Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questionsto anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided tohelp the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wantsto stop gambling.

Twenty Questions

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 solvefinancial 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 backyour 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 or trouble?
16.Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to financegambling?
17.Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
18.Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urgeto gamble?
19.Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hoursof gambling?
20.Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of yourgambling?

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

E-mailisomain@gamblersanonymous.org.

The above information is reprinted with permission from Gamblers Anonymous.

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