Gambling Addiction Self Assessment

Gambling Addiction Self Assessment Quiz

If you want help with your gambling problem telephone 08454670612 or 07503809574 or email us

Do you feel your gambling has started to get out of control.  Are your thinking about it all the time, or have your debts started to get out of control?

Take this short quiz to see if you have a problem or gambling addiction

Are you a problem gambler, or addicted to gambling?

Try this questionnaire:

  1.  Do you bet more than you can afford to lose?
  2.  Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling?
  3.  Have you tried to win back money you have lost (chasing losses)?
  4.  Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?
  5.  Have you wondered whether you have a problem with gambling?
  6.  Has your gambling caused you any health problems, including feelings of stress or anxiety?
  7.  Have other people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem (regardless of whether or not you thought it was true)?
  8.  Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?
  9.  Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

Score 0 for each time you answer "never"
Score 1 for each time you answer "sometimes"
Score 2 for each time you answer "most of the time"
Score 3 for each time you answer "almost always"


If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler

You are not alone.  We can help

If you think you have a gambling problem we can help you at Tower Counselling.  You can either undertake addiction counselling individually at any of our centres, or attend our Ayurva Residential Rehabilitation Clinic

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