6 Steps You Can Take To End Gambling
On this page you can read what you can do yourself to stop gambling without having to contact a social worker directly.
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Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe from all online casinos / arcades and other gambling products (think sports betting, etc.) and install software to block gambling companies' websites, so that you are not tempted to sign up again.
To unsubscribe yourself from all online and offline gaming providers, go to the CRUKS website:
Cruksregister.nl
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confide in someone
Share your story with someone you trust. For example, your partner or your parents, your brother or sister. And otherwise a good friend. As long as it's someone close to you.
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Break the pattern of shame
Shame often acts as fuel for a (gambling) addiction. Shame for losing so much money, shame for having an addiction, shame for feeling like a loser. All these forms of shame make you want to keep the addiction a secret. But it is precisely because you keep it a secret that the addiction persists. By sharing your secret you break the pattern of shame and you are no longer alone.
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Lees verderGive the control over your finances (temporarily) to someone you trust
You cannot gamble without money. So make sure that someone (temporarily) takes over your finances from you.
You do this in the following way:
- Give all your debit cards and access to your accounts to someone you trust and who will help you.
- Have this person transfer an amount every week to an account where no other money comes in. Sometimes you will have to open a new account with a new debit card.
- Also give the login details of this account to the person you have entrusted your finances to so that he or she can see to it that you are spending your money correctly and not on gambling purposes.
It probably feels like a big step to hand over your money like this, but it can be a very effective way to get to grips with gambling.
Find distraction
Take stock of how much time you spent gambling and think of an activity or several activities to do. Do you like sport? Then exercise, this provides distraction and is healthy. In addition, many sports also release certain substances in your brain that make you feel better.
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Think of an emergency plan
Come up with a plan for when you feel a strong urge to gamble and make up a plan B and C as well. For example, if I feel the urge to gamble, I call my best friend. If he or she doesn't answer, I read a chapter from a book. Then I go for a walk. Follow this plan as soon as you feel the urge to gamble, until the urge is gone. The worst urge to gamble usually passes after 30 minutes.
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Zoek hulp en accepteer ook dat je dit niet alleen hoeft te doen. Het helpt om je geheim te delen. Het Loketkansspel biedt een luisterend oor. Ook weten we voldoende (anonieme) hulpmogelijkheden (bij jou in de buurt) om je naar door te verwijzen.
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