Do I have a problem?
The questions below will help you decide whether it would be useful to seek further advise or clarification. If you find that you answer yes to more than three or four questions then it may be worth you getting further information.
Questionnaire :
Do you gamble or take risks when you are feeling low ?
Do you gamble or take risks when life’s problem seem too much to bear ?
Do the above actions effectively change your mood ?
Has the size or frequency of risk taking increased over the past year or two ?
Has your gambling caused upset in your family or place of work ?
Do other people say that your gambling is a problem or out of control ?
Do you often find that you gamble or take risks which are bigger than you initially set out to take ?
Do you find that you are powerless to stop gambling or risk taking once you have started ?
Do you feel you ‘belong’ to the human race more when you are gambling or taking risks ?
Do you suffer emotional consequences after a gambling session such as guilt, shame, remorse, self loathing or a sense of hopelessness ?
Have you ever gambled in order to relieve these feelings ?
Have you ever tried to stop gambling or taking risks for any length of time ?
Have you ever considered ending your life because of your gambling or gambling debts ?
Do you continue to gamble even when the consequences of previous episodes are unresolved; e.g. increasing already high debts because of the belief that one more risk could solve your problems ?
Have you ever attended a meeting of Gamblers Anonymous or similar ?