GAMBLING HUNDRATS AND THOUSANDS AN CASINOS
2006-12-15 06:49:37 · 21 answers · asked by BENIAMINA M 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
GA. It's the best way. It's an addiction/disease like alcohol or drugs, it's best to treat it that way.
2006-12-15 06:53:19 · answer #1 · answered by Hillary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a recovering compulsive gambler. This is really a tough thing....no one else can make you stop. An addicted gambler needs help, but he has to see that he needs that help. Check out Gambler's Anonymous. They have programs all over the country, just like AA. They also have meetings for loved ones if you need some support on this thing. You can encourage this person to go to a meeting, but he probably won't go until he is ready for help. You really have to hit bottom before you see the depth of your problem and the mess that it is making of your life. Look in the phone book or the internet under Gambler's Anonymous. They usually have a 1-800 number that is staffed 24/7. That would really be your best place to start.
2006-12-15 06:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by Robert A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If what you say is correct, & he is addicted to gambling, then you are dealing with an addict the same as you would an alcoholic, or a drug addict.
Unfortunately you can't GET him to do anything. If he doesn't want to stop, then he's going to keep on doing it as long as he can get his hands on money to gamble with.
The main thing to remember with an addict is that they won't stop until they reach their own personal bottom.
Bottom usually means some sort of a consequence that he must suffer. In the case of the gambling addict it may be the loss of a close relationship, being thrown in jail for doing something illegal to get more money to feed his addiction, or maybe getting his legs broken by a loan shark when he failed to make good on a bet.
If you or the others who are significant in his life step in to soften his fall then he won't feel the true effects of his consequences, & will continue on probably longer than if nobody stepped in to "help".
He needs treatment for his addiction, & will probably need to go into a full time live-in treatment programme for several weeks, months or maybe even years depending on how well he responds to treatment, & how seriously he grasps his recovery.
But until he knows full well that he needs help, he won't agree to it, & he won't know he needs help until he has run out of options, & has no choice but to get treatment if he wants to keep his life intact.
Take care of your self 1st.
2006-12-15 07:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by No More 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting your friend that gambling is a problem is all you can hope to do at the beginning. Once the admission is forthcoming then a profession councilor would be the best way to go. But if your friend refuses to admit the problem, there's not much you can do. In their eyes if there is no problem then why would they go for help.
2006-12-15 06:57:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am and will be a recovering compulsive gambler and will be for the rest of my life,but ROBERT A what their answer is right.what i can tell you is what seemed to work for me was knowing that i wasn't the only one dealing with the same problem and that there was worse people off than me and i knew i didn't want to end up the same place they were.also meet people that wasn't as bad off as me which made me think i was once like them and now look at me but i only understood it when i made the decision and not somebody bag gin on me for something that i enjoyed(so i thought till i meet others that helped me understand that i was wrong but i don't have to keep doing wrong i can change and so can they when they decide to...even if they don't choose to go to meeting i suggest you go to help you deal with and understand where he is coming from and when you have a better understanding about his problem then you will be able to give the support they need
2006-12-15 16:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by bri n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's tough. As a Police Officer, before I retired I went to a domestic call where the husband had again gambled away his pay check. His wife, after he went to sleep, Super Glued one of his hands to his forehead and the other to his behind. The advice given by the others is the best to follow.
2016-03-29 08:29:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them therapy. Usually a person who gets extremely obsessive about any single thing in life is compensating for something in their past or present. They will need to go to Gamblers anonymous and get weekly therapy to identify and sort out what is causing this obsessive compulsive behavior.
BTW threats usually do not work... they usually keep going until they have nothing left including family, friends, home, car, money, job...etc
It is a disease Remember that... it is comparable to alcoholism
2006-12-15 06:54:12 · answer #7 · answered by xxkittenluvxx143 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is evidence that the SSRI paroxetine is efficient in the treatment of pathological gambling.
Additionally, for patients suffering from both pathological gambling and a comorbid bipolar spectrum condition, sustained release lithium has shown efficacy in a preliminary trial.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressants used in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders and some personality disorders.
2006-12-15 06:50:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the person truly has a gambling addiction, there is nothing you can do until he is ready to get help.
2006-12-15 06:51:40 · answer #9 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know quite a few people who have been, or a family member has been in this kind of situation.
there resolution was drastic, but worked.
move to a state where you cant gamble!
2006-12-15 06:53:40 · answer #10 · answered by trav-ice 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