How Can You Help Someone With Gambling Addiction to Stop?
Question by quixotic_29: How can you help someone with gambling addiction to stop?
It seems like positive reinforcement is not enough. Is it possible to have that person banned from all casinos?
Best answer:
Answer by Dana
Gambling addictions are just as dangerous and serious as other addictions and they stem from emotional problems. To help someone they need to be willing to help themselves. Usually it requires the help of a professional that can develop an appropriate treatment plan for the individual. Don’t take the addition lightly, I’ve seen it ruin lives!
Consider recommending Gamblers Anonymous.
Answer by Jerry
Basically, that person has to realise they have a problem, and want to do something about it, for much chance of success. Sometimes family and friends can have a successful intervention. I’m unaware of the local laws.
GAMBLING ADDICTION:
Get: “The Gambling Addiction Patient Workbook” – by Robert R Perkinson Try your bookshop, library, or www.amazon.com for this, and enter “gambling addiction” for more media, such as the CD.
Seek therapy, such as Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy.
SUPPORT GROUPS:
Gambling Addiction & Recovery, Check out http://www.recoveryforums.org/ & http://dailystrength.org/ & http://www.gamblingaddictionforum.com/fo…
Hypnotism is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which you are better able to communicate with your subconscious mind.
85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either seek professional hypnotherapy, or
hypnosisdownloads.com has one about overcoming gambling addiction.
Check out http://your-mental-health.8m.com/blank_30.html about addictions, where the above came from, for more, like substituting free online poker.
Is it harmless fun or a gambling addiction?
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