease. You need to seek help immediately.
Gambling problems can affect anyone, no matter your age, your education level, or your income. Anyone who gambles, anyone who plays, runs the risk of becoming addicted. Gambling addiction is a progressive illness that can lead quickly to financial and personal ruin.
But if you DO have a gambling problem, it is not because you are weak-willed. You, like thousands of others today, have an illness, an illness that can be treated. HELP IS AVAILABLE. With help, you CAN stop gambling, and stay stopped.
Contact a self-help group, such as Gamblers Anonymous, or an Addiction Centre, or a private counselling service specializing in Gambling Addiction, such as Viva Consulting.
Only YOU know if your gambling is leading you to the edge of the cliff
Don't let it push you over the edge!
Don't wait until it is too late!
You are not alone. Get help now, for yourself, and for your family.
