Richard Foreman - The Best Gambling Addiction Cure on the Planet: How to Stop Gambling Addiction in 7 Days or Less

Richard Foreman

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Richard Foreman

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Introduction

E ven if gambling doesnt actually create the cognitive or the physical impairment linked with alcohol or drugs, becoming obsessive with gambling may truly be devastated. Compulsive gambling can actually affect your social, occupational and personal functions. Compulsive gambling is now known as a type of addiction. This term is best explained as a compulsive attraction or pathological attachment to something like drugs. On the other hand, it is typically characterized by a loss of control, broadening of interests, lying, relapse and guilt.

Process addictions are most common among kids or addicts. When they describe their experience linked to gambling or other process addictions, their stories are quite close to the descriptions of the drug users. Thus, compulsive gamblers usually say that they look for actions or events, whereas they refer to the highest state linked with gambling activity. Gamblers can also describe their anticipation to the action.

Addictions to behavioral methods are known as process addictions. This process of linking in these behaviors may develop to the usual addiction signs like tolerance, withdrawal, excitement and others. Image from Flicker by Joshua

Chapter 1 The Stages of Pathological Gambling

P athological gambling is a progressive type of ailment; it is a type of psychological disorder wherein a person will have a hard time overcoming it regardless if its alcohol or drug related addiction. A pathological gambler usually experiences series of stages; there are warning signs in different stages.

T he winning stage may last for 5 years and within the first period, the action compulsive gambler typically enjoys a lot of wins than his losses and he usually scores a momentous BIG WIN that may be a lot of times than this monthly earning or yearly salary. During the stage, the gambler may think that he is smarter and wiser than other gamblers and he knows how to win, but of course, this is just a mere illusion. At this stage, the gambler typically spends more time gambling. He not just increases his time in gambling, but he also spend huge amount of money as well.

T he losing stage may last for around 5 years or even more. During this time, the compulsive gambler bets bigger amount of money and he steps up the stride and the regularity of his gambling activity. If asked, he will typically dismiss it just like a long line. He will insist that he can recover for his losses right away. This stage is also known as the self-delusion stage wherein the gambler doubles down the bets and then bets on long shots as well even if he has the feeling that he will eventually loss the game. This will result in more loses than winnings and this practice is known as CHASING LOSSES. This stage will eventually result in other negative behavior like borrowing money from others, lie and deception, boasting about winnings and major setback