- Less time spent with family and friends due to gambling habits
- Repeatedly tried and failed to stop gambling
- Borrowing money from peers to finance gambling habits
- Gambling for the purpose of escaping life problems
- Constantly lying about the time and money spent on gambling
- Gambling with the hopes of winning back what was lost
- Feelings of anxiety, depression, irritability, headaches, or stomach aches when not engaged in gambling activities
- Attempt to sell personal items to finance gambling habits
If you can resonate with one or more of these reasons above, you may have a gambling issue. But help is available for those who are struggling.