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Do you find yourself
constantly bothered by bill collectors? |
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| 2 |
Is the person in question
often away from home for long, unexplained periods of time? |
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| 3 |
Does this person ever lose
time from work due to gambling? |
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Do you feel that this person
cannot be trusted with money? |
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| 5 |
Does the person in question
faithfully promise that he or she will stop gambling; beg, plead for
another chance, yet gamble again and again? |
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| 6 |
Does this person ever gamble
longer than he or she intended to, until the last dollar is gone? |
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| 7 |
Does this person immediately
return to gambling to try to recover losses, or to win more? |
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| 8 |
Does this person ever gamble
to get money to solve financial difficulties or have unrealistic
expectations that gambling will bring the family material comfort
and wealth? |
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| 9 |
Does this person borrow money
to gamble with or to pay gambling debts? |
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| 10 |
Has this person's reputation
ever suffered due to gambling, even to the extent of committing
illegal acts to finance gambling? |
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| 11 |
Have you come to the point of
hiding money needed for living expenses, knowing that you and the
rest of the family may go without food and clothing if you do not? |
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| 12 |
Do you search this person's
clothing or go through his or her wallet when the opportunity
presents itself, or otherwise check on his/her activities? |
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| 13 |
Does the person in question
hid his or her money? |
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| 14 |
Have you noticed a personality
change in the gambler as his or her gambling progresses? |
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| 15 |
Does the person in question
consistently lie to cover up or deny his or her gambling activities? |
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| 16 |
Does this person use guilt
induction as a method of shifting responsibilities for his or her
gambling upon you? |
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| 17 |
Do you attempt to anticipate
this person's moods, or try to control his or her life? |
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| 18 |
Does this person ever suffer
from remorse or depression due to gambling, sometimes to the point
of self-destruction? |
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| 19 |
Has the gambling ever brought
you to the point of threatening to break up the family unit? |
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| 20 |
Do you feel that your life
together is a nightmare? |
