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Old 04-18-2008, 05:29 PM
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Default Gamblers Anonymous questions

1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling? YES
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy? YES
3. Did gambling affect your reputation? HOPEFULLY
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling? YES
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? YES (IT WORKED)
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? NO
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? YES!
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more? YES!
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone? HELL YES!
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling? YES
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling? UNFORTUNATELY NOT BUT WOULD HAVE DONE!
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? YES
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family? NO
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned? YES
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness? YES
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling? NO
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? YES
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? NO
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling? NO
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling? NO


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Old 04-18-2008, 05:56 PM
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Old 04-18-2008, 05:58 PM
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1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling? NO
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy? YES
3. Did gambling affect your reputation? NO
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling? YES
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? NO
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? YES
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? YES!
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more? YES!
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone? YES!
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling? YES
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling? NO
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? YES
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family? NO
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned? YES
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness? YES
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling? NO
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? NO
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? NO
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling? NO
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling? YES
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Old 04-18-2008, 06:14 PM
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Old 04-18-2008, 07:02 PM
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my answers

1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling? YES
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy? YES
3. Did gambling affect your reputation? Yes (for the better... however sometimes, in terms of family/friends, for the worst)
edit: in terms of family and family friends, yes they all used to think i was a degen, friends always looked up to me cause all my friends either played cards/used to play cards/ are dealers/were dealers
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling? YES
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? no
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? NO
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? YES!
8. Afteer a win did you have a strong urge to return and win mor? YES!
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone? a long time ago, yes
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling? never borrowed money in my life
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling? no
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? meh, define reluctant. I mean, i guess it sucks to spend 2k on the strip club or buy a car but i guess you gotta do what you gotta do
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family? NO
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned? yes lololol
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness? of course!
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling? NO
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? lol
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? no, but I have certainly gambled soon after disappointments or frustrations, cause its all i ever do
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling? well a lot of time time i have good fortune gambling, which i celebrate by more gambling, which is generally follow by more good fortune lol
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling? NO

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Old 04-18-2008, 07:17 PM
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1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling? YES
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy? YES
3. Did gambling affect your reputation? NO
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling? NO
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? NO
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? NO
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? YES
8. Afteer a win did you have a strong urge to return and win mor? YES
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone? NO
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling? YES
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling? NO
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? YES
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family? NO
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned? YES
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness? NO
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling? NO
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? YES
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? NO
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling? YES
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling? NO

Only 9 yes. Of course, since I don't consider poker gambling the real # would be more like 3 Yes
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Old 04-19-2008, 02:41 AM
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1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling? YES
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy? YES
3. Did gambling affect your reputation? NO
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling? YES
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? NO
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? NO
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? YES
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more? YES
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone? NO
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling? NO
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling? NO
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? YES
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family? NO
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned? YES
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness? YES
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling? NO
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? YES
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? NO
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling? YES
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling? NO

10 for me.
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1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling? YES
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy? NO
3. Did gambling affect your reputation? YES
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling? NO
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties? NO
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency? NO
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses? YES
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more? YES
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone? YES (woot for the gambool)
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling? NO
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling? NO
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures? YES
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family? NO
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned? YES
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness? YES
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling? NO
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? NO
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble? NO
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling? NO
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling? NO(wanting to destroy RedKings doesnt count i think)


only 8
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