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Topic: Am I a compulsive gambler? Find out by answering these 20 question. - page 3. (Read 396 times)

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*The questions can be shortened to 10question .
These are the questions you will find on many gambling addiction help platforms. I am sure these are created/drafted/compiled by qualified professionals. So, I do not think I have the necessary expertise to comment on this.
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1. Do you lose time from work due to gambling?
Yes

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2. Is gambling making your home life unhappy?
no, not at all

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3. Is gambling affecting your reputation?
No,  

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4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
No, I haven't.
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5. Do you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
Another No but I have won from gambling that was unplanned.
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6. Does gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
I don't get this question.

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7. After losing, do you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
No. I only feel the need to think about how to do better in the game.

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8. After a win do you have a strong urge to return and win more?
My answer is the same with the one above.

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9. Do you often gamble until your last euro is gone?
I don't do this.
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10. Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
Nope.
*The questions can be shortened to 10question .
sr. member
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1. No... Gamble in your spare time.
2. No... The household comes first, so gambling is just a leisure pastime.
3. Yes... If it's in my neighborhood then it affects my reputation if they know I'm a gambler.
4. No... never because gambling is prepared to lose, you have to accept that risk.
5. Yes... this is often several times winning in gambling to pay debts.
6. No.
7. No... because chasing losses will lose more.
8. Yes... once after winning... Want to go back to win more.
9. Yes... Euro is spent to the end.
10. No... It's dangerous to do so.
11. No... Not selling anything to gamble.
12. Yes...
13. No...
14. No... Because gambling with little money, the average does not gamble longer than planned.
15. No... Gambling with cold hard cash doesn't cause any problems.
16. No... Because I don't dare to do this.
17. Yes... This was experienced some time ago.
18. No... Any quarrel does not escape into gambling.
19. Yes... it's just selfish fun.
20. No...
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1. I don't gamble at work or even put it as first thing to do for the day.
2. No much effects from gambling, in fact I do not gamble compulsively.
3. Never.
4. No, because I gambles with the amount I can afford that lose.
5. I gambling for fun, but if there's any winning then it's a ++ for me.
6. Poor time is given to gambling, so it doesn't affect me for any reason.
7. I always map out particular amount for gambling and when that money is exhausted then close for the day or week.
8. After first winning I close and distance the gambling site.
9. Whenever I don't have that strong believe that I win while gambling then I wouldn't gamble anymore, this is when I am gambling out of fun.
10. Never borrowed money to gamble any day.
11. Never did such a thing before.
12. I don't depend on gambling for a living.
13. I don't put gambling first instead, my family and relatives are more important to me.
14. Spending only +-2 hrs in gambling site.
15. I can only play games without betting money if I want to ease anger.
16. Never have such thought before.
17. I don't think about gambling and I sleep very well and even more than I expected.
18. No.
19. No
20. I don't see gambling as something that could destroy someone, gambling can only destroy someone when they started applying greed wanting to make gambling their only source of income.
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1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Yes, but that was in the past. So it is still No.
5. No
6. That was in the past. So it is still No.
7. No. That was also in the past.
8. I withdraw the money immediately and spend it.
9. No
10. No
11. No
12.
13. No
14. NO
15. NO
16. NO
17. NO
18. NO
19. NO
20. No.

There are some questions that you asked that may not be answered accurately for those that were addicted before but no more addicted to gambling anymore.
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I have found a very useful list of questions on many Gambling addiction-related websites. I thought it would be a good idea to post these questions here in the form of a poll, who knows it might help someone identify his addiction. 


Am I a compulsive gambler?



The only person who can make that decision is you, but these 20 questions may help you to determine whether or not you have a problem.


1. Do you lose time from work due to gambling?

2. Is gambling making your home life unhappy?

3. Is gambling affecting your reputation?

4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?

5. Do you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?

6. Does gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?

7. After losing, do you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?

8. After a win do you have a strong urge to return and win more?

9. Do you often gamble until your last euro is gone?

10. Do you ever borrow to finance your gambling?

11. Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling?

12. Are you reluctant to use gambling money for normal expenditure?

13. Does gambling make you careless of the welfare of your family?

14. Do you gamble longer than you planned?

15. Do you ever gamble to escape worry or trouble?

16. Have you ever committed or considered committing an illegal act to finance gambling?

17. Does gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?

18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create an urge within you to gamble?

19. Do you have an urge to celebrate any good fortune with a few hours of gambling?

20. Have you ever considered self-destruction as a result of your gambling?


While only you can decide if you have a gambling problem, we have found that most compulsive gamblers will answer ‘Yes’ to at least 7 of these questions.

Source : https://www.gamblersanonymous.ie/am-i-a-compulsive-gambler
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