Gambling syndrome or Professional syndrome?

[NewOrleans]

This question goes to gamblers...Do you HAVE to get up and run to the coffee shop and play poker as soon as you open those eyes? Just wondering,since I wake up at the crack of dawn every day and study+ play poker and casinos about 8 hours a day for real money does that make me one of the hardest working men in gambling? One of the PROS or one of the FISH! could this be a symptom of addiction...any feedback?

Personally I think this is a symptom of cunning dedication

[AussieDave]

An addiction generally affects one's ability to manage other aspects of one's life. People with an addiction may be facing financial, family and work problems due to losing money & or taking time off from work to gamble.

People with a gambling addiction express comments that they are pre-occupied with perpetual thoughts of gambling on a daily basis. Whether or not they are in action (gambling) or not.

I think any one has a problem (which could be a gambling addiction) when it takes over your life.


Cheers
T

[same_old]

Hi Jackofallsuit,

Here is a 20 question-questionare that is from gamblers anonymous, it states at the bottom if you have answered yes to more than 7 of the questions then some things really need addressing.

(1)-Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
(2)-Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
(3)-Did gambling affect your reputation?
(4)-Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
(5)-Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
(6)-Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
(7)-After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
(8)-After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
(9)-Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
(10)-Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
(11)-Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
(12)-Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
(13)-Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
(14)-Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
(15)-Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness?
(16)-Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
(17)-Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
(18)-Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
(19)-Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
(20)-Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?


Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.

E-mail isomain@gamblersanonymous.org .


regards,

Same_old

[WAYLANDER]

Here is a 20 question-questionare that is from gamblers anonymous, it states at the bottom if you have answered yes to more than 7 of the questions then some things really need addressing.

(1)-Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
(2)-Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
(3)-Did gambling affect your reputation?
(4)-Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
(5)-Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
(6)-Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
(7)-After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
(8)-After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
(9)-Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
(10)-Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
(11)-Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
(12)-Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
(13)-Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
(14)-Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
(15)-Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness?
(16)-Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
(17)-Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
(18)-Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
(19)-Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
(20)-Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?



Same_old

Well thats me F****d !

WAYLANDER

[love2winalot]

Hiya: It is so easy to pick on Gamblers, but others are always OK. There are lots of people who play the stock market, "And have LOST a lot more than they have Won", But you don't here people telling them to stop.

Look at all the people who bought houses, as an investment, and now are getting killed. Some peole will reasearch things like these for weeks, then invest, then lose money, and then do a lot of the things in the GA list. If they did more than 7, what does that make them??????