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Gamblers Anonymous 20 Questions

YES   NO 

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

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Most Compulsive/Pathological gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.