THE INVISIBLE LINE...
An invisible line separates
the majority of individuals
who gamble recreationally from
the small minority who cannot.
HAVE YOU CROSSED IT?
Compulsive gambling,
like drug addiction and alcoholism, creates increasingly unmanageable life issues for the gambler & his/her family.
Ask yourself
the following 8 questions:
ARE YOU PREOCCUPIED WITH THOUGHTS OF GAMBLING, OR URGES TO GAMBLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER EMOTIONAL UPSETS?
DO YOU USE GAMBLING TO
SOLVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
OR TO ESCAPE FROM
WORRIES OR FEARS?
DO YOU PLAN LEISURE ACTIVITIES (LIKE FAMILY VACATIONS)
AROUND GAMBLING OPPORTUNITIES?
WHEN YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GAMBLE,
IS YOUR MOOD OR BEHAVIOR NEGATIVELY AFFECTED?
ARE YOU DEFENSIVE ABOUT YOUR GAMBLING BEHAVIOR WHEN OTHERS ASK YOU "WHY?" OR "HOW OFTEN?" OR "HOW MUCH?"
DO YOU MINIMIZE OR JUSTIFY
YOUR GAMBLING TO YOURSELF,
AND THEN HIDE IT OR
LIE ABOUT IT TO OTHERS?
ARE YOU NEGLECTING YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES,
ISOLATING FROM FAMILY AND/OR
AVOIDING YOUR FRIENDS?
HAVE YOU TRIED REPEATEDLY
AND UNSUCCESSFULLY
TO CONTROL OR STOP YOUR GAMBLING?
If you answered "yes"
to any of these questions,
call 1-800-777-7207