Twenty Questions

Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wants to stop gambling.

Answer Yes or No to the following questions:

Q1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?

 Yes            No

Q2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?

 Yes            No

Q3. Did gambling affect your reputation?

 Yes            No

Q4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?

 Yes            No

Q5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?

 Yes            No

Q6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?

 Yes            No

Q7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?

 Yes            No

Q8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?

 Yes            No

Q9. Did you often gamble until all your money was gone?

 Yes            No

Q10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?

 Yes            No

Q11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?

 Yes            No

Q12. Were you reluctant to use “gambling money” for normal expenditures?

 Yes            No

Q13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?

 Yes            No

Q14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?

 Yes            No

Q15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom loneliness, grief or loss?

 Yes            No

Q16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?

 Yes            No

Q17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?

 Yes            No

Q18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?

 Yes            No

Q19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?

 Yes            No

Q20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?

 Yes            No