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Gamblers
Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may
have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help
the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and
wants to stop gambling.
TWENTY QUESTIONS
- Did you ever lose time from work or school due to
gambling?
- Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
- Did gambling affect your reputation?
- Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
- Did you ever gamble to get money with 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 and win 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 gambling?
- Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for
normal expenditures?
- Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself
or your family?
- Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
- Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
- Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an
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 any good fortune by
a few hours of gambling?
- Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a
result of your gambling?
Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven
of these questions.
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