Think You Might Have a Gambling Problem?
Answer the following questions to evaluate whether you might have a problem with gambling.
Problem Gambling Self-Evaluation
(Source: Gamblers Anonymous)
1.
Have you ever lost time at work to gamble?
2.
Has gambling made your home life unhappy?
3.
Has gambling affected your reputation?
4.
Have you ever felt remorse as a result of gambling?
5.
Have you ever gambled in order to get money with which to pay bills, cover debts, or otherwise ease financial burdens?
6.
Has gambling caused a decrease in your efficiency or ambition?
7.
Does losing cause a desire to return and win back losses?
8.
Does winning create in you a strong urge to return and win more?
9.
Have you often gambled until your last dollar was gone?
10.
Have you ever borrowed to finance your gambling?
11.
Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling?
12.
Have you ever been reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13.
Has gambling ever caused you to become careless of your or your family's welfare?
14.
Have you ever gambled 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 finance gambling?
17.
Have you ever lost sleep over gambling?
18.
Do arguments, worries, or frustrations give you the urge to gamble?
19.
Have you ever celebrated good fortune by gambling?
20.
Have you ever contemplated self-destruction as a result of gambling?
