Quitting from a gambling addiction might be next to impossible for many gamblers.
This addiction can cause disruption in one’s family life. It can also, affect your physical and emotional health. People who suffer from gambling addiction tend to be consumed by gambling, overly aggressive when they don’t get to play or indulge in their favorite activity, or heading for financial ruin.
Nevertheless, there are ways and mediums set up to help people who have a gambling addiction.
The anti-addiction group or program Gamblers Anonymous is a popular choice.
They provide steps that you can follow and work to achieve goals. This is a twelve-step program meeting are held so persons can attend discuss their issues and get support from fellow gamblers.
They are also grouped with sponsors who have defeated the addiction.
No payment is needed to join Gamblers Anonymous, it is free.
Persons can attend meetings whenever they want, but they encourage you to follow the principles of the twelve-step program. They understand that persons will have difficulty and falter along the way. Here, you will be able to call on your sponsors at any time. Further information is available online.
Another means of support for gamblers is the National Council on Problem Gambling. They are a hub of support and resources. Persons who are searching for help within their city or town can contact or look them up on the internet. If you need to visit or stay at inpatient treatment centers then they also have information to direct you to one close to you. They also have a network of counselors that you can have access to in your area.
There is an online guide that is also helpful for gamblers.
This is the Problem Guiding Guide.
The website is http://www.problemgamblingguide.com. Here you will find links, resources, and information on how to contact gambling assistance agencies in your area.
They offer help to the family of gamblers as well. Many families go through the problems of gambling with the gambler. They suffer from stress, depression, or just situations caused by tension.
They need support and guidance as well.
Problem Guiding Guide also has information on the signs of gambling addiction, what to look for, and how to give support and compassion to addicts. For gamblers, they post information on how to quit, what to do about your finances, how to speak with friends and family about your addiction, and many other resources.
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling is another resource.
Their assistance comes in the form of advising and helping you to deal with debt. Many persons go into financial problems because of gambling and they are there to tell you how to deal with it and recover from it.
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My name is roshane and seeking help …and recoverying from suicidal thinking cause a recently got a child…but my addiction and deadths still high on me
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Hi Roshane, thank you for taking the step to reach out. Ok I don’t know where you are but I will give some steps to work around that:
– Use Google to search for ‘addiction or suicide help near me’
– If you attend church, and they have a pastor or leader you trust, ask them to direct you to resources or if they have counseling ministry
– Every time the negative thoughts come, snap yourself out of it. You can do several things for this. Therapist use this too. Keep several elastic bands on your wrist, when the thought comes snap them on your wrist. The jolt will redirect your brain. Then, think about the blessings in your life. The unconditional love from a new child.
– remember, nothing lasts forever. This problem is temporary.
– Whatever situation is triggering the addiction and thoughts, find a way to change it.
– if it’s alcohol, don’t go around where it is and join or seek out addiction groups for that
– use YouTube to search for videos that can help you work through it
– if you have someone trustworthy in your life, who will support you. Tell them, let them help you. Let them , if possible be someone you can confide in
Be encouraged, you are loved, you are special. Tomorrow gets better.
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Finally, subscribe to my other website. http://www.revealingthechristianlife.org
Here, our ministry, have many resources to help you get spiritual grounding. To encourage you.
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None of the resources listed are helpful to a gambler actually living in Jamaica. The article title is misleading.
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Duly noted and corrected. Thanks.
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Whether you bet on sports, scratch cards, roulette, poker, or slots—in a casino or online—problem gambling can strain relationships, interfere with work, and lead to financial catastrophe. You may even do things you never thought you would, like stealing money to gamble or pay your debts. You may think you can’t stop but, with the right help, you can overcome a gambling problem or addiction and regain control of your life. The first step is recognizing and acknowledging the problem.;
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