For the most part, moderate gambling is a socially acceptable behavior. Gambling addiction is another story. If left untreated, a gambling addiction can negatively affect your financial situation, relationships and other aspects of life.
Most people with gambling addiction are men, but this type of addiction can also affect women.
What are the symptoms of gambling addiction?
People with this addiction often try to hide their condition, but an addiction to gambling can be hard to hide. They may need frequent access to casinos or online gambling. Some of the symptoms:
- obsession with any type of gambling
- gambling as a way to feel better about life
- failure to control gambling
- avoidance of work or other commitments to gamble
- neglect of bills and other expenses and use of gambling money
- selling gambling assets
- stealing gambling money
- taking bigger and bigger risks during gambling
You can also experience:
- breakdown of relationships and friendships
- loss of work, school, car and other personal items
People addicted to gambling do not always gamble often, but when they start gambling, they may not be able to stop.
What Causes Gambling Addiction?
For someone who is addicted to gambling, an area of ??the brain called the insula may be overactive. This hyperactive region can lead to distorted thinking. The brain responds to the act of gambling in the same way as the brain of an alcoholic responds to alcohol. The more the habit is "fed", the worse it will become.
How is gambling addiction treated?
Me trajtimin e duhur, varësia nga bixhozi është e menaxhueshme. Ndryshe nga dikush me një varësi nga ushqimi, bizhozi nuk është i nevojshëm për të jetuar. Thjesht duhet që këta njerëz të mësojnë të krijojnë një marrëdhënie të shëndetshme dhe të ekuilibruar me paratë. Ka tepër rëndësi që ata ta lënë kumarin plotësisht, pasi edhe bixhozi i rastit mund të shkaktojë rikthim te varësia.
Trajtimi mund të realizohet me:
- program rehabilitimi spitalor
- program rehabilitimi ambulator
- programet me dymbëdhjetë hapa
- psikoterapi ose terapi njohëse e sjelljes
- medikamente
- ndryshime të stilit të jetesës
Ku mund të trajtohet në Shqipëri
- Terapi me psikolog
- Këshilli Shqiptar për Problemet e Lojërave të Fatit – ACPG
- Emanuel Community (temporarily closed)
Appendix: The law "On gambling" states that the organizer takes measures to prohibit a person over 18 years of age from playing in the gambling premises, for whom there is a written request, at least from one of the family members, who , due to the family economic situation, requires not allowing this person to enter the gambling premises ”.
