Quit Gambling - The Truth About Gambling Addiction
Conquering an addiction to gambling can be one of the most challenging of all. Unlike other addictions with their guaranteed downside, with gambling there is always the hope of an upside – if only you keep on a little bit longer. It does not help that there are hundreds of completely legal temptations placed in your path daily, which somehow make gambling feel very ‘normal’ and as if everyone is doing it. Trust me, everyone is not!
Lottery, betting shops, casinos, scratch cards and bingo halls all populate our high streets, our computers and now even our mobile telephones. Gambling accounts for a huge and growing proportion of TV and internet advertising – there are even gambling channels on TV – and you can’t go to a supermarket to buy food without walking past a Lottery and scratch card counter.
As with any addiction, a gambling addict’s first step must be to admit honestly to themselves that they have a problem. The definition of a ‘problem’ is wide-ranging and spans spending more time than you really feel is wise, or fair to your family or friends, on any sort of gambling (including the ‘respectable’ type of stock market or commodity ‘margin’ trading, which is of course gambling) through to risking money you cannot afford – in the hope of that one Big Win that will solve all your problems and prove you were ‘right’ all along. The more we lose and are proved ‘wrong’, the more we crave the ‘win’ that will make it all okay again.
But here is the key question: why do people ruin their lives (and the lives of those close to them) by doing something they absolutely know from bitter experience is going to leave them broke, broken and even wanting to die? The answer is Intermittent Reinforcement.
Intermittent Reinforcement
This is what happens when rules, rewards etc. are handed out (or enforced) inconsistently and occasionally. It is a psychological reality that this (far more than positive reinforcement) encourages people (and animals) to keep pushing until they get what they want. Experiments with animals show that if a behaviour is intermittently reinforced (such as a chicken pecking at a button and occasionally getting a reward in the form of a treat) this behaviour will prevail for much longer after the reward is completely withdrawn than if it had been consistently reinforced by e.g. a reward on every try, which even chickens find boring after a while!
So, intermittent reinforcement affects the way we think about rewards. Consider slot machines, programmed to keep a small percentage (usually 5-25%) of the money and pay out the rest in ‘random’ winnings and jackpots. If the pay-outs were predictable (if, say, on every play the gambler entered £1 and got back 90 pence), the odds would be the exactly same, but the gambler would quickly get bored and annoyed. What gets (and keeps) people hooked is the frequent small pay-outs (2-10 times the bet), the occasional medium sized pay-outs (50-100 times the bet) and the dream of the rare pay-out (over 1000 times the bet) – or even the actual Jackpot. This equally applies to the winning ‘outsider’ at race tracks. Most people will feed small and medium-sized winnings straight back into the gambling process and keep playing until they go broke. That’s how intermittent reinforcement works. Slot machines account for approximately 70% of casino earnings.
There Is Light At The End Of The Ever Narrowing Tunnel That Is Gambling!
If you are one of the unfortunate people caught up in a pattern of the intermittent reinforcement that characterises all types of gambling activity, you will be pleased to learn that, although gambling addiction is so hard to overcome on your own, it is actually quite easy to recover from with the right support.
Our unique therapy can deal with the addictive/compulsive side of recovery in as little as 30 minutes (we will explain this to you). However, dealing with the emotional part of the condition can take up to a year (during which you will come for treatment every three months). The most extensive (and therefore expensive) programme we run is for emotional problems. If you enrol on this and also have problems with alcohol (gambling and alcohol problems often go hand in glove), we include getting you off alcohol free of any extra charge. This can be very important because alcohol weakens the will and drives people to give in to urges they would be able to resist when sober.
So What Stops Gamblers Seeking Help?
Most people who want to quit don’t even try to do so because of FEAR – fear it’s going to be too painful or too difficult – or too expensive when that particular sum of money might be the very one needed to hit that seductive and elusive Jackpot. They sink into a resigned despair and just wish they’d never started to gamble. If they are totally honest with themselves, they can admit they do NOT want to stop. What they actually crave is to be able to keep doing it and WIN. They usually cannot even see the non-monetary costs they’re paying until they begin to clear the compulsive fog from their minds. This is a large part of what our therapy does – it clears the fog and gives you a breathing space in which to make rational decisions based on logic rather than the miss-placed, optimism that keeps gamblers coming back again and again.
Obviously therefore any method that fails to deal with the mental/emotional part of the illness (for it does qualify to be called an illness, and treated as one) tends to be futile, and that’s the reason the majority of gambling support and rehab programmes actually fail.
