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PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING 

WARNING SIGNS TO WATCH FOR: 

 

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

 

  • Unexplained withdrawal of personal or family funds

  • Unexplained time away from school, work or home

  • Heighten irritability and hostility over financial matters

  • Increased signs of depression and/or anxiety

  • Increased isolation from family members       

  • Withdrawal from previously enjoyed activities

  • Unexplained mood swings

  • Selling personal possessions

  • Unexplained gifts or excessive generosity

  • Borrowing from friends and family

  • Unexplained indebtedness to credit cards

  • Associated disorders

HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? 

People who become trapped in gambling behaviors may be…

      … seeking euphoric thrill.

      … trying to gain control over their lives through money.

      … and/or escaping from uncomfortable feeling and/or situations.

 

The reasons for gambling behavior can be linked to associated disorders, as listed above.  It’s not unusual to find substance abuse through alcohol or drugs, mood disorders and impulse control disorders either preceding or following, and intensifying the gambling behaviors.

 

HOW DOES TREATMENT WORK?

 

Recovery from pathological gambling requires effort not only by the individual but also from the treatment team and outside resources such as the family, friends, physicians, support groups, financial counseling, and churches.

 

Those identified as problem gamblers most likely work full-time and live in your neighborhood.  Because gambling has expanded, so have the number of people and families caught in the downward spiral of its problems.  Simply stated, pathological gambling wrecks lives and ruins families.

 

R-QUEST

Our mission is to assist these individuals to put back the pieces of their shattered lives, families, finances, and faith.  The truth is, you can’t do this alone.

To get started, call for a consultation today-  925.426.0501

Marcy Hawkins is a California Certified Gambling Counselor

 

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1.800.287.8670 or visit www.gamblersanonymous.org

 

R-Quest also offers a

Compulsive Gambler's Recovery Group

 

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