Compulsive Gambling

Are you tired of the internal battle to stop gambling? Have you had enough of always letting yourself down? Are you over the financial stress? If so, Holly Anne Ellison’s Gambling Addiction Monster will provide the solutions you’ve been looking for to finally overcome your compulsive gambling and begin your own recovery journey so you can start enjoying your life again.

Chris Hedges’s profound and provocative examination of America in crisis is “an exceedingly…provocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard” (Booklist), about how bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in a culture of sadism and...

Read what the experts are saying about this book: Sheryl Anderson, Director of Vanguard Center for Gambling Recovery at Project Turnabout. Vanguard is the nation’s premier inpatient treatment program for gambling addiction: “Mr. Dahl’s insights into the characteristics of problem gambling are significant and important for our current understanding of this growing epidemic. Psychologists, gambling counselors, and problem gamblers should all read this book.” Devonna Rowlette: Washington State Certified Gambling Counselor II: “I intend to provide this book to all my patients, and I ...

Hoarding is a behavioral problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discarding items, and excessive buying or acquiring. If you or a loved one has hoarding disorder, this book can help. Written by scientists and practitioners who are leaders in studying and treating hoarding disorder, this book outlines a program of skill-building, learning to think about possessions in a different way, and gradual challenges to help people manage their clutter and their lives. It also provides useful information for family and friends of people who hoard, as they struggle to understand and help.

(This is a re-release of "Born to Lose: Memoirs of a Compulsive Gambler" that was published by Hazelden Publishing on March 3, 2005. Reviews for that book on Amazon can be viewed at: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Lose-Memoirs-Compulsive-Gambler/dp/1592851533/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530771861&sr=8-1&keywords=born+to+lose%3A+memoirs+of+a+compulsive+gambler.) "My history of gambling really began before I was born." So opens Born to Lose, Bill Lee's self-told story of gambling addiction, set in San Francisco's Chinatown and steeped in a culture where it is not unheard of for gamblers (Lee's ...

Two habits. One root cause. One system to end them both — using the hours you already spend asleep. You've probably tried to quit smoking, or cut back on drinking, or both, using the same tool every time: willpower. And it probably worked, for a while, until stress or just an ordinary Friday quietly pulled you back. That's not a character flaw. The part of your brain that makes resolutions and the part that reaches for a cigarette or pours a third drink are not the same part, and no amount of wanting it badly enough closes that gap.

From the Hugo Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse, James S. A. Corey, comes the start of a monumental new space opera series. HOW HUMANITY CAME TO THE PLANET CALLED ANJIIN IS LOST IN THE FOG OF HISTORY, BUT THAT HISTORY IS ABOUT TO END. The Carryx—part empire...

Most gamblers find it difficult to practically stop gambling and free themselves from debts. They also find it difficult to overcome various problems caused by gambling. This book is written to offer you help in overcoming gambling addiction. It will provide you useful information relating to problem gambling and how to practically overcome it in a simple but effective practical ways. It gives insight to better understand gambling disorder, symptoms associated with gambling disorder and causes of addictive gambling.The book further explains how you can be addicted to a behavior and similar ...

You're about to discover a proven strategy on how to understand and overcome your pathological lying for the rest of your life. Millions of people suffer from pathological lying and throw away their personal and professional success because of their own compulsive lying issues and the issues that comes with it. Most people realize how much of a problem this is, but are unable to change their situation, simply because it's been a part of their mindset for so long.

I didn’t become addicted to gambling overnight. It started with a $10 spin that turned into a $5,000 jackpot — and changed my life in ways I never expected. What began as excitement slowly became obsession. For ten years, gambling controlled my money, my emotions, and my daily routine. I paid my rent, but everything else stopped mattering. Food, gas, peace — none of it mattered as much as the sound of the slot machine and the rush of winning. In How I Quit My Gambling Addiction, I speak directly to the reader and share the unfiltered truth about what gambling addiction really looks ...

For readers of Ace and Belly of the Beast: A Black queer feminist exploration of asexuality--and an incisive interrogation of the sex-obsessed culture that invisibilizes and ignores asexual and A-spec identity. Everything you know about sex and asexuality is (probably) wrong. The notion that...

He lives for the game. Now he might die for it. For Jack Kearns, the only time he feels alive is at the table, with a mountain of chips in the pot and his fate resting on the turn of a single card. But a devastating loss leaves him broken and in debt to Vince Marlow, a cold, reptilian shark who owns the backroom he once ruled. Given an impossible deadline, Jack is dragged into a desperate spiral through the city’s gambling underworld. From hustling in grimy pool halls to infiltrating high-stakes private games, every win is just a buy-in for a more dangerous table. As his debt is sold to ...

If you want to stop gambling, then this audiobook can help you. After 30 years of gambling addiction, John Woods placed his last bet on January 5, 2017. Here, he tells the brutally honest story of a lifetime of gambling and the pain and misery it caused not just to John but also to those closest to him. Most importantly, he shares all he has discovered since stopping gambling and beginning recovery. It is estimated that for every problematic gambler, there are a further six to 10 people directly affected and experiencing gambling-related harm.

Millions of people who suffer from gambling addiction engage in destructive behavior that is uncontrollable. They lie, cheat, and steal from their own families just to keep the action going. These compulsive gamblers won't stop until their lives are ruined. But don't think there is no hope for you. With determination and discipline, you will finally be able to get rid of your gambling addiction and protect yourself and your loved ones from financial disaster. All it takes is for you to recognize and acknowledge that you have a problem.

Somehow you find shopping almost addictive and can't help yourself but then, your great purchases soon mount up and you find you have spent quite a bit of money? What are the signs of overspending? What types of buyers exist, do you know? This audiobook makes a great gift and can be listened to from any section or sequentially. These days, the focus is completely on consumerism, and this can make it hard for those who simply like to browse and buy. This audiobook will provide proven insights into shopaholic spending sprees and how to stop, get out of debt, and save money.

Art imitates life in this brilliant psychological study of a compulsive gambler, modeled on Dostoevsky's own tendencies. Like so many characters in Dostoevsky's novels, Alexei, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general, is trying to break through the wall of the...

Break free from the cycle of chasing losses and rewire gambling cravings with targeted, deeply calming audio hypnosis. If you feel trapped by hidden bets, financial panic, or the constant urge to risk it all, you are not broken. This soothing acoustic journey offers a safe, structured way to...

Overcome compulsive betting and master lasting habit change with this thirty-day guided audio recovery system. If you are hiding financial secrets or feeling crushed by the shame of a recent relapse, this calm, non-judgmental companion offers an immediate lifeline. It is specifically designed to...

When Sarah opened her Step Four notebook on day seventeen of sobriety, her hand froze above the blank page—and by evening, she had relapsed. If you are struggling to maintain daily sobriety between weekly meetings, traditional recovery texts can feel too abstract to apply to modern anxieties. This book is a practical, 12-step workbook designed by a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor to bridge the gap between fellowship principles and behavioral science. It translates abstract recovery steps into a structured, day-by-day writing ritual with spacious on-the-page writing areas. ...

You're about to discover a proven strategy for how to overcome your shopping addiction for the rest of your life. Millions of people suffer from shopping addiction and throw away their personal and professional success because of this issue. Most people realize how much of a problem this is but are unable to change their situation simply because it's been a part of their mind-set for so long.