Health, Wealth & Creativity

While most people enjoy casino gambling, sports betting, lottery and bingo playing for the fun and excitement it provides, others may experience gambling as an addictive and distractive habit. Statistics show that while 85 percent of the adult population in the US enjoys some type of gambling every year, between 2 and 3 percent of will develop a gambling problem and 1 percent of them are diagnosed as pathological gamblers.

Where can you draw the line between harmless gambling to problem gambling? How can you tell if you or your friend are compulsive gamblers? Here you can find answers to these questions and other questions regarding problem gambling and gambling addiction.

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There is an old joke about people who talk a lot: “Do you know the 12-Step program for people who talk a lot? On and On Anon!”

The joke recognizes that fact that incessant talking is a common addiction.

Non-stop talking is about using others for attention and approval because of not giving oneself enough attention and approval. The talker is not actually offering anything to the listener. Instead, the talker, in going on and on with a monologue, is pulling energy from the listener. People who end up listening to a talker go on and on are often caretakers who are afraid to hurt the talker by disengaging or by telling the truth about their boredom.

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“I’m such a jerk. How could I have said that?”
“I’m a looser. I’ll never get anywhere.”
“I’m so stupid. I should have learned this by now.”
“I don’t fit in. I don’t belong with these people.”
“I’ll never be good enough. I’ll never do it right enough.”
“I’m permanently emotionally damaged. I’ll never be okay.”
“No one could love me. I’m not lovable.”

…and so on and so on.

Are you aware of your self-judgments? Are you aware of how often you judge yourself as bad, wrong, or inadequate? Are you aware of how you end up feeling as a result of your self-judgments?

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WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO?

So what are you addicted to? I smoke – and I run this ‘health blog’. I watch too much television – I love my Sci-Fi, he said, justifying the reason, but ignoring the poor performance the next day from lack of sleep. So what are you addicted to?

Addictions come in many shapes and forms; from the more arguably benign chocolate cravings, to the more deadly sm/crack addictions. How do we know we’re addicted to anything? At what point do we notice that we have a problem, which needs either help or changing? Are we able at this point to be ‘in control’ enough to take independent action? Would we care? Has life caused us so much pain, our self-destructive part is now captain of our inner worlds and directing our path to annihilation?

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