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Be honest with yourself and other
people
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Deal with debts by seeking advice
from a specialist agency
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Talk to some one who will listen - a
partner, a relation or a friend
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Abstain from all gambling while you
are breaking the dependency
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Record in a diary or on a calendar
each day you do not gamble
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Take one day at a time, say to
yourself "Just for today I will not gamble"
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Be positive, don't think yourself a
total failure should you have a lapse
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Reward yourself after a gambling free
period
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Manage money by getting someone else
to handle it for you for a short time
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Develop your range of interests
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Remember you are not alone
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Recognise that a gambling dependency
is a serious problem
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Understand that they like what they
do
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Leave responsibility for the gambling
with the gambler
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Be firm by not allowing a gambler to
manipulate the situation
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Remind the gambler that you still
love / care for them
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Manage the gamblers money if you both
agree this may help
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Listen non-judgementally to what the
gambler tells you
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Encourage the gambler all the time,
support their efforts to change
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Seek support for yourself, share your
feelings with others
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