![[IMAGE] Highlighting Gambling Disorder During National Minority Health Month](https://gamblinghelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iStock-1630414936-e1712580816247.jpg)
It is always a good time to check in on everyone around us to and ask if they are doing alright, both mentally and physically. Did you know that April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM)? This annual event works to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic…
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The importance of the way we communicate to others cannot be understated. Some of us have not been taught how to share our thoughts and feelings with others in an assertive fashion. When it comes to dealing with a loved one suffering from problem gambling, it is imperative to learn to speak assertively. An individual…
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La importancia de la forma en que nos comunicamos con los demás no puede subestimarse. A algunos de nosotros no nos han enseñado cómo compartir nuestros pensamientos y sentimientos con los demás de manera asertiva. Cuando se trata de lidiar con un ser querido que sufre de juego compulsivo, se hace necesario aprender a hablar…
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La negación es no permitirte saber cuál es la realidad. Lo que más negamos con frecuencia es un problema, un sentimiento o una pérdida. Escribiendo para Simply Psychology, Saul Mcleod, Ph.D. define los mecanismos de defensa como “estrategias psicológicas que se usan inconscientemente para proteger a una persona de la ansiedad que surge de pensamientos…
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Denial is not letting yourself know what reality is. What we deny most often is a problem, a feeling, or a loss. Writing for Simply Psychology, Saul Mcleod, Ph.D. defines defense mechanisms as “psychological strategies that are unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings,” and according to Freudian theory, “involve…
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![[IMAGE] December 2023 Web Letter](https://gamblinghelp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/iStock-1358026033.jpg)
Most look forward to the holidays as a special time of year time for family and friends to enjoy together, and some also take the time to deepen their faith and spirituality. However, for those suffering from gambling addiction, the experience is completely different. What used to be an annual celebration becomes a looming threat…
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There are many impacts to gambling addiction, and financial difficulties is often the first category that comes to mind. Loved ones of a compulsive gambler may be in denial about the seriousness of the addiction and the financial problems it is causing. When it comes to problem gambling, money is the drug that feeds the…
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Hay muchos impactos de la adicción al juego, y las dificultades financieras suelen ser la primera categoría que viene a la mente. Los seres queridos de un jugador compulsivo pueden estar en negación sobre la gravedad de la adicción y los problemas financieros que está causando. Cuando se trata del problema del juego, el dinero…
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While the majority of adults can gamble safely as a form of recreation, many don’t consider that it can become a problem for some, and dangerous misconceptions about problem gambling persist. For example, some believe that when an individual is experiencing negative consequences due to their gambling, this is simply a result of a lack…
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Si bien la mayoría de los adultos pueden apostar de manera segura como forma de entretenimiento, muchos no consideran que pueda convertirse en un problema para algunos, y persisten concepciones erróneas sobre el juego compulsivo. Por ejemplo, algunos creen que cuando una persona experimenta consecuencias negativas debido a su juego, esto es simplemente el resultado…
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