Gamblers Anonymous
Wagering addiction support
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share the goal of stopping compulsive gambling.
Modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous, it uses a twelve-step program and peer support through group meetings.
Members share experiences and help each other maintain abstinence from gambling: He's been going to Gamblers Anonymous for six months now.
Often abbreviated GA.
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- group therapyCommunal psychological treatment
- support groupGathering for mutual encouragement
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- Recovery ProgramsAA, twelve steps, higher power, sponsor, meeting
- gambling addictionchasing losses, casino addiction, poker addiction, self-exclusion, debt spiral
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Facility for wagering
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Uncontrollable urge to wager
Gamblers Anonymouscognitive behavioral therapy
Treatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
addiction counselor · psychiatric treatment · clinical psychologists · inpatient rehabilitation
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