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Gambling addiction is terrible and a person’s life can be destroyed. That’s why you should take the time to read some of the gambling dependency and how to know when it’s time to marriage survive if my wife is addicted to gambling. First of all, look for warning signs from your neighbours. For example, the sign of gambling is family neglect in order to play. Problem gambling can sometimes be a symptom of bipolar disorder, so your doctor or therapist may need to rule this out before making a diagnosis. Cognitive-behavioral therapy. CBT for gambling addiction focuses on changing unhealthy gambling behaviors and thoughts, such as rationalizations and false beliefs.
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Talk to them about their problem. If you want to help a compulsive gambler, you may need to discuss the problem. This may be when you start to see a pattern of behavior leading to compulsive gambling or after the person has gotten into trouble due to their gambling. That is the nature of this disease/addiction. If not I am afraid you only have one choice: you will have to divorce your wife. If she believes that she has 'lived her life to the fullest' by losing her car to gambling, losing paychecks, losing her 401(k), she is in extraordinary denial. Gambling does not offer a full life but takes a full life away. The first thing you need to do, then, is take an honest look at yourself. Make sure that you’re not being fooled. A gambler’s spouse can sometimes remain in a state of denial for years until some dramatic event suddenly jerks her back to reality. You don’t want to let things slip that far.
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If gambling is causing a problem in your life we encourage you to ask questions, gather information and conduct research on the type of help that is most appropriate for your situation. This information is intended to be a starting point—it is not a complete list of information or services.
FIND HELP IN YOUR STATE NOW, including counseling, treatment, self-help and support groups:
National Problem Gambling Helpline
Call: 1-800-522-4700
Text: 1-800-522-4700
Chat: ncpgambling.org/chat
and
Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling
P.O. Box 4595
Frankfort, KY 40604-4595
Tel: 502.223.1823
Email: kmstone1951@gmail.com
Website: www.kycpg.org and www.kygamblinghelp.org
Helpline: 800.426.2537
OTHER STATE RESOURCES
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is responsible for general health and/or addiction services in this state, and may also have information on problem gambling.
• For the fact sheet on gambling and problem gambling in Kentucky, click here.
Self Help Resources
• Gamblers Anonymous (www.gamblersanonymous.org)
Is fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.
• Gam-Anon (www.gam-anon.org)
Is a self-help organization for the spouse, family or close friends of compulsive gamblers.
• GamTalk (www.gamtalk.org)
Is a 24/7 moderated online peer support forum.
SCREENING TOOLS
Please visit our Screening Tools page to access three problem gambling assessment tools. It is important to note that these screens are not a diagnosis and DO NOT replace a face-to-face evaluation with a trained clinical professional.
• The Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS). A 3-item survey designed to help people decide on their own whether to seek a formal evaluation of their gambling behavior.
• DSM-5 Addictive Gambling Criteria. The American Psychiatric Association guidelines used for the medical diagnosis of addictive gambling.
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• NORC Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems. This simple self test will help you to evaluate your gambling behavior. Just answer 10 questions adapted from the DSM IV criteria.
OTHER TREATMENT RESOURCES
• Certified Gambling Counselor Directory
• Treatment Facility List
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
In addition to the resources listed above, there are many additional resources for problem gamblers throughout the National Council on Problem Gambling site.
• Resources page pulls together information and links about our State Affiliates, U.S. and international resources, awareness promotion, state problem gambling services, financial issues, and much more.
• Celebrate & Inspire – In order to get beyond the statistics and provide a more personal and individual picture of this issue, this section features the stories of individuals who have been affected by problem gambling, including problem gamblers and their family members, friends, colleagues and employers; treatment providers; advocates; and any others.
Chef David Chang knows food and trivia.
The host of Netflix's 'Ugly Delicious' and Momofuku founder became the first celebrity to win the grand prize for charity on ABC's 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' on Sunday.
The Majordomo restaurateur defiantly gambled the $500,000 he earned for a chance at the elusive million-dollar prize, clinching the largesse for the first time in the show's 20-year history. He did it to spotlight the struggling restaurant industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chang was competing for the Houston-based nonprofit Southern Smoke Foundation, which benefits the hospitality industry.
As the game show's iconic heartbeat music played, Chang mulled over the million-dollar question with host Jimmy Kimmel, who like his predecessor, Regis Philbin, did little to elicit confidence in the contestant sitting in the hot seat. Then Chang let his 'stupid confidence bravado win out.'
The question: 'Although he and his wife never touched a light switch for fear of being shocked, who was the first president to have electricity in the White House?'
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Chang was unsure and phoned a friend — NFL analyst and trivia buff Mina Kimes — for help. Kimes wasn't all that confident either but was able to narrow down the multiple-choice field and said, 'it's probably [Benjamin] Harrison' before their 30-second phone call abruptly ended.
Still uneasy, Chang put his faith in Kimes' suggestion, joking that he himself wasn't even sure Harrison was a U.S. president, so he became a chef because he was a terrible student in school.
'I'm a gambling man — and shame on me if this is wrong —but I'm doing this. Because having a million dollars in this moment is a game-changer for many, many families,' Chang rationalized. '... it means more to me to get this right to put a spotlight on an industry in need.'
If he got it wrong, his half-million-dollar prize would have dwindled to $32,000.
But Chang got it right and made history on the show.
'When I got to the last question, I was so full of adrenaline I just decided to go for it,' Chang told USA Today.
The chef celebrated his win on Twitter, noting that his 'gambling problem finally pays off.' He also praised his teammates Kimes and filmmaker Alan Yang (his expert guest) as the episode's MVPs.
My gambling problem finally pays off...
$1 million for hospitality workers in need via @SouthernSmokeTX 💥 https://t.co/Q6ZL4w6XiD
— david chang (@davidchang) November 30, 2020'I hope restaurants all across America give super soigne status to @minakimes . She’s no longer excommunicado,' Chang tweeted, thanking her and Yang 'for being so much smarter then me!!! Always good to have friends that did well in school!!'
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Yang, who directed 'Tigertail' and co-created Netflix's 'Master of None,' joked that he 'always wanted to hold a giant check on television' and celebrated their 'Asian trivia dream team.'
Always wanted to hold a giant check on television. Thanks @millionairetv! Asian trivia dream team ftw 🇰🇷🇹🇼 @davidchang@minakimespic.twitter.com/s1HBrNAZZQ
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— Alan Yang 楊維榕 (@alanyang) November 30, 2020Chang said he climbed into the hot seat after being a fan of the show for years. He prepared by playing through Kimmel's first season hosting the show and by practicing with the quiz show's app.
But his reasons for competing went beyond fun and games. On Twitter, he made a dig at the U.S. government's response to the pandemic, namely the little aid he says it has given to the embattled restaurant industry.
'Since the government won’t help out restaurant workers...we have to do what we can to help out,' he wrote.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.