Gambling Addiction Counseling
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Compulsive gambling -- driven by the action, the high of winning, the casino lights and action -- is a disease like alcoholism.
This disease takes over your life. It controls everything about you. Your money. Your job. It can destroy your family.
But there is help, and there is hope. Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska offers therapy for compulsive gamblers and their families.
If you or someone you care about is suffering from compulsive gambling, contact one of our offices. We are here to help.
Stages of Gambling Addiction
- Search for action or winning phase
- Enhanced self-image
- Losses seen as bad luck
- Chase or losing phase
- Threatened self-image
- Need to catch-up or get even with losses
- Personality changes
- Frequently absent from work
- Borrows money
- Desperation phase
- Obsessed with winning to cover excessive debt
- Fits of panic
- Severe mood swings
- Alcohol abuse
- Suicide attempts
Warning Signs of Gambling Addiction
- Do you miss work to gamble?
- After losing, do you need to return as soon as possible to win back your losses?
- Do you borrow money or use credit so you can gamble?
- Do you gamble when you're frustrated, worried or disappointed?
- Do you lose more money than planned?
- Do you gamble until your last dollar is gone?
- Does gambling make you careless about the welfare of your family?
- Does gambling cause you to have difficulty sleeping?
Treatment
Using a combination of different types of therapy will effectively help you with your gambling addiction. Your therapist may
recommend a combination of the following:
- Assessment and evaluation
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Educational classes
- Couple therapy
- Family therapy
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Gambler´s Anonymous
- Financial counseling
Client confidentiality is always strictly maintained. If you believe you or a loved one is addicted
to gambling, please contact our office nearest you.
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