Gambler's Anonymous Self Assessment Questionnaire

[MajestyJo]

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.

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[MajestyJo]

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!.

[MajestyJo]

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.