recovery matters

Self-Test

The following 20 questions were compiled by the Jellinek Institute for Addictions and can be used as a self-survey to assist in the diagnosis of a gambling problem.
  • Have you lost sense of time while gambling?
  • Does gambling make your home life miserable?
  • Is gambling influencing your daily work?
  • Do you ever feel regret after gambling?
  • Do you ever gamble to make money in order to pay debts or solve other financial problems?
  • Does gambling decrease your efficiency?
  • When you lose, do you have the feeling that you have to go back and as soon as possible to make good on your losses?
  • When you win, do you feel an urge to go back and win more?
  • Do you usually play until you have gambled away your last Rand/Dollar?
  • Do you sometimes borrow money in order to gamble?
  • Have you ever sold personal belongings to pay for your gambling?
  • Do you hate to use gambling money for normal expenses?
  • Does gambling make you careless?
  • Do you sometimes gamble for longer than you intended?
  • Do you sometimes gamble to escape problems or worries?
  • Have you ever thought of doing something illegal to finance your gambling?
  • Do you ever suffer from insomnia because of gambling?
  • Do frustrations, controversy, etc. create in you the urge to go gambling?
  • Do you get your main pleasure in life gambling?
  • Do you ever consider suicide as an escape from your gambling problems?
More than 3 positive responses indicates the presence of a problem.