Gambling Addiction Help
Gambling addiction – this is a mental disorder characterized by a pathological dependence on gambling. This illness is similar to alcoholism or drug addiction. A person starts feeling an overwhelming urge to gamble, which leads to thoughtless actions.
Gambling addiction has a number of symptoms that make it easy to recognize if you pay attention:
- Frequent thoughts and conversations about gambling.
- Requests to stop gambling or to take a break trigger aggression.
- Giving up interests and neglecting important tasks.
- The person stops perceiving the real world.
- Giving up everyday things – for example, food and sleep in favor of gambling.
If a user has at least one of the symptoms listed above, they should seek help from a specialist.
Most often gambling addiction leads to a financial crisis. The person sees nothing but the desire to win back losses, but lacks their own funds, and begins borrowing or even stealing from others.
Among the main causes of gambling addiction, experts point to prolonged loneliness, dissatisfaction with oneβs standard of living or some area of life, an innate tendency to form addictions, unstable mental health, and the desire to get quick and easy money.
How to fight gambling addiction
Treating gambling addiction is difficult but quite possible. First of all, a person must admit the problem and take responsibility for solving it. It also matters at what stage the user decides to quit – the earlier, the better. To fight the addiction on their own, a person needs to make titanic efforts and have enormous willpower.
The best option is to contact qualified professionals:
- Gamblers Anonymous Moscow:
Phone: +74957892184
Website: http://www.gamblersanonymous.ru - Unica Clinic Psychological Help Center:
Phone: +74957994944
Website: http://unica-clinic.ru/ - Vector of Life Clinic:
Phone: +78005512341
Website: https://narcologic.ru - Dar Clinic:
Phone: +74951860558
Website: https://www.dar-med.ru - Center for Healthy Youth Clinic:
Phone: 88003332007
Website: https://www.czm.su - Spasenie Clinic:
Phone: 88007779025
Website: https://narkologicheskaya-pomosch.ru - Scandinavian Health Center Clinic:
Phone: 74952808200
Website: https://www.scz.ru - Rehabilitation Center Parus:
Phone: +78007070192
Website: https://rebcenter-moscow.ru/ - Spasenie Clinic:
Phone: +78007779025
Website: https://narkologicheskaya-pomosch.ru/ - Dr. Isaev Clinic:
Phone: +74954630934
Website: https://ne-zavisimost.ru/ - Marshak Clinic:
Phone: +74951548520
Website: https://www.marshak.ru - Berega Nadezhdy Center:
Phone: 88002505903
Website: https://b-na.ru - IMC ADDICTION Clinic:
Phone: 84951865304
Website: https://imc-clinic.ru