What is it?
Gambling addiction, or pathological gambling, is a dependency in which a person loses control over the urge to gamble or bet, in casinos, on scratch cards or on online betting sites, despite the losses. It is an addiction like any other, and it can be treated.
Signs and symptoms
Thinking about gambling all the time, betting larger and larger amounts, chasing losses with more gambling, lying about what you spend, borrowing money and becoming irritable when trying to stop. Debts and conflict at home are usually what leads people to ask for help.
How we help
Gambling addiction treatment works on impulse control, triggers and what gambling came to fill, with a plan tailored to each person. It includes practical measures, such as self-exclusion from betting sites in Portugal, and support for family members. Online therapy in English, by video call, with an English-speaking therapist: for people in Portugal and for expats, wherever you live in Europe.
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