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Counselling London – – Psychotherapy London
Gambling Problems, Compulsive Gambling, Online Gambling Addiction
Seeking Reward Gambling can for some be a way of unwinding. The fun or thrill of gambling can be exciting - it can give us a buzz (adrenaline rush), helping us escape from things. We may try to cut back or stop gambling, but have been unsuccessful. Others may have expressed their concerns. Yet we may now have a gambling problem, using it as an outlet for other problems we struggle to face. Empty inside, lonely & alienated, gambling may be the main thing we think about & what we want to do, whatever the consequences. We may find ways to gamble, whether we are flush or broke, depressed or happy, or simply because we can. Other gambling triggers may be our stress, anxiety, fear, depression, sense of boredom, loneliness or a need to overcome our shyness. We just can't stay off it. A part of us may be addicted to winning, yet another part addicted to losing (see also Magical Beliefs). Powerless inside we may be seeking the power to beat the system. Counselling for gambling can look at alternative ways in responding to our uncomfortable & difficult feelings.
Our gambling is beginning to hurt & disrupt not only us, but others. Our relationships & friendships may deteriorate. People may be worried about us, but we deny we have a gambling problem. Yet somewhere inside we are concerned, which can be usurped by our overpowering urge to gamble again. We then become preoccupied thinking about gambling, needing to relieve our tension by gambling further. Our gambling may have become out of control. By now, we may be unable to hide what we do from others. We may have started to withdraw from others, be less straight forward or lie about what we have been doing. We may have preferred to gamble than be involve in other social activities. In our incessant need to gamble, our other important needs can get ignored. We may be spending large amounts of time gambling, increasing our bets, growing our debts. We may become hooked on chasing our losses. We may dream of that one big win that will solve our financial and other problems. When we gamble, it can be as if our mind goes blank. We may also end up procrastinating.
Online Gambling Addiction There is a vast range of online betting websites, online casinos, online poker, etc, which we can become hooked into.
