Are you worried about someone’s gambling?
Dealing with someone’s gambling problem can be very stressful. Their behaviour can affect your wellbeing – it’s normal to feel anxious, angry or hurt and you can get support from the charity GamCare www.gamcare.org.uk
If you’re a woman affected by someone else’s gambling, you can get support through GamCare’s ‘Way Forward’ support group for women: www.gamcare.org.uk/news-and-blog/blog/way-forward/
It can be difficult to talk to the person about their gambling problem. You might want to tell them how their behaviour is affecting you and ask them how big the problem is. You can also let them know they can get help. You can find out how to talk to someone about their gambling on the GambleAware website: www.gambleaware.org/advice/for-family-and-friends/helping-someone-who-gambles/
If the person who gambles makes you feel anxious or threatened, it might be domestic abuse and you can get help. You can find out more about domestic abuse here: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/gender-violence/domestic-violence-and-abuse/
You can get support to help someone with their gambling problem, including advice on how to limit how much they gamble, deal with debt and get mental health support here: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/gambling-problems/get-help-with-gambling-problems/
For more information and to check if you’re responsible for debt or to get help to pay for living costs if you don’t have enough money to live on, please go to: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/gambling-problems/if-youre-worried-about-someones-gambling/
Citizens Advice Basingstoke is an independent local charity providing free, confidential and impartial advice for local people, whatever their enquiry involves.
Anyone wishing to speak to an adviser should call the free Advice Line on 0808 2787829. For details of the weekly drop-in advice sessions across Basingstoke or if you would like to send in your enquiry online please go to: www.cabasingstoke.org.uk
National Citizens advice website www.citizensadvice.org.uk
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