5 signs of gambling addiction

Around 80 percent of adults gamble at least once a year and it is harmless to these individuals, yet 1 percent of the population have problems with gambling.  Enjoyment goes for these gamblers and addiction kicks in leading them into big trouble.  If you think you are suffering from gambling addiction then please contact Gamblers anonymous.

Below are some of the warning signs of gambling addiction-

  1. Preoccupation- gambling is taking over all your time.  You are spending less time with your family, less time with your friends and getting less sleep as you are up trying to recoup your losses at the casino.
  2. Escalation- like drug users problem gamblers feel a high from gambling and increase how much they gamble and the size of their wagers to get this feeling.  This leads to debts as they spend all their money and take out loans from banks and from friends.
  3. Problem stopping- problem gamblers try to stop their gambling and have many failed attempts.
  4. Escaping- problem gamblers often gamble to escape another problems, they find that gambling lets them escape from another deep rooted issue in their mind.
  5. Lying- problem gamblers will lie to family and friends to cover up their addiction and will only mention when they win to their families not their huge losses.  Problem gamblers will borrow money from friends saying it is for other reasons than to fuel an addiciton.
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This entry was posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm and is filed under casinos.

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