“I have money to burn, but no money for the quit gambling therapy”
Let us ask you a hypothetical question? If someone could get you to quit gambling tomorrow, and ensure you stay quit for 12-months, could you save £70 per month by not gambling? Well, if answer is yes, then what’s stopping you from contacting us and letting us help you quit gambling? We are willing to take a chance that we may never get paid, are you willing to take a chance on us? To book a session we will need a very small non-refundable deposit of £120 (if we didn’t do this you may not even turn up) and £70 per month over 12-months. As long as you keep paying us, we will make sure you don’t start gaming again over the 12-month period. So, how much money could you save over 12-months by not gambling?
If you fall off the wagon after the 12-month period then you just pay us for one session to quit gambling again – in this way we can keep you quit for life. The only way you can fail with this programme is to leave prematurely, in that case our fee is not a cost but an investment beyond measure. How much money could you save by not gambling over a lifetime.
If you are on the other side of the planet, and you still want to quit gambling, then we have also solved this problem. Our one-on-one customised therapy is the best, but it’s still entirely possible to quit in your home using the awesome power of your mind together with quantum healing that transcends both space and time (works even if you were on planet Mars).
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Never Bail Out A Gambler
The best method to help a gambler is for someone to sponsor him or her and pay for the therapy they need to quit. Then the gambler can pay back the sponsor from the money saved as a non-gambler. Apart from helping someone pay to quit gambling you should never fall into the trap of bailing out a gambler or paying off his debits – because by doing that you are endorsing the habit that you are trying to discourage.
The government does not allow a gambler to go bankrupt. This is because by the very nature of the condition if they can write off their debts then they can create more debt and continue to cheat people by borrowing more even when they are not able to it pay back. Now, if the government does not allow a gambler to go bankrupt then why would you try and bail out a gambling addict? If you keep bailing out a gambler then they will also get you into a big financial mess and you will probably never get your money back. Kick them out of the house if you have to, disown them, but NEVER bail them out.
Can We Get People To Quit Gambling In A Day?
* People who do not abort the programme prematurely.
... And Then The Good News
Our unique therapy can deal with alcohol addiction in as little as 30 minutes (we will explain this to you). However, dealing with the emotional part of the condition can take up to a year (during which you will come for treatment every three months). The most extensive (and therefore expensive) programme we run is for emotional problems. If you enrol on this, we include getting you off alcohol free of any extra charge.
Now, Moving Onto Our Safe Holistic Methods:
Overcoming any addiction with our system is much easier because it affords true freedom at all levels: Bioresonance + Laser + Solid Hypnotherapy + Luggage of Life Programme = TRUE MENTAL, PHYSICAL and EMOTIONAL FREEDOM! Because this system also deals with the HABIT you don’t put on weight or become depressed after you overcome your addiction.
By the way, we deal with every other addiction apart from heroin in exactly the same way. So whatever the problem, overweight, cigarettes, spiffs, cocaine, crack, ketamine, designer drugs, alcohol or gambling then your search is over.
Other Methods Of Giving Up Gambling:
Giving up alone is not impossible with the help of a support network and advice from professionals. However, it is incredibility difficult…
Rehabs, NHS and Government Quangos
Rehabs are very expensive (£10,000 to £20,000) and use the 12-step programme, which for the vast majority of people simply does not work. Many people start gambling within weeks or months of coming out. For a gambler who has already lost a fortune this adds insult to injury.
The NHS has no real answers but your GP may proceed to put you on a six month course of anti-depressants or beta-blocks. This will make you feel a lot worse but will stop you gambling. Taking such dangerous drugs could also have serious health repercussions.
Government Quangos like Gordon House or Aquarius work in a very similar way to the charities like GA where you have to listen to other peoples problems but they don’t make it easy for you to quit gambling.
Counselling, CBT, Mindfullness
The problem with counselling, CBT or Mindfulness is that these techniques get you to understand your problem but they do not make it easy for you to quit gambling. Anything that does not work at the unconscious mind cannot make the processes of quitting easy, or give you the necessary willpower to stay quit, or help you to come to terms with the money you have lost – therefore these methods do not work. Also, it can cost you between £1,000 to £2,000 for the 6-12 months of treatment, which is a lot of money if you don’t get any redeeming value out of the programme, plus the earnings lost through repeat visits to the counselling sessions.
