Compulsive Gambling
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Compulsive Gambling
Symptoms of Compulsive Gambling:
*Increasing the frequency and amout of money gambled
*spending majority of free time thinking about gambling
*spending and excessive amount of time gambling at the expense of family time
*Being preoccupied with obtaining money to gamble with
*feeling an aroused sense of action; a gambling "high"
*continuing to gamble despite negative consequences
*Using gambling to cope with uncomfortable feeings
*taking greater risks to make up for a series of losses
*borrowing money to gamble, taking out secret loans, or maxing out credit cards
*bragging about wins, not talking about losses
*frequent mood swings
*gambling for longer periods of time with more money that originally planned
lying or secretive behavior to cover up extent of gambling
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