A gambling addiction is when somebody continues to invest time and money in gambling despite experiencing adverse consequences. The main negative consequences are different for every gambler, but generally include:
Our committed approach is based on clinical expertise and hard-won knowledge of addiction. When you begin treatment with SBS, we'll develop an individualized treatment plan with a focus on the following:
An understanding of your personal tendencies, habits and patterns that surround self-destructive gambling behavior.
Recognizing errors of thinking about skill, luck, pride and the common gambling traps perpetuated by the industry
Discovering new ways of boosting dopamine (ie, “playing sports, not betting on them”) to counter feelings of listlessness, boredom and guilt that characterize initial abstinence from sports betting.
Comprehensive family work focusing on issues of boundary setting, addiction, shared responsibility and accountability.