Book contents
- Breaking Free
- Breaking Free How To Stop Gambling
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 How Do I Know if I Have a Gambling Disorder?
- 3 ‘I Should Quit but I Don’t Want To’: Increasing Motivation
- 4 ‘Buying Time’: Limiting Access to Money and Gambling
- 5 How Gambling Hijacks Your Brain
- 6 Retraining the Brain: Rewarding Yourself
- 7 Coping with Cravings and Urges
- 8 ‘Catching’ and Limiting Triggers Early
- 9 Things to Do When You Don’t Gamble
- 10 The Thinking Traps Driving Gambling
- 11 Challenging Gambling Thinking and Beliefs
- 12 How to Get Back on Track after a Slip
- 13 Don’t ‘Switch On’ the Auto-pilot: Future Planning
- 14 How Important Others Can Help
- 15 Final Remarks
- Appendix When to Consider Medication for a Gambling Disorder
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 June 2022
Book contents
- Breaking Free
- Breaking Free How To Stop Gambling
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 How Do I Know if I Have a Gambling Disorder?
- 3 ‘I Should Quit but I Don’t Want To’: Increasing Motivation
- 4 ‘Buying Time’: Limiting Access to Money and Gambling
- 5 How Gambling Hijacks Your Brain
- 6 Retraining the Brain: Rewarding Yourself
- 7 Coping with Cravings and Urges
- 8 ‘Catching’ and Limiting Triggers Early
- 9 Things to Do When You Don’t Gamble
- 10 The Thinking Traps Driving Gambling
- 11 Challenging Gambling Thinking and Beliefs
- 12 How to Get Back on Track after a Slip
- 13 Don’t ‘Switch On’ the Auto-pilot: Future Planning
- 14 How Important Others Can Help
- 15 Final Remarks
- Appendix When to Consider Medication for a Gambling Disorder
- References
- Index
Summary
Gambling addiction is a powerful habit and its impact is often destructive for the individual gambling and those around him/her. Its addictive nature can lead to significant debts, severe anxiety and depression, relationship breakdown, social isolation, stress in families, loss of employment, criminal activities, and, tragically, suicide. As with any addictive behaviour, Gambling addiction creates an internal conflict. An individual gambling problematically may veer between wanting to quit gambling once and for all and succumbing to the urge to place another bet.
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