Some of our clients have had six months to a year of counselling, CBT or mindfulness and have quit for a few weeks to months but have ultimately returned to gambling.
Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) provides a common meeting place where you can share problems and solutions to the difficult challenges ahead. Unlike drug or alcohol addiction where medication is available to discourage your addiction, giving up gambling ultimately requires will power and a change in the way you view the world. Therefore this method does not work for the vast majority of people.
Gordon Moody Association
This is a charity setup by the bookies themselves to help people quit gambling. You are effectively locked up for three months away from your family and loved ones. When in the house, you are not allowed to gamble, but if you do, then you are asked to leave. After three months people come out, and when left unsupervised, they revert back to gambling within days or weeks again. Although the attrition rate (relapse rate) is awful, it’s not a bad place to start if you are undergoing a financial meltdown and have nowhere to turn to. We do a far better job in just one two-hour session at a fraction of the cost.
EFT/TFT/TAT/EMDR/Acupuncture/Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy
These methods when combined with other things can be effective for emotional problems and habits. However, most hypnotherapists are pretty useless with gambling addiction – you need to go to a really good hypnotherapist and be willing to pay a decent amount of money for their help. A really good hypnotherapist is worth their weight in gold.
Life Principles Combined System
It does not matter how much you are gambling or for how long. Everyone quits gambling with us as long as they do not abort the programme prematurely.
Hypnosis works extremely well with your desire. So if you have a burning desire to be free from the slavery of gambling and are hypnotisable then the programme can be successful. If you can sleep then you can be hypnotised – we can hypnotise over 95% of the people with our unique overnight stay programme and the remaining 5% using our three day programme – it’s impossible to fail with our help. Not only do we use our unique hypnosis to help you quit, but also a combination of NLP, Timeline, Clean Language, Blue-Light-Healing, laser and a Bioresonance system (we don’t publish all of our secrets).
If you can follow simple instructions (are teachable), can do as you are told and do not abort the programme prematurely, then it is virtually impossible to fail. We never give up on our clients unless they give up on themselves. Therefore, the word “failure” is simply not part of our vocabulary.
You will lose all desire to gamble in the first two-hour session. It will be fast, easy, effortless like a light switch has just gone off in your mind. Also, your willpower will be boosted vastly making it easy for you to turn your back on your self-destructive behaviour(s). That night and every night you will sleep like a baby. In the second session we will re-enforce the suggestions, then remove all negative emotions from your past. We will help you come to terms with your losses, making you more emotionally resilient so you can cope with life without your “emotional crutch” or “the urge to gamble” or “the urge to win back your losses”.
With our multi-disciplined approach you will not suffer from any unwanted side effects such as putting on weight or becoming depressed or both. After successful therapy session you will not only lose all desire to gamble, but you will also experience an incredible freedom from the slavery of gambling, and as time goes along, you will spend less and less time thinking about it. Even if you have an occasional slip-up, you will still not revert to the way you were before the therapy as it takes time, effort, and repetition to undo the therapy. However, as we look after your for 12-months at no extra charge, you can simply call us, and in one free two-hour session lose all your desire to gamble.
If you quit with a rehab and relapse, then you have to re-enter the programme in its entirety, costing a fortune. If you go through the NHS or any of the government programmes and relapse, then they will keep you on a waiting list from 6-12 months, before you can re-enter the programme. With us, even after the 12-month guarantee, if you ever relapse, you simply pay us for one session and we get you to quit gambling again as easily as the first time.
I just wanted to update you on my progress since I last saw you 6 months ago. I have to say that the last session we did truly helped me and I believe that I was under deep hypnosis compared to the first time I saw you.
You’ll be delighted to hear that since I last saw you my life has changed for the better and gambling is out of my life for good. I have not relapsed since and the very thought of gambling makes me sick. I would like to thank you for your help and for seeing me when I needed you most. Without you and the support of my family, who have been incredible, I would never have been able to release those demons and overcome my addiction.
I’m moving back to Dubai in the next couple of weeks to start a new job that I’ve been offered and I couldn’t be happier!! In time, I will be making a donation to you and your company for the support and great work you did to help me overcome my addiction. I will happily recommend your services to anybody who has similar addictions and I will tell them that you are the right person to see.
Thanks again for all your help and I will be more than happy to give you a testimonial.
Edward, London”
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How The NHS Treats Gambling Addiction Compared To People Like Us?
Gambling Addiction
There’s evidence that gambling can be successfully treated in the same way as other addictions. Cognitive behavioural therapy usually has the best results.
