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Gambling Statistics My Views On Gambling

   I believe that gambling is a epidemic not every one get it but the people who do suffer. Gambling not only effects the people who gamble but it effects the people around them. Their friends, family, pets, anyone they associate with.

I t o ok a survey and here are the results

The first question was do you like gambling. the result for the first one was 97% said YES. the second was if you had to gamble for the rest of you life.99%said NO 1% said no.

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 How gambling effects you

 

Impact on Families

Gambling problems hurt families in many ways:

• Money problems: When family members learn that savings, property or belongings have been lost, it can make them feel scared, angry and betrayed.

• Emotional problems and isolation: Gambling problems cause strong feelings among family members, which make it harder to solve problems. Many partners of those with gambling problems do not want to be emotionally or physically close with the person who has hurt them. Family members may avoid other people, because they feel ashamed. This makes it hard to get love and support.

• Physical and mental health: The stress of gambling problems sometimes causes health problems, for both the person who gambles and the family. This can include anxiety, depression and stress-related problems such as poor sleep, ulcers, bowel problems, headaches and muscle pains.

• Burnout: Many families under stress have trouble coping. One member may try to keep things in control by taking on more tasks. This can lead to burnout. Family members often forget to take care of themselves or to have fun.

• Impact on children: When a parent or caregiver has a gambling problem, children can feel forgotten, depressed and angry. They may believe they caused the problem and that if they are “good,” the problem will stop. Children may believe they must take sides between their parents. They may stop trusting a parent who makes promises he or she doesn’t keep. Some children may try to draw attention away from the parent with the gambling problem by misbehaving.

• Physical and emotional abuse: Family violence is more common when families are in crisis. Gambling problems can lead to physical or emotional abuse of a partner, elder parent or child. If this is happening in your family, get help right away

Rates of suicide are higher for people who gamble excessively, and for their family members. The people most likely to attempt suicide are those who also have mental health problems (like depression) or who heavily use alcohol or other drugs. People who have threatened suicide or hurt themselves in the past are also more at risk. If you feel suicidal or are making plans to end your life, get help right away. You don’t have to deal with your problems alone. For more advice, see the box on this page.

Risks

I’m thinking about getting help because:

  • My partner is threatening to leave me if I don’t stop.
  • We fight all the time about my gambling.
  • I’m tired of sneaking around, lying and hiding my losses.
  • My reputation has been hurt.
  • Creditors are hassling me. I’m looking at bankruptcy.
  • Gambling is all I ever think about. It has taken over my life.
  • I’ve stopped caring about things that should be important to me.
  • I’ve borrowed money from so many people. I feel ashamed to face them.
  • I’m afraid I’ll lose my job because I’m always so distracted.
  • My health is suffering.
  • I don’t even enjoy gambling most of the time.
  • I feel like such a loser. Sometimes I hate myself so much I want to end it all.