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addiction, compulsive
gambling, is an addictive
disorder characterized by uncontrolled
gambling; investment of time,
energy, and money in the game
activities increases with time
and the person is made codependent
of the game to face the daily
life.
Denile appears as usual in
the addictions and often takes
the form of fantasies to make
much money through the game,
or rationalizations to play
to make money, and thus to
be able to pay the game debts
that have been accumulated.
The progressive uncontrolled
and the disturbed
expenses of money
take to severe economic and
family problems and much psychological
stress to the addict person.
This causes depression and
anxiety that often puts in
danger the life of the addict.
The addiction to the game
is the addiction that is most
related to attempts of suicide.
Intolerance to the
frustration, the
incapacity to put oneself
in contact with its emotions,
as well as the grandiour feelings
of low-self-esteem product
of the double life that usually
develops the addict to the
game, are typical symptoms
of this addiction.
A variant of this addiction
is the compulsive shopper
that shows the compulsive
aspect, the denile and the
deterioration of the family
relations, very similar to
the game addict.
With the boom of family credit
cards, where it is so easy
to obtain one, two and up
to 10 credit cards simultaneously,
the compulsive shopper has
obtained a new impetus.
It is usually frequent in
women, but nonexclusive of
the feminine gender.
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