Specialised addiction services that mainly focus on substance misuse often treat gambling problems, too. They use the same techniques to treat gambling addictions that they use to treat substance misuse.
If you go to your doctor and tell him or her that you have a gambling problem they will tell you that the NHS has no clear answers for this. They may ask you to go and see the Gamblers Anonymous, tell you to stop using gambling sites or to simply pull yourself together. Some doctors will proceed to put you on a course of anti-depressants or/and beta-blockers, which will not stop you from gambling. Or they may ask you to go and see a counselor for six months (which will cost you about £1,000). At the end of that, the therapy will help you understand your addiction but will not make it easy to quit gambling.
Gambling is a processes addiction rather than a substance addiction and the NHS has no protocol for processes addictions. Treating processes addictions with the methods used to treat substance addictions just doesn’t work. After a successful hypnotherapy session, which can takes about 30 minutes (the rest of the time is used to take a client into a trance and setup the machines), the client becomes totally indifferent to the condition and can walk away easily. Nothing works as fast and as effectively as deep hypnosis for gambling addiction.
How does our system differ from others?
Relapse Rates
With traditional methods when someone starts gambling again after successfully quitting and enters the programme again the second time relapse rate can be almost 100%. Each relapse after that it’s even worse. With our programme the system is just as effective on the first session as it is on the 100th session. People quit every single time. There are a handful of people who have quit gambling and come back over 10 times after relapsing, but who have still been able to stop gambling with us every single time. No NHS programme or rehabs can match that.
Also, with the NHS you have to wait at least six months before you can re-enter the programme. With the rehabs you have to pay the full amount and lose a few weeks of your liberty. With us, you pay for just one session and quit again, it really is that simple and easy.
Is The Treatment Provided By The Medical Profession Essential Or Necessary?
Now that might explain why the NHS can never find well conducted scientific studies on the effectiveness of hypnosis to help people quit gambling – we found several well conducted studies on hypnosis to stop gambling without even trying. There are people who have also pioneered other non-drug methods such as bioresonance to help people quit gambling but as yet have not published papers on the subject.
Quitting gambling using our multi-discipled approach has a far higher success rate then any NHS or drug based method:
Do we discourage essential and necessary treatment?
Not at all and we have no intention of doing that. We offer an alternative treatment alongside the statuary provisions that are safer, more effective and much faster at a fraction of the cost.
People only go private and pay for the treatment after they have failed repeatedly on the NHS and with the methods used by the medical profession. No one enjoys paying money to quit gambling when they can do that free on the NHS. These people only turn to alternative treatments when the orthodox treatments have failed them over and over again. About 1% of the people we see have not gone through the NHS before coming to see us. No one can discourage anyone from taking advantage of their statutory provisions, which is everyone’s right in the UK.
Gambling Addiction Treatment – The NHS vs Life Principles (us!):
- The NHS methods can be dangerous – our methods are safe;
- The NHS method is very long winded – ours is extremely fast;
- The NHS’ relapse rate is high – our relapse rate is almost non-existent;
- The NHS method of measuring success is unscientific – our method of measuring success is highly scientific;
- The NHS can spend thousands on each patient to get them to quit gambling – we charge a fraction of that;
- The NHS has no idea how long people quit gambling after their treatment – we chart the successes of our clients over 12 months;
- The NHS do not provide value for money – we provide outstanding value for money;
Do we need a new criteria for measuring success in the NHS?
Our campaign for justice in the health industry
The shortcomings in the heath industry was covered by our campaign in 2010 where we wrote to everyone in Government including The Prime Minister, David Cameron, people in The House of Lords and finally Her Majesty The Queen.
The first link is a letter about the problems in the medical profession and the NHS and why state funded monopolies are bad for us. The second link is a response from Buckingham Palace.
A Real Case Study Of The NHS And Rehabs Compared To Our Methods:
We are going to see this person in another month for another interview then every three months over 12 months.
If there is any intelligent life in the NHS then someone in the NHS ought to look at this and learn something from it. How can you continue to hide behind a lie called ‘the evidence bases system’ and ignore self-evident truth?
“”Hi Shokat , hope you are well?
Sorry I havent emailed you till now I’ve been on nights this week so I’ve been sleeping during the day! Things are going well for me with the gambling I’ve not had any feelings or urges to gamble since i came to see you 🙂 my main focus now is to be happy, get myself out of debt & look forward to a nice future with my partner & child.
Mark, London”
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